Harvey County vs McPherson County

A side-by-side comparison of Harvey County and McPherson County: population, income, housing, and more.

Harvey County and McPherson County are counties in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Harvey County has the higher population (33,823 vs 30,130 in McPherson County). McPherson County has the higher median household income ($77,701 vs $73,269 in Harvey County). McPherson County has the higher median home value ($198,400 vs $173,300 in Harvey County).

Population, income & housing

	Harvey County	McPherson County
Population	33,823	30,130
Median age	40.2 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$73,269	$77,701
Median home value	$173,300	$198,400
Median gross rent	$891	$889
Housing units	14,621	13,128
Homeownership rate	69.5%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.5%	33.1%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harvey County	McPherson County
Population	34,503 → 33,823 (-2.0%)	28,567 → 30,130 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$57,982 → $73,269 (+26.4%)	$59,089 → $77,701 (+31.5%)
Median home value	$126,100 → $173,300 (+37.4%)	$151,800 → $198,400 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $891 (+21.6%)	$746 → $889 (+19.2%)

Harvey County

Population

34,50333,823

Median household income

$57,982$73,269

Median home value

$126,100$173,300

Median gross rent

$733$891

McPherson County

Population

28,56730,130

Median household income

$59,089$77,701

Median home value

$151,800$198,400

Median gross rent

$746$889

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harvey County	McPherson County
Under 5	5.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.2%	16.7%
18 to 24	8.9%	11.7%
25 to 34	11.2%	11.2%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.2%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.5%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	10.9%	10.6%
75 and over	9.9%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harvey County	McPherson County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	89.6%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harvey County	McPherson County
No high school diploma	8.2%	7.7%
High school graduate	25.2%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.1%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harvey County	McPherson County
Drove alone	78.6%	80.6%
Carpooled	7.7%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.7%
Worked from home	8.5%	6.6%
Other means	1.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harvey County	McPherson County
1-unit, detached	79.5%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	2.3%
20 or more units	3.7%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Harvey County	McPherson County
Poverty rate	8.0%	9.1%
Average household size	2.41	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	21	15
Median year structure built	1970	1975