Harmon County vs Harper County

A side-by-side comparison of Harmon County and Harper County: population, income, housing, and more.

Harmon County and Harper County are counties in Oklahoma. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Harper County has the higher population (3,231 vs 2,452 in Harmon County). Harper County has the higher median household income ($59,191 vs $54,286 in Harmon County). Harper County has the higher median home value ($99,300 vs $75,700 in Harmon County).

Population, income & housing

	Harmon County	Harper County
Population	2,452	3,231
Median age	40.3 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,286	$59,191
Median home value	$75,700	$99,300
Median gross rent	$663	$791
Housing units	1,358	1,714
Homeownership rate	72.0%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harmon County	Harper County
Population	2,710 → 2,452 (-9.5%)	3,760 → 3,231 (-14.1%)
Median household income	$48,344 → $54,286 (+12.3%)	$46,154 → $59,191 (+28.2%)
Median home value	$66,500 → $75,700 (+13.8%)	$77,200 → $99,300 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $663 (+2.5%)	$707 → $791 (+11.9%)

Harmon County

Population

2,7102,452

Median household income

$48,344$54,286

Median home value

$66,500$75,700

Median gross rent

$647$663

Harper County

Population

3,7603,231

Median household income

$46,154$59,191

Median home value

$77,200$99,300

Median gross rent

$707$791

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harmon County	Harper County
Under 5	4.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	18.6%	17.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.3%	8.6%
35 to 44	12.6%	13.0%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.7%
65 to 74	12.4%	12.3%
75 and over	7.8%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harmon County	Harper County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.2%	72.3%
Black or African American	11.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	31.5%	23.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harmon County	Harper County
No high school diploma	16.5%	12.4%
High school graduate	34.5%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harmon County	Harper County
Drove alone	85.0%	89.0%
Carpooled	4.4%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	2.2%
Other means	0.5%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harmon County	Harper County
1-unit, detached	86.7%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Harmon County	Harper County
Poverty rate	17.0%	15.9%
Average household size	2.50	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1965	1965