Harper

Population: 1,191
Median household income: $58,839
Median home value: $80,300

Harper, a community in Harper County, Kansas, has 1,191 residents. At $58,839, its median household income sits above Harper County's $55,417.

Between 2019 and 2023, Harper's population declined 12.4% from 1,360 to 1,191, while its median home value rose 32.7% from $60,500 to $80,300.

The median gross rent is $809. 10.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,191
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $58,839
Median home value: $80,300
Median gross rent: $809
Housing units: 722
Homeownership rate: 64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3601,191

Median household income

$46,636$58,839

Median home value

$60,500$80,300

Median gross rent

$667$809

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,360	$46,636	$60,500	$667
2020	1,295	$51,750	$67,900	$725
2021	1,250	$53,716	$69,500	$718
2022	1,134	$56,741	$85,700	$756
2023	1,191	$58,839	$80,300	$809

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3418.1%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	42	3.5%
5 to 17	191	16.0%
18 to 24	53	4.5%
25 to 34	216	18.1%
35 to 44	191	16.0%
45 to 54	121	10.2%
55 to 64	115	9.7%
65 to 74	145	12.2%
75 and over	117	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	945	79.3%
Black or African American	11	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	1.0%
Asian	5	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.5%
Some other race	13	1.1%
Two or more races	64	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	135	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.6%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	150	16.6%
High school graduate	342	37.8%
Some college or associate's	315	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	62	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	36	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled15.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle5.1%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	378	74.9%
Carpooled	77	15.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	1.6%
Bicycle	26	5.1%
Worked from home	16	3.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	294	60.1%
15 to 29 min	76	15.5%
30 to 44 min	59	12.1%
45 to 59 min	36	7.4%
60+ min	24	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 16.2% (192 of 1,182)

	Count	Share
Family households	318	59.6%
Nonfamily households	216	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	534	74.0%
Vacant	188	26.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	345	64.6%
Renter-occupied	189	35.4%

1-unit, detached78.1%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	564	78.1%
1-unit, attached	9	1.2%
2 to 4 units	64	8.9%
5 to 19 units	47	6.5%
20 or more units	8	1.1%
Mobile home & other	30	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2030175
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.62 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.2851, -98.0276