Harvey County, Kansas

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 33,823
Median household income: $73,269
Median home value: $173,300

Harvey County is a county in Kansas with a population of 33,823. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. At $73,269, its median household income sits in line with Kansas's $72,639.

Between 2019 and 2023, Harvey County's population declined 2.0% from 34,503 to 33,823, while its median household income rose 26.4% from $57,982 to $73,269.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 81.2% of the population. 78.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,823
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $73,269
Median home value: $173,300
Median gross rent: $891
Housing units: 14,621
Homeownership rate: 69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,50333,823

Median household income

$57,982$73,269

Median home value

$126,100$173,300

Median gross rent

$733$891

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,503	$57,982	$126,100	$733
2020	34,434	$58,782	$131,000	$729
2021	34,006	$60,653	$132,700	$779
2022	33,959	$70,685	$160,100	$857
2023	33,823	$73,269	$173,300	$891

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,935	5.7%
5 to 17	6,139	18.2%
18 to 24	3,024	8.9%
25 to 34	3,781	11.2%
35 to 44	4,044	12.0%
45 to 54	3,603	10.7%
55 to 64	4,241	12.5%
65 to 74	3,702	10.9%
75 and over	3,354	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,475	81.2%
Black or African American	371	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	57	0.2%
Asian	253	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	114	0.3%
Two or more races	1,449	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,104	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,857	8.2%
High school graduate	5,734	25.2%
Some college or associate's	7,978	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	4,788	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,368	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,864	78.6%
Carpooled	1,257	7.7%
Public transit	3	0.0%
Walked	555	3.4%
Bicycle	38	0.2%
Worked from home	1,391	8.5%
Other means	263	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,556	43.8%
15 to 29 min	3,824	25.5%
30 to 44 min	3,281	21.9%
45 to 59 min	849	5.7%
60+ min	470	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 8.0% (2,592 of 32,564)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,132	67.8%
Nonfamily households	4,346	32.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,478	92.2%
Vacant	1,143	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,371	69.5%
Renter-occupied	4,107	30.5%

1-unit, detached79.5%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,617	79.5%
1-unit, attached	551	3.8%
2 to 4 units	1,186	8.1%
5 to 19 units	394	2.7%
20 or more units	546	3.7%
Mobile home & other	327	2.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 20079
State: Kansas
Land area: 540 sq mi
Water area: 0.97 sq mi
Center point: 38.0501, -97.4367

Cities & places

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