Harlan

Population: 2,304
Median household income: $30,365
Median home value: $112,500

Harlan, a community in Harlan County, Kentucky, has 2,304 residents. At $30,365, its median household income sits below Harlan County's $37,198.

Between 2019 and 2023, Harlan's population grew 59.2% from 1,447 to 2,304, while its median home value rose 23.1% from $91,400 to $112,500.

The median gross rent is $516. 26.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,304
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $30,365
Median home value: $112,500
Median gross rent: $516
Housing units: 1,178
Homeownership rate: 42.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.5%
Unemployment rate: 13.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4472,304

Median household income

$24,432$30,365

Median home value

$91,400$112,500

Median gross rent

$391$516

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,447	$24,432	$91,400	$391
2020	1,411	$26,118	$88,700	$433
2021	1,529	$27,961	$92,900	$463
2022	1,908	$24,936	$125,000	$468
2023	2,304	$30,365	$112,500	$516

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

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	194	8.4%
5 to 17	393	17.1%
18 to 24	150	6.5%
25 to 34	337	14.6%
35 to 44	289	12.5%
45 to 54	243	10.5%
55 to 64	295	12.8%
65 to 74	276	12.0%
75 and over	127	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,099	91.1%
Black or African American	113	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	31	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	55	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.3%

High school graduate25.9%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree13.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	287	18.3%
High school graduate	406	25.9%
Some college or associate's	459	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	197	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	218	13.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled16.0%

Public transit1.0%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	531	74.5%
Carpooled	114	16.0%
Public transit	7	1.0%
Walked	34	4.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	3.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	416	60.6%
15 to 29 min	76	11.1%
30 to 44 min	53	7.7%
45 to 59 min	17	2.5%
60+ min	124	18.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 32.2% (743 of 2,304)

	Count	Share
Family households	618	60.3%
Nonfamily households	407	39.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,025	87.0%
Vacant	153	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	437	42.6%
Renter-occupied	588	57.4%

1-unit, detached55.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units32.7%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	651	55.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	79	6.7%
5 to 19 units	385	32.7%
20 or more units	57	4.8%
Mobile home & other	6	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2134732
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.36 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 36.8413, -83.3195