Harvard

Population: 1,001
Median household income: $67,813
Median home value: $98,400

Harvard, a community in Clay County, Nebraska, has 1,001 residents. The median household income of $67,813 is below the Clay County median ($75,938).

From 2019 to 2023, Harvard's population declined 7.8% from 1,086 to 1,001, while its median home value rose 29.8% from $75,800 to $98,400.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 67.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,001
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $67,813
Median home value: $98,400
Median gross rent: $720
Housing units: 465
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0861,001

Median household income

$58,750$67,813

Median home value

$75,800$98,400

Median gross rent

$604$720

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,086	$58,750	$75,800	$604
2020	1,184	$61,435	$78,800	$548
2021	1,112	$63,750	$76,600	$587
2022	1,056	$68,810	$91,300	$605
2023	1,001	$67,813	$98,400	$720

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27	2.7%
5 to 17	210	21.0%
18 to 24	97	9.7%
25 to 34	122	12.2%
35 to 44	98	9.8%
45 to 54	131	13.1%
55 to 64	124	12.4%
65 to 74	132	13.2%
75 and over	60	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	678	67.7%
Black or African American	6	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.3%
Two or more races	10	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	303	30.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.1%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	81	12.1%
High school graduate	263	39.4%
Some college or associate's	211	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	59	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	53	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone85.6%

Carpooled3.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	453	85.6%
Carpooled	17	3.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	6.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	4.2%
Other means	4	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	125	24.7%
15 to 29 min	179	35.3%
30 to 44 min	136	26.8%
45 to 59 min	46	9.1%
60+ min	21	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 8.9% (87 of 973)

	Count	Share
Family households	297	71.4%
Nonfamily households	119	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	416	89.5%
Vacant	49	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	318	76.4%
Renter-occupied	98	23.6%

1-unit, detached70.1%

1-unit, attached7.1%

2 to 4 units16.6%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	326	70.1%
1-unit, attached	33	7.1%
2 to 4 units	77	16.6%
5 to 19 units	9	1.9%
20 or more units	5	1.1%
Mobile home & other	15	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3121345
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.64 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6201, -98.0961