Harper County, KS Demographic Data
Harper County, KS Summary
Harper County is located in Kansas
- Population: 5,998
- Area: 802.78 sq. miles
- Land Area: 801.27 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.51 sq. miles
- Population Density: 7.47 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,368.11 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Harper County, KS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,859
49%
50.8
Male
2,939
51%
49.2
Total Population
5,798
323,128,000
Harper County, KS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
382
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
351
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
439
7.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
326
5.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
251
4.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
635
11.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
586
10.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
685
11.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
438
7.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
458
7.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
612
10.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
431
7.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
204
3.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,407
76.0%
77.2
Female
2,235
50.7%
51.3
Male
2,172
49.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,253
73.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,516
26.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,247
21.5%
15.2
Female
716
57.4%
55.8
Male
531
42.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Harper County, KS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,745
99.1%
96.8
White
5,596
96.5%
72.6
Black or African American
7
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
129
2.2%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
13
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
53
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
366
6.3%
17.8
Mexican
305
5.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
4
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
57
1.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,432
93.7%
82.2
Harper County, KS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
145
3.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
283
7.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,499
37.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
992
24.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
333
8.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
559
13.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
238
5.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
428
10.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,621
89.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
797
19.7%
31.2
Harper County, KS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
994
21.5%
33.7%
Now Married
2,667
57.7%
47.5
Divorced
485
10.5%
11.0%
Separated
51
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
429
9.3
5.8%
Harper County, KS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,104
94.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
312
5.8%
21.6%
Spanish
275
5.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
33
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
4
0.1%
1.1%
Harper County, KS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
161
6.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
218
9.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
212
8.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
296
12.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
353
14.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
462
19.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
385
16.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
181
7.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
49
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
78
3.3%
6.4
Median household income
46,886
57,617
Per capita income
25,944
31,128
Harper County, KS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
298
11.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
133
4.9%
9.8
Construction
209
7.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
631
23.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
165
6.1%
6.6
Information
11
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
349
13.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
152
5.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
154
5.7%
11.4
Public administration
75
2.8%
4.6
Retail trade
300
11.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
138
5.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
76
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
357
13.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
845
31.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
417
15.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
683
25.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
389
14.5%
18.1%
Harper County, KS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,644
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,172
82.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
271
10.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4
0.2%
5.1
Walked
84
3.2%
2.7
Other means
43
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
70
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.2
26.6
Harper County, KS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
111
4.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
766
32.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
815
34.0%
37.1
3 or more
703
29.4%
21.0
Harper County, KS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,395
75.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,841
76.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
554
23.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
764
24.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
22
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Harper County, KS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,159
1 room
17
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
45
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
182
5.8%
9.1
4 rooms
446
14.1%
16.5
5 rooms
603
19.1%
19.8
6 rooms
628
19.9%
17.8
7 rooms
479
15.2%
12.0
8 rooms
338
10.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
421
13.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Harper County, KS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,159
1-unit, detached
2,698
85.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
21
0.7%
5.9
2-units
72
2.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
82
2.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
40
1.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
30
0.9%
4.4
20 or more units
73
2.3%
9.0
Mobile home
139
4.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
4
0.1%
0.1
Harper County, KS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,296
41.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
254
8.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
408
12.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
355
11.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
402
12.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
181
5.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
136
4.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
92
2.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
33
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
2
0.1%
1.4%
Harper County, KS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,566
65.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
386
16.1%
4.7
Electricity
360
15.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
56
2.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
6
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
21
0.9%
1.1
Harper County, KS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
737
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
19
2.6%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
21
2.8%
10.3%
Less than $500
25
3.4%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
47
6.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
237
32.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
388
52.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
391
53.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
111
15.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
56
7.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
30
4.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
149
20.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Harper County, KS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
491
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
32
6.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
146
29.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
313
63.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
63
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
627
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
136
28.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
39
8.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
50
10.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
69
14.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
48
9.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
142
29.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
70
0.0%
0.0%
Harper County, KS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,841
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
636
34.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
676
36.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
259
14.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
122
6.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
72
3.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
51
2.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
21
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
4
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
66,200
205,000
