Harper city, KS

Harper County, KS

2022 population: 1,134 ( 339 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population density: 698.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	930	82.01%	28.3%
Black:	3	0.26%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	6	0.53%	500.0%
2+ races:	52	4.59%	550.0%
Hispanic:	129	11.38%	12.8%

Total non-White:	204	17.99%	15.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-367	-30.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	28	2.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,473
1,297	88.05%
3	0.20%
15	1.02%
1	0.07%
8	0.54%
148	10.05%
176	11.95%

2000
1,561
1,533	98.21%
0	0.00%
2	0.13%
0	0.00%
7	0.45%
19	1.22%
28	1.79%

1990
1,735
1,678	96.71%
4	0.23%
13	0.75%
0	0.00%
n/a
28	1.61%
57	3.29%

1980
1,823
1,791	98.24%
0	0.00%
2	0.11%
0	0.00%
n/a
28	1.54%
32	1.76%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-236	-15.1
148	9.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-145	-8.4
-29	-1.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-113	-6.2
25	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Harper city, KS

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.2
222	19.6%
912	80.4%
248	21.9%

511
2.20

302	59.1%
207	68.5%
25	8.3%
209	40.9%

2010
Number	Percent
40.3
370	25.1%
1,103	74.9%
281	19.1%

624
2.33

385	61.7%
293	76.1%
33	8.6%
239	38.3%

2000
Number	Percent
40.4
414	26.5%
1,147	73.5%
331	21.2%

673
2.29

420	62.4%
357	85.0%
43	10.2%
253	37.6%

1990
Number	Percent
38.5
439	25.3%
1,296	74.7%
389	22.4%

745
2.26

480	64.4%
425	88.5%
25	5.2%
265	35.6%

1980
Number	Percent
38.8
459	25.2%
1,364	74.8%
429	23.5%

754
2.35

499	66.2%
447	89.6%
30	6.0%
255	33.8%

2022 Housing Data for Harper city, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	46	9.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	40	7.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	17	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	14	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	26	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	38	7.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	11	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	14	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	5	1.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	74	14.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	46	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	62	12.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	37	7.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	26	5.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	7	1.4%
$200,000 or more	48	9.4%

Median Household Income	56,741
Per Capita Income	27,787

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	26	5.1%
Public Assistance	21	4.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	36	7.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	425	77.3%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	425	77.3%
Not in Labor Force	125	22.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	258	103	71.5%
Non-Profit	0	36	0.0%
Self-Employed	22	11	66.7%

Local Government	22	28	44.0%
State Government	7	10	41.2%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	280	114	71.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	29	74	28.2%
Total	309	188	62.2%

Pct. Govt.	13.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	20	4.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	96	19.3%
Professional, Technical	99	19.9%
Service Occupations	41	8.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	1.2%
All others	241	48.5%

White Collar		43.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	150	30.2%
Health care and social assistance	57	11.5%
Retail trade	44	8.9%
Educational services	38	7.6%
Construction	35	7.0%
Public administration	25	5.0%
Accommodation and food services	23	4.6%
Wholesale trade	23	4.6%
Finance and insurance	21	4.2%
Other services	14	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	10	2.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	1.8%
Utilities	9	1.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	9	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8	1.6%
Information	5	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	48	4.23%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	76	6.70%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	76	6.70%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	5	0.44%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,005	91.9%
Spanish	75	6.9%
Other	7	0.6%
Arabic	6	0.5%
German, other Germanic	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	178	15.7%
English	109	9.6%
American	105	9.3%
Irish	75	6.6%
French	30	2.6%
Czech	23	2.0%
European	21	1.9%
Russian	19	1.7%
Italian	17	1.5%
Scottish	15	1.3%
Dutch	13	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	12	1.1%
British	11	1.0%
Polish	9	0.8%
Welsh	6	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,060	93.5%
Not a citizen	74	6.5%

Native	1,060	93.5%
Foreign-born	74	6.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
82	9.8%	56	6.7%	311	37.1%	318	37.9%	52	6.2%	20	2.4%
Average years of education: 11.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	82	9.8%
9-12 Years	56	6.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	311	37.1%
Some College	318	37.9%
Bach. Degree	52	6.2%
Grad Degree	20	2.4%
Average years of education: 11.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +19	R +3	D + 3.2%
D +16
2020 vs. 2012	R +64	R +93	R + 14.3%
D -29
2020 vs. 2008	R +41	R +103	R + 20.1%
D -62

2016 vs. 2008	R +22	R +100	R + 23.3%
D -78
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	426	75.5%	Joe Biden (D)	123	21.8%	15	2.7%	564	20	29	0.04%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	407	71.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	107	18.8%	55	9.7%	569	15	26	0.05%
2012	51%	Mitt Romney (R)	362	67.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	152	28.5%	19	3.6%	533	8	21	0.05%
2008	53%	John McCain (R)	385	65.6%	Barack Obama (D)	185	31.5%	17	2.9%	587	9	20	0.05%
2004	54%	George W. Bush* (R)	410	67.4%	John Kerry (D)	182	29.9%	16	2.6%	608	5	17	0.05%
2000	57%	George W. Bush (R)	398	60.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	229	34.9%	30	4.6%	657	3	13	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Harper city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

123

21.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

426

75.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.7%

TOTAL

564

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Harper city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

107

18.8%

Donald Trump (R)

407

71.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.3%

Other

4.4%

TOTAL

569

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Harper city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

152

28.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

362

67.9%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

533

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 21

2008 President, Harper city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

185

31.5%

John McCain (R)

385

65.6%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

587

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 20

2004 President, Harper city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

410

67.4%

John Kerry (D)

182

29.9%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

608

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 17

2000 President, Harper city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

398

60.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

229

34.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.3%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

657

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Harper city, KS

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	67%	Roger Marshall (R)	392	70.3%	Barbara Bollier (D)	135	24.2%	31 [+]	5.6%	558	17	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jason Buckley (Libertarian) 31 (5.6%);
2018	G	50%	Kris Kobach (R)	248	56.2%	Laura Kelly (D)	152	34.5%	41 [+]	9.3%	441	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Greg Orman (I) 34 (7.7%); Jeff Caldwell (Libertarian) 4 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.7%);
2016	S3	55%	Jerry Moran* (R)	417	81.0%	Patrick Wiesner (D)	98	19.0%	0	0.0%	515	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	701
Median Value	$85,700

Occupied	511	72.9%
Vacant	190	27.1%

Owned	342	66.9%
Rented	169	33.1%
Median Rent	$756

Single-Family Units	556	79.3%
Detached	547	78.0%
Attached	9	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	49	7.0%
Mobile Homes	28	4.0%

Harper city, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Harper city, KS

2022 Housing Data for Harper city, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Harper city, KS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Harper city, KS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Harper city, KS

Historical Presidential Election Results for Harper city, KS

Historical Statewide Election Results for Harper city, KS