2022 population: 3,054 ( 369 from 2010 , 22 from 2020)
Land area: 553.5 square miles
Population density: 5.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,909	95.25%	13.0%
Black:	14	0.46%	1300.0%
Indian:	14	0.46%	27.3%
Asian:	17	0.56%	142.9%
2+ races:	27	0.88%	80.0%
Hispanic:	73	2.39%	62.2%

Total non-White:	145	4.75%	81.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	74	12.0
Deaths:	95	15.4
Net Migration:	-1	-0.2
Net Immigration:	2	0.3

Change in White population:	-434	-12.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	65	1.9

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
3,423
3,343	97.66%
1	0.03%
11	0.32%
7	0.20%
15	0.44%
45	1.31%
80	2.34%

2000
3,786
3,729	98.49%
5	0.13%
4	0.11%
4	0.11%
15	0.40%
29	0.77%
57	1.51%

1990
3,810
3,789	99.45%
0	0.00%
9	0.24%
0	0.00%
n/a
12	0.31%
21	0.55%

1980
4,292
4,287	99.88%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
5	0.12%
5	0.12%

1970
4,357
4,317	99.08%
1	0.02%
1	0.02%
2	0.05%
n/a
35	0.80%
40	0.92%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
289	7.6
402	10.6
-435	-11.5
6	0.2

-386	-10.2
23	0.6

Number	Rate
1990's
399	10.5
558	14.6
8	0.2
2	0.1

-60	-1.6
36	0.9

Number	Rate
1980's
557	13.0
517	12.0
-495	-11.5
n/a

-498	-11.6
16	0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-7	-0.2
n/a

-30	-0.7
-35	-0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Harlan County, NE

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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
47.5
712	23.3%
2,342	76.7%
824	27.0%

1,221
2.49

761	62.3%
667	87.6%
42	5.5%
460	37.7%

2010
Number	Percent
49.2
737	21.5%
2,686	78.5%
805	23.5%

1,519
2.22

972	64.0%
866	89.1%
41	4.2%
547	36.0%

2000
Number	Percent
44.4
920	24.3%
2,866	75.7%
858	22.7%

1,582
2.36

1,038	65.6%
953	91.8%
40	3.9%
544	34.4%

1990
Number	Percent
41.3
941	24.7%
2,869	75.3%
914	24.0%

1,613
2.33

1,147	71.1%
1,064	92.8%
27	2.4%
466	28.9%

1980
Number	Percent
39.0
1,099	25.6%
3,193	74.4%
920	21.4%

1,686
2.51

1,251	74.2%
1,142	91.3%
35	2.8%
435	25.8%

2022 Housing Data for Harlan County, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	48	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	37	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	67	5.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	105	8.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	62	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	42	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	61	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	53	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	39	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	77	6.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	101	8.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	123	10.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	132	10.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	104	8.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	54	4.4%
$200,000 or more	116	9.5%

Median Household Income	64,583
Per Capita Income	38,129

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	91
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	68	5.6%
Public Assistance	18	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	84	6.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,241	79.9%
Unemployed	21	1.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,262	81.3%
Not in Labor Force	291	18.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	547	373	59.5%
Non-Profit	42	89	32.1%
Self-Employed	152	113	57.4%

Local Government	28	71	28.3%
State Government	30	12	71.4%
Federal Government	16	10	61.5%

Total Private + Self	699	486	59.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	116	182	38.9%
Total	815	668	55.0%

Pct. Govt.	11.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	226	15.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	334	22.5%
Professional, Technical	260	17.5%
Service Occupations	252	16.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	53	3.6%
All others	415	27.9%

White Collar		55.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	243	16.3%
Health care and social assistance	173	11.6%
Educational services	148	10.0%
Retail trade	145	9.8%
Manufacturing	129	8.7%
Other services	112	7.5%
Wholesale trade	106	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	68	4.6%
Finance and insurance	60	4.0%
Construction	59	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	50	3.4%
Public administration	41	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	37	2.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	30	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	24	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	23	1.5%
Information	19	1.3%
Utilities	15	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	99	3.20%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
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	0.16%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	28	0.90%
Indian	7	0.23%
Korean	2	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,790	96.1%
Spanish	70	2.4%
Other Asian	28	1.0%
German, other Germanic	13	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,125	36.4%
English	390	12.6%
Swedish	254	8.2%
Irish	214	6.9%
American	129	4.2%
Dutch	73	2.4%
Danish	72	2.3%
Scottish	69	2.2%
Czech	45	1.5%
Polish	39	1.3%
British	31	1.0%
French	29	0.9%
Norwegian	24	0.8%
Italian	15	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	15	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,036	98.1%
Not a citizen	58	1.9%

Native	3,010	97.3%
Foreign-born	84	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
73	3.4%	86	4.0%	619	28.5%	862	39.7%	378	17.4%	155	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	73	3.4%
9-12 Years	86	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	619	28.5%
Some College	862	39.7%
Bach. Degree	378	17.4%
Grad Degree	155	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,847	1,820	27	1.5%	2.4%
1991	1,770	1,744	26	1.5%	2.7%
1992	1,798	1,754	44	2.4%	2.8%
1993	1,763	1,724	39	2.2%	2.8%
1994	1,763	1,736	27	1.5%	2.6%
1995	1,825	1,792	33	1.8%	2.6%
1996	1,836	1,787	49	2.7%	2.7%
1997	1,807	1,771	36	2.0%	2.4%
1998	1,752	1,708	44	2.5%	2.5%
1999	1,753	1,703	50	2.9%	2.7%

2000	1,910	1,861	49	2.6%	2.8%
2001	1,945	1,893	52	2.7%	3.1%
2002	1,899	1,842	57	3.0%	3.7%
2003	1,896	1,835	61	3.2%	3.9%
2004	1,846	1,787	59	3.2%	3.9%
2005	1,793	1,736	57	3.2%	3.8%
2006	1,792	1,747	45	2.5%	3.0%
2007	1,814	1,767	47	2.6%	2.9%
2008	1,838	1,783	55	3.0%	3.2%
2009	1,866	1,797	69	3.7%	4.7%

2010	1,890	1,828	62	3.3%	4.7%
2011	1,895	1,833	62	3.3%	4.4%
2012	1,874	1,815	59	3.1%	3.9%
2013	1,857	1,801	56	3.0%	3.7%
2014	1,803	1,756	47	2.6%	3.3%
2015	1,793	1,755	38	2.1%	3.0%
2016	1,767	1,723	44	2.5%	3.1%
2017	1,778	1,733	45	2.5%	2.9%
2018	1,776	1,735	41	2.3%	2.9%
2019	1,786	1,737	49	2.7%	3.0%

2020	1,731	1,681	50	2.9%	4.2%
2021	1,794	1,758	36	2.0%	2.7%
2022	1,835	1,800	35	1.9%	2.3%
2023	1,750	1,717	33	1.9%	2.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,923
Median Value	$135,800

Occupied	1,221	63.5%
Vacant	702	36.5%

Owned	1,013	83.0%
Rented	208	17.0%
Median Rent	$689

Single-Family Units	1,423	74.0%
Detached	1,415	73.6%
Attached	8	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	31	1.6%
Mobile Homes	446	23.2%

Harlan County, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Harlan County, NE

2022 Housing Data for Harlan County, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Harlan County, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Harlan County, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Harlan County, NE

Historical Labor Force Data for Harlan County, NE