Demographic Profile for Harlan County, Nebraska
When calculating the total land area, Harlan encompasses a total area of 553 square miles. This area has a very low density of 6 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Rooks, KS (6 per sq. mile ), Uintah, UT (6 per sq. mile ), Cibola, NM (6 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Highland, VA (6 per sq. mile ), Sherman, KS (6 per sq. mile ), Morrow, OR (6 per sq. mile ).
Harlan County, Nebraska has a population that is comprised of 98.7 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 0.9 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 1.1 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Harlan has increased the level of diversity when 1.0 percent of the population were minorities.
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Harlan County, Nebraska to be 46.8 years old. The median age in Harlan is greater than the median in Nebraska of 36.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 44.7 years old. With 20.7 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Harlan can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 56 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 23.3 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively high percent of the population base.
Harlan County, Nebraska had an estimated population of 3,462 in 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 3,776. The decline signifies a decrease of -8.3 percent. Harlan ranks 74 of 93 counties when analyzing total population change in Nebraska and the county ranks 2,536 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.
Since the year 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to Harlan internationally. The international migration into Harlan makes up 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Nebraska. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Harlan County, Nebraska has a population that is comprised of 98.7 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 0.9 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 1.1 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Harlan has increased the level of diversity when 1.0 percent of the population were minorities.
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Harlan County, Nebraska to be 46.8 years old. The median age in Harlan is greater than the median in Nebraska of 36.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 44.7 years old. With 20.7 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Harlan can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 56 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 23.3 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively high percent of the population base.
Harlan County, Nebraska had an estimated population of 3,462 in 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 3,776. The decline signifies a decrease of -8.3 percent. Harlan ranks 74 of 93 counties when analyzing total population change in Nebraska and the county ranks 2,536 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.
Since the year 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to Harlan internationally. The international migration into Harlan makes up 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Nebraska. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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