Harlan, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,986 (Urban population: 4,761 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 225 (55 farm, 170 nonfarm))

Harlan, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,294 (2,179 occupied: 1,637 owner occupied, 542 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	28%

Housing density: 525 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $130,660.

Median contract rent in 2007: $381 (lower quartile is $287, upper quartile is $464)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $321

Median gross rent in Harlan, IA in 2007: $493

Housing units in Harlan with a mortgage: 768 (82 second mortgage, 61 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 651

Harlan,IA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $106,240 (it was $75,100 in 2000)

Harlan:	$106,240
Iowa:	$117,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $70,877 - $136,950

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $125,514
Here: $125,514
State: $150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $197,410
Here: $197,410
State: $158,666

In 2-unit structures: $109,853
Here: $109,853
State: $134,477

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $171,264
Here: $171,264
State: $127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $112,067
Here: $112,067
State: $124,442

Mobile homes: $17,698
Here: $17,698
State: $29,315

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,162

In family households: 4,409 (1,263 male householders, 221 female householders)
1,300 spouses, 1,534 children (1,452 natural, 18 adopted, 64 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 55 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 753 (241 male householders (196 living alone)), 448 female householders (435 living alone)), 64 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 105 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 715 2-persons, 311 3-persons, 268 4-persons, 156 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 631 1-person, 58 2-persons.

993 married couples with children.
275 single-parent households (45 men, 230 women).

97.5% of residents of Harlan speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (18% speak English very well, 64% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 23 (0.4%)
(56.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Harlan, Iowa:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 13 3 rooms: 23 4 rooms: 130 5 rooms: 318 6 rooms: 347 7 rooms: 313 8 rooms: 219 9 or more rooms: 274

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harlan, Iowa:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 67 3 rooms: 131 4 rooms: 169 5 rooms: 79 6 rooms: 33 7 rooms: 38 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 19

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 29
1995 to 1998: 19
1990 to 1994: 85
1980 to 1989: 176
1970 to 1979: 439
1960 to 1969: 312
1950 to 1959: 263
1940 to 1949: 230
1939 or earlier: 741

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Harlan:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 63 2 bedrooms: 420 3 bedrooms: 782 4 bedrooms: 282 5 or more bedrooms: 90

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harlan:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 205 2 bedrooms: 222 3 bedrooms: 89 4 bedrooms: 20 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Harlan in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 47 1 vehicle: 421 2 vehicles: 734 3 vehicles: 318 4 vehicles: 94 5 or more vehicles: 23

Cars and other vehicles available in Harlan in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 76 1 vehicle: 274 2 vehicles: 175 3 vehicles: 17 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Harlan, IA:

Less than $10,000: 24
$10,000 to $14,999: 11
$15,000 to $19,999: 7
$20,000 to $24,999: 18
$25,000 to $29,999: 19
$30,000 to $34,999: 8
$35,000 to $39,999: 16
$40,000 to $49,999: 44
$50,000 to $59,999: 100
$60,000 to $69,999: 95
$70,000 to $79,999: 112
$80,000 to $89,999: 115
$90,000 to $99,999: 114
$100,000 to $124,999: 302
$125,000 to $149,999: 190
$150,000 to $174,999: 102
$175,000 to $199,999: 68
$200,000 to $249,999: 108
$250,000 to $299,999: 35
$300,000 to $399,999: 39
$400,000 to $499,999: 9
$500,000 to $749,999: 4
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Harlan rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Harlan:

Less than $100: 29 people
$100 to $149: 22
$150 to $199: 28
$200 to $249: 29
$250 to $299: 27
$300 to $349: 58
$350 to $399: 74
$400 to $449: 76
$450 to $499: 60
$500 to $549: 40
$550 to $599: 25
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 3
$750 to $799: 2
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 3
$1,000 to $1,249: 4
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 32

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 6 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 4 1970 to 1974: 6 1965 to 1969: 7

Harlan, IA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.3%
Number of people working at home: 143 (5.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 548
5 to 9 minutes: 855
10 to 14 minutes: 319
15 to 19 minutes: 146
20 to 24 minutes: 109
25 to 29 minutes: 40
30 to 34 minutes: 98
35 to 39 minutes: 40
40 to 44 minutes: 40
45 to 59 minutes: 67
60 to 89 minutes: 139
90 or more minutes: 29

Harlan mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,987 (77%)
Carpooled: 272 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Walked: 139 (5%)
Other means: 26 (1%)
Worked at home: 143 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 240
$10,000 to $14,999: 142
$15,000 to $19,999: 165
$20,000 to $24,999: 221
$25,000 to $29,999: 133
$30,000 to $34,999: 156
$35,000 to $39,999: 136
$40,000 to $44,999: 156
$45,000 to $49,999: 116
$50,000 to $59,999: 262
$60,000 to $74,999: 158
$75,000 to $99,999: 175
$100,000 to $124,999: 68
$125,000 to $149,999: 8
$150,000 to $199,999: 31
$200,000 or more: 6

First ancestries reported:

German: 2123

Danish: 540

Irish: 302

United States or American: 270

English: 261

Norwegian: 131

Other groups: 112

Swedish: 66

French (except Basque): 62

Italian: 53

Scotch-Irish: 51

Dutch: 31

European: 28

Scottish: 22

Welsh: 17

Czech: 16

Polish: 16

Northern European: 15

Austrian: 14

French Canadian: 11

Slovak: 7

Greek: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (43%)
Japan (30%)
Korea (26%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 4034
Northeast: 4
Midwest: 925
South: 136
West: 145

65% of Harlan residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Iowa.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 98
9th grade: 23
10th grade: 48
11th grade: 29
12th grade, no diploma: 34
High school graduate (or equivalency): 728
Less than 1 year of college: 86
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 135
Associate degree: 96
Bachelor's degree: 202
Master's degree: 78
Professional school degree: 47
Doctorate degree: 18

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 22
7th and 8th grade: 135
9th grade: 36
10th grade: 39
11th grade: 38
12th grade, no diploma: 15
High school graduate (or equivalency): 896
Less than 1 year of college: 148
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 242
Associate degree: 81
Bachelor's degree: 251
Master's degree: 35
Professional school degree: 23
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 50.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,037
Asian householders: $112,245
Two or more races householders: $50,077
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $48,565

Harlan household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Harlan household income for Asian householders

Harlan marital status for males

Harlan marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $108,278
Asian householders: $165,146
Two or more races householders: $197,457
Hispanic or Latino householders: $46,671

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,692
One, attached: 64
Two: 56
3 or 4: 99
5 to 9: 93
10 to 19: 9
20 to 49: 67
50 or more: 63
Mobile homes: 151

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,762

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Harlan:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (88%) Electricity (10%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (56%) Electricity (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 53

Here:	8.4%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	1.3%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 20

Here:	20.2%
Iowa:	25.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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