Harlan, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

7%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Harlan	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$51,108	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$75,860	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$100,487	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$37,976	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$50,372	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,180	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.8%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Harlan is 14% higher than the national average
The median household income in Harlan is 7% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Harlan is 31% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Harlan is 28% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$50,568 $75,860 $151,720

City

$54,252 $81,387 $162,774

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Harlan median earnings by income bracket

Harlan employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.1%	13.1%
Manufacturing sector	21.2%	21.2%
Financial & insurance services	2.6%	2.6%
Wholesale & retail services	20.2%	20.2%
Public administration	6.3%	6.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.7%	9.7%
Education, health & social services	10.4%	10.4%
Other	12.6%	12.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Portsmouth, IA	174	$121,107	48.9%
Westphalia, IA	167	$120,484	48.1%
Panama, IA	283	$104,476	28.5%
Minden, IA	661	$97,350	19.7%
Irwin, IA	336	$95,625	17.6%
Harlan, IA	4,917	$75,860	6.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Nashville, GA	4,917	$56,157	31.0%
Morganville, NJ	4,917	$166,275	104.4%
Bigfork, MT	4,918	$108,764	33.7%
Colville, WA	4,915	$58,726	27.8%
Evansdale, IA	4,919	$79,281	2.5%
Harlan, IA	4,917	$75,860	6.7%

Source: The Harlan, IA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.