Harlan’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.61 minutes getting to work every day.
The percentage of adults in Harlan who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.11% of the adults in Harlan have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Harlan in 2022 was $39,545, which is wealthy relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,180 for a family of four. However, Harlan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Harlan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Harlan residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Harlan include German, Irish, English, Danish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Harlan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
