Demographics of Harvey County, Kansas

Harvey County, Kansas had 33,580 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −416 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Harvey County, in four figures

33,580
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.2%
Change since July 2020: −416 people.; 40.5 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,368 ±$3,934
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Harvey County, Kansas's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Harvey County, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Harvey County, Kansas's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Harvey County, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	33,996	100.0	100.0
2021	33,810	99.5	100.2
2022	33,713	99.2	100.7
2023	33,630	98.9	101.6
2024	33,620	98.9	102.5
2025	33,580	98.8	103.1

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Population of Harvey County, Kansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	33,996	−33	+6	+2	−40
2021	33,810	−186	−139	+4	−71
2022	33,713	−97	−166	+3	+91
2023	33,630	−83	−81	+19	−22
2024	33,620	−10	−44	+23	+17
2025	33,580	−40	−45	−12	+14

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.5 ±0.5: for men 38.9 ±0.9 and for women 41.8 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Harvey County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Under 5	1,817 ±118	5.4% ±0.4	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,117 ±433	18.1% ±1.3	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,836 ±325	8.4% ±1.0	10.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,028 ±449	23.8% ±1.3	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,719 ±465	22.9% ±1.4	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,239 ±511	21.4% ±1.5	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,368 ±$3,934, and income per person $35,470 ±$1,535, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,275 ±$475 in Kansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Harvey County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kansas	United States
Under $25,000	1,606 ±308	11.7% ±2.2	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,771 ±422	20.2% ±3.1	18.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,544 ±378	18.6% ±2.7	17.7% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,262 ±321	16.5% ±2.3	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,582 ±368	18.8% ±2.7	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,262 ±306	9.2% ±2.2	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	673 ±193	4.9% ±1.4	9.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Harvey County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kansas	United States
All ages	2,675 ±602	8.2% ±1.9	11.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	586 ±227	7.5% ±2.9	13.1% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,753 ±383	10.9% ±2.4	11.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	336 ±106	3.9% ±1.2	9.0% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Harvey County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Harvey County	Kansas	United States
Housing units	14,656 ±39	1,293,635 ±880	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.5% ±1.7	90.8% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.5% ±1.8	9.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.8% ±2.7	67.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.2% ±2.9	32.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$180,300 ±$11,188	$217,200 ±$1,343	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$900 ±$51	$1,060 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±3	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Harvey County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,129 ±0	12.2% ±<0.1	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	27,409 ±224	81.2% ±0.7	72.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	477 ±116	1.4% ±0.3	5.2% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	380 ±51	1.1% ±0.2	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	7 to 113	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 180	0% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,212 ±232	3.6% ±0.7	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Harvey County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Born in the state	24,621 ±689	72.9% ±2.0	59.2% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,556 ±642	22.4% ±1.9	32.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	131 to 403	0.4% to 1.2%	1.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,312 ±370	3.9% ±1.1	7.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	635 ±225	1.9% ±0.7	3.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	677 ±308	2.0% ±0.9	4.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Harvey County among the counties of Kansas

17th of 105 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kansas page.

Counties of Kansas near Harvey County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Finney County	37,505	−2.1%
Geary County	36,338	−1.2%
Miami County	36,240	+5.9%
Cowley County	34,382	−0.4%
Ford County	33,993	−0.6%
Harvey County	33,580	−1.2%
Lyon County	32,266	+0.5%
Montgomery County	30,177	−3.9%
McPherson County	30,064	−0.4%
Ellis County	29,075	+0.4%
Pottawatomie County	27,186	+6.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026