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Harrison County, IA

Demographic and economic profile of Harrison County, IA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Harrison County is a small agricultural-oriented county in western Iowa with a population of 14,645 that grew 3.5% over five years, pointing to modest but steady expansion. The labor force is tight, with unemployment at 2.8% and labor force participation at 65.5%, while educational attainment skews toward trade and technical backgrounds—only 21.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 93.5% have completed high school. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $165,300 and median gross rent of $854/month, and median worker earnings of $46,017 sit alongside a 7.5% poverty rate and a 77.1% homeownership rate, reflecting a working-class, owner-occupied residential base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

14,645

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$79,535

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.5% since 2018

Harrison County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,882 (94.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races326 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race261 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone93 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone43 (0.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone18 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish110
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic18
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)12
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)5
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

970

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,646

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$39,369

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,946
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)840
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)689
  4. 4.Construction (Group)669
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities556

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,762
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,574
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,138
  4. 4.Service Occupations974
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations967

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.82×)451
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.79×)305
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.34×)688
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.23×)535
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.19×)2,059

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$165,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$854/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999602 (12.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999548 (11.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999495 (10.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999424 (9.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999356 (7.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999301 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,017

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,952 (82.1%)
  • Worked At Home697 (9.6%)
  • Carpooled321 (4.4%)
  • Walked179 (2.5%)
  • Other44 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit33 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.