Harlan County

Harlan County has 25,772 residents across 20 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $41,693, 35% below the Kentucky figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $73,700, and 13% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

25,772residentsACS 2020–2024

$41,693median household incomeKentucky: $64K

$73,700median home valueowner-occupied homes

84%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Harlan County in KentuckyZIP codes in Harlan County highlighted; the rest of Kentucky in grey

Map of Kentucky with Harlan County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 20 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
40806	1,732	$60K	$100K	86%	9%	82%	34 min
40807	619	$49K	$56K	79%	21%	94%	18 min
40810	1,323	$40K	$65K	86%	6%	84%	34 min
40815	811	$68K	$70K	89%	33%	87%	26 min
40818	148	$-666667K	$-666667K	88%	6%	100%	18 min
40819	808	$32K	$-666667K	80%	8%	70%	20 min
40820	121	$-666667K	$-666667K	100%	0%	39%	7 min
40823	3,742	$35K	$71K	56%	16%	92%	26 min
40824	977	$50K	$47K	61%	0%	89%	20 min
40828	4,280	$41K	$62K	75%	8%	87%	23 min
40830	312	$22K	$-666667K	100%	0%	58%	12 min
40831	4,789	$35K	$89K	57%	20%	82%	20 min
40854	675	$55K	$76K	64%	17%	89%	31 min
40855	744	$30K	$58K	69%	10%	85%	33 min
40863	706	$50K	$44K	99%	29%	81%	28 min
40865	426	$57K	$69K	88%	8%	100%	24 min
40870	564	$51K	$132K	99%	10%	98%	27 min
40873	2,167	$33K	$89K	76%	6%	78%	25 min
40927	584	$52K	$48K	69%	14%	84%	56 min
40964	101	$-666667K	$-666667K	80%	0%	100%	12 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

25,772 residents in 10,731 households, next to the Kentucky figure.

24%

under 18

19%

aged 18–34

20%

aged 65 and over

25%

of households are people living alone

50%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

13,036 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $73,700 (±$5,865).

72%

of households own their home

67%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

19%

are mobile homes

18%

of housing units are vacant

$678

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20195%

2000–20099%

1990–199914%

1980–198915%

1970–197919%

1960–19698%

1950–19597%

1940–19497%

1939 or earlier16%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$4,836.

$41,693

median household income

27.4%

of people live below the poverty line

9.5%

unemployment rate

13%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

26 min

average commute to work

17%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

92%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

84%

of households have a broadband subscription

13%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates