2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 7,495. Of the residents, 22.1% were under the age of 18 and 24.8% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 44.9 years. For every 100 females there were 102.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.7 males. 55.6% of residents lived in urban areas and 44.4% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 87.6% White, 0.1%
Black or African American, 3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
Asian, 0.0%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 1.5% from some other race, and 7.0% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 5.3% of the population. There were 3,174 households in the county, of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 23.9% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The population density was . There were 3,835 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 91.9% white, 3.1% American Indian, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% black or African American, 1.3% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 4.0% of the population. Of the 3,205 households, 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.4% were non-families, and 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.81. The median age was 45.2 years.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, there were 7,609 people, 3,036 households, and 2,094 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 3,533 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 91.93%
White, 3.97%
Native American, 0.51%
Asian, 0.13%
Black or
African American, 0.07%
Pacific Islander, 1.30% from
other races, and 2.09% from two or more races. 4.15% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 21.1% were of
German, 11.1%
American, 10.3%
Irish and 9.7%
English ancestry. There is a small, but significant
Spanish Basque community. Approximately 75% of the population of Harney County lives in the Burns-Hines municipal district.
Crane is the only other localised population center, with less than 7% of the population of Harney County.
Lawen and
Riley have no localised populations. The remaining population of Harney County is dispersed throughout the countryside, mostly dwelling on large ranches. There were 3,036 households, out of which 29.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were
married couples living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.94. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.00% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 26.60% from 25 to 44, 26.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $30,957, and the median income for a family was $36,917. Males had a median income of $27,386 versus $21,773 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $16,159. About 8.60% of families and 11.80% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 12.70% of those under age 18 and 13.90% of those age 65 or over. ==Communities==