Harvey County is part of the
Wichita metropolitan area.
2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 34,024. The median age was 40.7 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.3 males age 18 and over. 59.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 40.1% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 84.2% White, 1.9%
Black or African American, 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
Asian, 0.0%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 4.4% from some other race, and 7.9% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 11.9% of the population. There were 13,363 households in the county, of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 24.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. there were 32,869 people, 12,581 households, and 8,932 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 13,378 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the county was 91.04%
White, 1.59%
Black or
African American, 0.52%
Native American, 0.52%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 4.17% from other races, and 2.14% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 7.97% of the population. There were 12,581
households, out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% were
married couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.00% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 16.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males. The
median income for a household in the county was $40,907, and the median income for a family was $48,793. Males had a median income of $35,037 versus $22,492 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $18,715. About 4.20% of families and 6.40% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 7.50% of those under age 18 and 5.00% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==