ZIP 51537 · Harlan
Who lives in ZIP code 51537 (Harlan, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Harlan, IA · Shelby County
uszips 2026
People6,382
Median age43.0
Household income$65,000
Home value$166,888
Median rent$790/mo
Poverty7.3%
College degree+25.1%
Commute14 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 15 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,538
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.4% are 65 or older; 76.3% are adults.
Household income
35.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,000.
Education (adults 25+)
30.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.5%
- Never married
- 24.0%
- Divorced
- 8.1%
- Widowed
- 10.3%
- Family size
- 3.09
- Dual-income families
- 60.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.1%
- Rent burden
- 30.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.9%
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Self-employed
- 16.1%
- Farmers
- 7.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.1%
- Veterans
- 10.1%
- With a disability
- 8.2%
- No health insurance
- 1.5%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.