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Harper, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Harper is a Census city of 1,136 people across 1.62 square miles of land, in Harper County. Median household income is $54,250, 63.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $326,400 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Harper
What Harper is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.62 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land700
- County holding the largest share of its areaHarper County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Harper
How many people live in Harper
- Population1,136
- Median age37.6
- Population under 18226 plus or minus 54
- Share under 1819.9 percent
- Population 65 and over210 plus or minus 43
- Share 65 and over18.5 percent
- Households506
- Family households274 plus or minus 62
- Share of households that are families54.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Harper
Income and work in Harper
- Median household income$54,250 plus or minus $14,468
- Per capita income$30,284
- Civilian labor force528 plus or minus 119
- Employed524 plus or minus 118
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate0.8 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over846
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.8 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Harper
- Housing units741
- Occupied units506
- Vacant units235 plus or minus 63
- Vacancy rate31.7 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Owner occupied321
- Renter occupied185 plus or minus 62
- Ownership rate63.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$78,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$805 plus or minus $220
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.8 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Single family units566
- Share single family76.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more119 plus or minus 48
- Share in buildings of two or more16.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Mobile homes56 plus or minus 36
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Harper
How Harper gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute493 plus or minus 116
- Commuting under 15 minutes315 plus or minus 85
- Share commuting under 15 minutes63.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more86 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.4 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Drove alone70.9 percent
- Carpooled16.8 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home2.4 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Harper
SBA loans in Harper (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$326,400
- Average approval$326,400
- Median approval$326,400
- Largest approval$326,400
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Harper, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Harper
Flood risk in Harper
- NFIP communityCity of Harper
- NFIP community number200129
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/25/25
The City of Harper participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200129 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Harper County, not Harper
Harper County context, not Harper figures
- Establishments in Harper County185
- Covered employment, Harper County2,422
- Average annual pay, Harper County$47,237
- Housing units permitted, Harper County7
Every figure in this section is published for Harper County as a whole and is not a measurement of Harper.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Harper questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Harper, Kansas?
1,136, in 506 households. Harper city covers 1.62 square miles of land, which is 700 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Harper in?
Harper County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Harper?
$54,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $78,600. Median gross rent is $805 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Harper businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $326,400 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $326,400. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Harper, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Harper borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Harper. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Harper in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Harper appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Harper, city of, community 200129, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Harper figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Harper County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Harper.
Is zoning published for Harper?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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