Harlem vs LaBelle

A side-by-side comparison of Harlem and LaBelle: population, income, housing, and more.

Harlem and LaBelle are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

LaBelle has the higher population (5,042 vs 3,050 in Harlem). LaBelle has the higher median household income ($49,385 vs $44,960 in Harlem). LaBelle has the higher median home value ($139,300 vs $72,000 in Harlem).

Population, income & housing

	Harlem	LaBelle
Population	3,050	5,042
Median age	33.0 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$44,960	$49,385
Median home value	$72,000	$139,300
Median gross rent	$897	$1,375
Housing units	1,110	2,026
Homeownership rate	40.8%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.0%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harlem	LaBelle
Population	2,377 → 3,050 (+28.3%)	5,106 → 5,042 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$22,478 → $44,960 (+100.0%)	$35,393 → $49,385 (+39.5%)
Median home value	$69,700 → $72,000 (+3.3%)	$95,300 → $139,300 (+46.2%)
Median gross rent	$643 → $897 (+39.5%)	$838 → $1,375 (+64.1%)

Harlem

Population

2,3773,050

Median household income

$22,478$44,960

Median home value

$69,700$72,000

Median gross rent

$643$897

LaBelle

Population

5,1065,042

Median household income

$35,393$49,385

Median home value

$95,300$139,300

Median gross rent

$838$1,375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harlem	LaBelle
Under 5	20.5%	4.1%
5 to 17	13.6%	19.7%
18 to 24	14.4%	8.9%
25 to 34	5.5%	12.1%
35 to 44	9.1%	12.7%
45 to 54	13.5%	10.4%
55 to 64	11.4%	14.8%
65 to 74	7.3%	6.1%
75 and over	4.7%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harlem	LaBelle
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	32.6%
Black or African American	99.5%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	61.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harlem	LaBelle
No high school diploma	23.5%	35.4%
High school graduate	56.4%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	19.0%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harlem	LaBelle
Drove alone	74.4%	54.3%
Carpooled	17.5%	29.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	8.2%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.8%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harlem	LaBelle
1-unit, detached	76.6%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	28.2%

Poverty & households

	Harlem	LaBelle
Poverty rate	5.2%	22.6%
Average household size	3.19	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	27	34
Median year structure built	1977	1986