Harlem Heights vs Matlacha

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

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

Harlem Heights has the higher population (1,105 vs 845 in Matlacha). Matlacha has the higher median home value ($458,300 vs $190,800 in Harlem Heights). Since 2019, Matlacha's population has grown faster (+57.4% vs -43.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Harlem Heights	Matlacha
Population	1,105	845
Median age	41.1 yrs	65.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,911	—
Median home value	$190,800	$458,300
Median gross rent	$1,435	$1,217
Housing units	758	799
Homeownership rate	52.5%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harlem Heights	Matlacha
Population	1,957 → 1,105 (-43.5%)	537 → 845 (+57.4%)
Median household income	$27,279 → $63,911 (+134.3%)	$48,750 → $77,841 (+59.7%)
Median home value	$105,500 → $190,800 (+80.9%)	$287,000 → $458,300 (+59.7%)
Median gross rent	$997 → $1,435 (+43.9%)	$969 → $1,217 (+25.6%)

Harlem Heights

Population

1,9571,105

Median household income

$27,279$63,911

Median home value

$105,500$190,800

Median gross rent

$997$1,435

Matlacha

Population

537845

Median household income

$48,750$77,841

Median home value

$287,000$458,300

Median gross rent

$969$1,217

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harlem Heights	Matlacha
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.8%	10.9%
18 to 24	23.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	19.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	14.5%	10.5%
55 to 64	6.3%	28.0%
65 to 74	14.2%	43.7%
75 and over	2.1%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harlem Heights	Matlacha
White (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	96.8%
Black or African American	26.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	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%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	68.1%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harlem Heights	Matlacha
No high school diploma	9.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	59.6%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	17.1%	47.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harlem Heights	Matlacha
Drove alone	64.3%	75.3%
Carpooled	27.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	10.5%
Other means	1.0%	14.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harlem Heights	Matlacha
1-unit, detached	38.5%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	22.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	35.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Harlem Heights	Matlacha
Poverty rate	8.0%	15.0%
Average household size	2.19	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1991	1977