Dolton vs Harvey

A side-by-side comparison of Dolton and Harvey: population, income, housing, and more.

Dolton and Harvey are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dolton has the higher population (20,979 vs 19,831 in Harvey). Dolton has the higher median household income ($58,706 vs $41,091 in Harvey). Dolton has the higher median home value ($140,500 vs $86,100 in Harvey).

Population, income & housing

	Dolton	Harvey
Population	20,979	19,831
Median age	40.0 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,706	$41,091
Median home value	$140,500	$86,100
Median gross rent	$1,399	$968
Housing units	9,035	9,381
Homeownership rate	72.0%	55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	12.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dolton	Harvey
Population	22,737 → 20,979 (-7.7%)	24,386 → 19,831 (-18.7%)
Median household income	$46,614 → $58,706 (+25.9%)	$30,306 → $41,091 (+35.6%)
Median home value	$102,600 → $140,500 (+36.9%)	$73,700 → $86,100 (+16.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,287 → $1,399 (+8.7%)	$946 → $968 (+2.3%)

Dolton

Population

22,73720,979

Median household income

$46,614$58,706

Median home value

$102,600$140,500

Median gross rent

$1,287$1,399

Harvey

Population

24,38619,831

Median household income

$30,306$41,091

Median home value

$73,700$86,100

Median gross rent

$946$968

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dolton	Harvey
Under 5	6.3%	3.4%
5 to 17	18.1%	20.3%
18 to 24	9.3%	9.9%
25 to 34	11.4%	14.0%
35 to 44	10.8%	10.5%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.4%
55 to 64	13.8%	12.6%
65 to 74	11.4%	8.7%
75 and over	6.4%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dolton	Harvey
White (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	3.2%
Black or African American	90.9%	57.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	34.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dolton	Harvey
No high school diploma	6.7%	23.9%
High school graduate	31.0%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dolton	Harvey
Drove alone	68.9%	66.4%
Carpooled	8.2%	13.0%
Public transit	7.8%	9.4%
Walked	2.1%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	11.1%	4.5%
Other means	2.0%	5.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dolton	Harvey
1-unit, detached	79.7%	63.7%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	3.7%
20 or more units	3.8%	9.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Dolton	Harvey
Poverty rate	20.4%	25.2%
Average household size	2.61	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	32	31
Median year structure built	1965	1960