Harwood Heights vs Lynwood

A side-by-side comparison of Harwood Heights and Lynwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lynwood has the higher population (9,047 vs 8,851 in Harwood Heights). Harwood Heights has the higher median household income ($79,651 vs $76,619 in Lynwood). Harwood Heights has the higher median home value ($316,400 vs $213,700 in Lynwood).

Population, income & housing

	Harwood Heights	Lynwood
Population	8,851	9,047
Median age	41.5 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$79,651	$76,619
Median home value	$316,400	$213,700
Median gross rent	$1,166	$1,151
Housing units	3,692	3,664
Homeownership rate	59.4%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.6%	39.6%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harwood Heights	Lynwood
Population	8,487 → 8,851 (+4.3%)	9,279 → 9,047 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$64,523 → $79,651 (+23.4%)	$66,652 → $76,619 (+15.0%)
Median home value	$267,300 → $316,400 (+18.4%)	$150,800 → $213,700 (+41.7%)
Median gross rent	$986 → $1,166 (+18.3%)	$913 → $1,151 (+26.1%)

Harwood Heights

Population

8,4878,851

Median household income

$64,523$79,651

Median home value

$267,300$316,400

Median gross rent

$986$1,166

Lynwood

Population

9,2799,047

Median household income

$66,652$76,619

Median home value

$150,800$213,700

Median gross rent

$913$1,151

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harwood Heights	Lynwood
Under 5	6.5%	7.7%
5 to 17	15.6%	17.3%
18 to 24	5.9%	12.3%
25 to 34	10.2%	9.1%
35 to 44	17.1%	9.6%
45 to 54	12.1%	13.2%
55 to 64	14.4%	10.3%
65 to 74	9.7%	12.4%
75 and over	8.6%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harwood Heights	Lynwood
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	13.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	65.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino	20.2%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harwood Heights	Lynwood
No high school diploma	14.2%	8.1%
High school graduate	27.6%	24.7%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harwood Heights	Lynwood
Drove alone	70.9%	63.6%
Carpooled	4.7%	9.5%
Public transit	7.8%	6.4%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	17.9%
Other means	2.4%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harwood Heights	Lynwood
1-unit, detached	46.4%	57.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	22.2%	3.9%
20 or more units	19.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	23.9%

Poverty & households

	Harwood Heights	Lynwood
Poverty rate	6.7%	12.9%
Average household size	2.47	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	29	52
Median year structure built	1967	1988