Dallas City vs La Harpe

A side-by-side comparison of Dallas City and La Harpe: population, income, housing, and more.

Dallas City and La Harpe are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

La Harpe has the higher population (1,085 vs 938 in Dallas City). Dallas City has the higher median household income ($60,662 vs $49,028 in La Harpe). La Harpe has the higher median home value ($84,200 vs $80,800 in Dallas City).

Population, income & housing

	Dallas City	La Harpe
Population	938	1,085
Median age	50.3 yrs	50.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,662	$49,028
Median home value	$80,800	$84,200
Median gross rent	$838	—
Housing units	539	582
Homeownership rate	81.6%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dallas City	La Harpe
Population	1,049 → 938 (-10.6%)	1,319 → 1,085 (-17.7%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $60,662 (+38.7%)	$40,833 → $49,028 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$71,100 → $80,800 (+13.6%)	$68,200 → $84,200 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $838 (+43.7%)	$659 → $475 (-27.9%)

Dallas City

Population

1,049938

Median household income

$43,750$60,662

Median home value

$71,100$80,800

Median gross rent

$583$838

La Harpe

Population

1,3191,085

Median household income

$40,833$49,028

Median home value

$68,200$84,200

Median gross rent

$659$475

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dallas City	La Harpe
Under 5	5.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.6%	14.4%
18 to 24	7.2%	4.7%
25 to 34	6.3%	8.8%
35 to 44	10.7%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.6%
55 to 64	19.1%	11.9%
65 to 74	13.0%	17.6%
75 and over	11.7%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dallas City	La Harpe
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	1.5%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dallas City	La Harpe
No high school diploma	5.4%	12.2%
High school graduate	40.6%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dallas City	La Harpe
Drove alone	82.2%	84.3%
Carpooled	8.6%	2.9%
Public transit	2.9%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	8.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	4.2%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dallas City	La Harpe
1-unit, detached	85.5%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Dallas City	La Harpe
Poverty rate	20.9%	9.7%
Average household size	2.10	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	33	28
Median year structure built	1962	1965