Compton vs Harmon

A side-by-side comparison of Compton and Harmon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Compton has the higher population (222 vs 81 in Harmon). Harmon has the higher median household income ($57,083 vs $52,321 in Compton). Harmon has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $75,900 in Compton).

Population, income & housing

	Compton	Harmon
Population	222	81
Median age	34.6 yrs	52.7 yrs
Median household income	$52,321	$57,083
Median home value	$75,900	$112,500
Median gross rent	$875	—
Housing units	115	41
Homeownership rate	64.7%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	3.1%
Unemployment rate	10.4%	12.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Compton	Harmon
Population	314 → 222 (-29.3%)	128 → 81 (-36.7%)
Median household income	$50,313 → $52,321 (+4.0%)	$41,250 → $57,083 (+38.4%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $75,900 (+11.1%)	$84,400 → $112,500 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $875 (+28.5%)	—

Compton

Population

314222

Median household income

$50,313$52,321

Median home value

$68,300$75,900

Median gross rent

$681$875

Harmon

Population

12881

Median household income

$41,250$57,083

Median home value

$84,400$112,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Compton	Harmon
Under 5	11.3%	4.9%
5 to 17	17.1%	9.9%
18 to 24	5.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	17.6%	3.7%
35 to 44	10.4%	8.6%
45 to 54	7.2%	23.5%
55 to 64	12.6%	16.0%
65 to 74	10.8%	13.6%
75 and over	8.1%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Compton	Harmon
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Compton	Harmon
No high school diploma	9.5%	4.7%
High school graduate	48.6%	70.3%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Compton	Harmon
Drove alone	89.2%	94.3%
Carpooled	4.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Compton	Harmon
1-unit, detached	90.4%	97.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Compton	Harmon
Poverty rate	13.2%	12.3%
Average household size	2.61	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	36	30
Median year structure built	1938	1946