Forsyth vs Harristown

A side-by-side comparison of Forsyth and Harristown: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Forsyth has the higher population (3,656 vs 1,526 in Harristown). Forsyth has the higher median household income ($113,456 vs $74,018 in Harristown). Forsyth has the higher median home value ($289,800 vs $116,700 in Harristown).

Population, income & housing

	Forsyth	Harristown
Population	3,656	1,526
Median age	41.9 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$113,456	$74,018
Median home value	$289,800	$116,700
Median gross rent	$1,207	$825
Housing units	1,346	577
Homeownership rate	92.3%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.7%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forsyth	Harristown
Population	2,989 → 3,656 (+22.3%)	1,268 → 1,526 (+20.3%)
Median household income	$91,275 → $113,456 (+24.3%)	$60,455 → $74,018 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$222,200 → $289,800 (+30.4%)	$92,600 → $116,700 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,563 → $1,207 (-22.8%)	$596 → $825 (+38.4%)

Forsyth

Population

2,9893,656

Median household income

$91,275$113,456

Median home value

$222,200$289,800

Median gross rent

$1,563$1,207

Harristown

Population

1,2681,526

Median household income

$60,455$74,018

Median home value

$92,600$116,700

Median gross rent

$596$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forsyth	Harristown
Under 5	6.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	21.1%	22.3%
18 to 24	4.7%	4.9%
25 to 34	7.5%	13.7%
35 to 44	14.2%	8.7%
45 to 54	13.8%	11.9%
55 to 64	10.9%	12.4%
65 to 74	12.1%	13.6%
75 and over	9.1%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forsyth	Harristown
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forsyth	Harristown
No high school diploma	2.6%	4.7%
High school graduate	14.7%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	36.2%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forsyth	Harristown
Drove alone	84.7%	85.8%
Carpooled	7.6%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forsyth	Harristown
1-unit, detached	92.6%	93.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.9%
20 or more units	2.7%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Forsyth	Harristown
Poverty rate	10.7%	7.2%
Average household size	2.69	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1996	1962