Harlem

Population: 3,793
Median household income: $43,571
Median home value: $242,700

Located in Columbia County, Georgia, Harlem is a community with a population of 3,793. At $43,571, its median household income sits below Columbia County's $96,122.

Between 2019 and 2023, Harlem's population grew 20.9% from 3,137 to 3,793, while its median home value rose 88.7% from $128,600 to $242,700.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 58.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,793
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $43,571
Median home value: $242,700
Median gross rent: $492
Housing units: 1,575
Homeownership rate: 59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1373,793

Median household income

$56,607$43,571

Median home value

$128,600$242,700

Median gross rent

$696$492

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,137	$56,607	$128,600	$696
2020	3,267	$45,212	$155,300	$591
2021	3,567	$46,154	$193,300	$449
2022	3,682	$51,855	$211,700	—
2023	3,793	$43,571	$242,700	$492

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1721.2%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4418.2%

45 to 545.5%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	287	7.6%
5 to 17	804	21.2%
18 to 24	149	3.9%
25 to 34	533	14.1%
35 to 44	691	18.2%
45 to 54	209	5.5%
55 to 64	477	12.6%
65 to 74	454	12.0%
75 and over	189	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,205	58.1%
Black or African American	1,131	29.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	200	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	255	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate41.4%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	312	12.2%
High school graduate	1,056	41.4%
Some college or associate's	743	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	316	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	126	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone81.1%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,460	81.1%
Carpooled	64	3.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	23	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	198	11.0%
Other means	55	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	238	14.9%
15 to 29 min	642	40.1%
30 to 44 min	513	32.0%
45 to 59 min	79	4.9%
60+ min	130	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 8.4% (318 of 3,787)

	Count	Share
Family households	783	52.5%
Nonfamily households	709	47.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,492	94.7%
Vacant	83	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	883	59.2%
Renter-occupied	609	40.8%

1-unit, detached65.8%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units16.6%

5 to 19 units10.2%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,036	65.8%
1-unit, attached	103	6.5%
2 to 4 units	261	16.6%
5 to 19 units	161	10.2%
20 or more units	14	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1336696
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.59 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 33.4353, -82.3161