Harvey

Population: 19,831
Median household income: $41,091
Median home value: $86,100

Harvey, a community in Cook County, Illinois, has 19,831 residents. At $41,091, its median household income sits below Cook County's $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Harvey's population declined 18.7% from 24,386 to 19,831, while its median home value rose 16.8% from $73,700 to $86,100.

63.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1960.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,831
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $41,091
Median home value: $86,100
Median gross rent: $968
Housing units: 9,381
Homeownership rate: 55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 12.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,38619,831

Median household income

$30,306$41,091

Median home value

$73,700$86,100

Median gross rent

$946$968

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,386	$30,306	$73,700	$946
2020	24,295	$32,635	$72,600	$940
2021	20,751	$35,572	$75,700	$914
2022	20,035	$40,898	$88,500	$976
2023	19,831	$41,091	$86,100	$968

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	671	3.4%
5 to 17	4,029	20.3%
18 to 24	1,962	9.9%
25 to 34	2,774	14.0%
35 to 44	2,073	10.5%
45 to 54	2,654	13.4%
55 to 64	2,489	12.6%
65 to 74	1,718	8.7%
75 and over	1,461	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	631	3.2%
Black or African American	11,330	57.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	455	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	108	0.5%
Two or more races	447	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,860	34.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.9%

High school graduate38.5%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,153	23.9%
High school graduate	5,073	38.5%
Some college or associate's	3,619	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,015	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	309	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone66.4%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit9.4%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means5.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,040	66.4%
Carpooled	987	13.0%
Public transit	712	9.4%
Walked	65	0.9%
Bicycle	29	0.4%
Worked from home	343	4.5%
Other means	410	5.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,664	23.0%
15 to 29 min	2,014	27.8%
30 to 44 min	2,078	28.7%
45 to 59 min	672	9.3%
60+ min	815	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 25.2% (4,942 of 19,599)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,289	60.0%
Nonfamily households	2,856	40.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,145	76.2%
Vacant	2,236	23.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,953	55.3%
Renter-occupied	3,192	44.7%

1-unit, detached63.7%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units14.6%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other6.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,974	63.7%
1-unit, attached	255	2.7%
2 to 4 units	1,368	14.6%
5 to 19 units	348	3.7%
20 or more units	844	9.0%
Mobile home & other	592	6.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1733383
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.21 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.6076, -87.6520

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