Harwood Heights

Population: 8,851
Median household income: $79,651
Median home value: $316,400

Harwood Heights, a community in Cook County, Illinois, has 8,851 residents. The median household income of $79,651 is in line with the Cook County median ($81,797).

Between 2019 and 2023, Harwood Heights's population grew 4.3% from 8,487 to 8,851, while its median home value rose 18.4% from $267,300 to $316,400.

46.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1967.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,851
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $79,651
Median home value: $316,400
Median gross rent: $1,166
Housing units: 3,692
Homeownership rate: 59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,4878,851

Median household income

$64,523$79,651

Median home value

$267,300$316,400

Median gross rent

$986$1,166

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,487	$64,523	$267,300	$986
2020	8,393	$67,745	$279,700	$1,014
2021	8,978	$74,577	$297,000	$1,099
2022	8,942	$77,617	$306,500	$1,121
2023	8,851	$79,651	$316,400	$1,166

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4417.1%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	572	6.5%
5 to 17	1,385	15.6%
18 to 24	523	5.9%
25 to 34	900	10.2%
35 to 44	1,510	17.1%
45 to 54	1,069	12.1%
55 to 64	1,272	14.4%
65 to 74	862	9.7%
75 and over	758	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,916	66.8%
Black or African American	68	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	835	9.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	242	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,790	20.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate27.6%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree18.9%

Graduate or professional degree12.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	904	14.2%
High school graduate	1,758	27.6%
Some college or associate's	1,694	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,205	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	810	12.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone70.9%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit7.8%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,125	70.9%
Carpooled	206	4.7%
Public transit	343	7.8%
Walked	107	2.4%
Bicycle	14	0.3%
Worked from home	510	11.6%
Other means	105	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	686	17.6%
15 to 29 min	1,178	30.2%
30 to 44 min	1,154	29.6%
45 to 59 min	473	12.1%
60+ min	409	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 6.7% (591 of 8,851)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,416	67.4%
Nonfamily households	1,166	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,582	97.0%
Vacant	110	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,127	59.4%
Renter-occupied	1,455	40.6%

1-unit, detached46.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.5%

5 to 19 units22.2%

20 or more units19.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,714	46.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	424	11.5%
5 to 19 units	821	22.2%
20 or more units	733	19.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1733435
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.82 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.9663, -87.8056

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