La Harpe

Population: 1,085
Median household income: $49,028
Median home value: $84,200

La Harpe, a community in Hancock County, Illinois, has 1,085 residents. At $49,028, its median household income sits below Hancock County's $65,044.

From 2019 to 2023, La Harpe's population declined 17.7% from 1,319 to 1,085, while its median home value rose 23.5% from $68,200 to $84,200.

The median resident is 50.1 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 17.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,085
Median age: 50.1 yrs
Median household income: $49,028
Median home value: $84,200
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 582
Homeownership rate: 84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3191,085

Median household income

$40,833$49,028

Median home value

$68,200$84,200

Median gross rent

$659$475

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,319	$40,833	$68,200	$659
2020	1,318	$37,361	$66,500	$573
2021	1,300	$42,750	$72,300	$439
2022	1,179	$47,944	$84,800	$475
2023	1,085	$49,028	$84,200	—

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 7417.6%

75 and over11.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	5.2%
5 to 17	156	14.4%
18 to 24	51	4.7%
25 to 34	95	8.8%
35 to 44	143	13.2%
45 to 54	137	12.6%
55 to 64	129	11.9%
65 to 74	191	17.6%
75 and over	127	11.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,014	93.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	44	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	100	12.2%
High school graduate	273	33.2%
Some college or associate's	273	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	112	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	64	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.0%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	430	84.3%
Carpooled	15	2.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	41	8.0%
Bicycle	2	0.4%
Worked from home	22	4.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	146	29.9%
15 to 29 min	99	20.3%
30 to 44 min	157	32.2%
45 to 59 min	30	6.1%
60+ min	56	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.01
Poverty rate: 9.7% (102 of 1,055)

	Count	Share
Family households	301	56.7%
Nonfamily households	230	43.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	531	91.2%
Vacant	51	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	446	84.0%
Renter-occupied	85	16.0%

1-unit, detached75.6%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	440	75.6%
1-unit, attached	13	2.2%
2 to 4 units	39	6.7%
5 to 19 units	30	5.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	60	10.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1740832
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.36 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.5848, -90.9695