Harvard

Population: 9,875
Median household income: $71,418
Median home value: $174,000

Harvard is a community in McHenry County, Illinois, home to 9,875 residents. Its median household income of $71,418 runs below the McHenry County figure of $102,836.

From 2019 to 2023, Harvard's population grew 6.4% from 9,281 to 9,875, while its median home value rose 39.4% from $124,800 to $174,000.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 24.8% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 53.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,875
Median age: 30.5 yrs
Median household income: $71,418
Median home value: $174,000
Median gross rent: $1,184
Housing units: 3,443
Homeownership rate: 61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,2819,875

Median household income

$53,362$71,418

Median home value

$124,800$174,000

Median gross rent

$966$1,184

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,281	$53,362	$124,800	$966
2020	9,203	$51,931	$128,000	$993
2021	9,482	$63,044	$138,200	$1,014
2022	9,705	$67,938	$161,400	$1,112
2023	9,875	$71,418	$174,000	$1,184

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1724.8%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	724	7.3%
5 to 17	2,447	24.8%
18 to 24	934	9.5%
25 to 34	1,455	14.7%
35 to 44	1,305	13.2%
45 to 54	1,245	12.6%
55 to 64	794	8.0%
65 to 74	764	7.7%
75 and over	207	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,204	42.6%
Black or African American	50	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	0.3%
Two or more races	253	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,327	53.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.9%

High school graduate36.7%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree16.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,091	18.9%
High school graduate	2,120	36.7%
Some college or associate's	1,449	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	947	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	163	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.3%

Walked5.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,569	76.1%
Carpooled	617	13.2%
Public transit	15	0.3%
Walked	240	5.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	240	5.1%
Other means	11	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,491	33.5%
15 to 29 min	1,176	26.4%
30 to 44 min	1,081	24.3%
45 to 59 min	266	6.0%
60+ min	438	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.04
Poverty rate: 11.5% (1,130 of 9,802)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,288	70.6%
Nonfamily households	951	29.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,239	94.1%
Vacant	204	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,979	61.1%
Renter-occupied	1,260	38.9%

1-unit, detached63.6%

1-unit, attached12.4%

2 to 4 units13.8%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,190	63.6%
1-unit, attached	426	12.4%
2 to 4 units	476	13.8%
5 to 19 units	198	5.8%
20 or more units	105	3.0%
Mobile home & other	48	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1733331
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.38 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4296, -88.6211