Demographics of Harvard city, Illinois

Harvard city, Illinois had 9,504 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +46 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Harvard city, in four figures

9,504
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,598 ±612.; +0.5%
Change since July 2020: +46 people.; 28.0 ±3.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,617 ±$8,820
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Harvard city, Illinois's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Harvard city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Harvard city, Illinois's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Harvard city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,458	100.0	100.0
2021	9,473	100.2	100.2
2022	9,395	99.3	100.7
2023	9,387	99.2	101.6
2024	9,411	99.5	102.5
2025	9,504	100.5	103.1

Population of Harvard city, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,458	—
2021	9,473	+15
2022	9,395	−78
2023	9,387	−8
2024	9,411	+24
2025	9,504	+93

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 28.0 ±3.2: for men 30.3 ±4.8 and for women 27.1 ±3.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Harvard city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	809 ±250	8.4% ±2.5	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,344 ±389	24.4% ±3.7	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,155 ±334	12.0% ±3.4	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,610 ±418	27.2% ±4.0	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,629 ±304	17.0% ±3.0	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,051 ±220	11.0% ±2.2	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,617 ±$8,820, and income per person $26,172 ±$2,824, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,390 ±$362 in Illinois and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Harvard city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	452 ±192	14.5% ±6.0	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	707 ±252	22.6% ±7.8	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	585 ±205	18.7% ±6.3	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	418 ±114	13.4% ±3.4	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	629 ±217	20.1% ±6.7	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	120 to 356	7.6% ±3.7	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	31 to 161	1.0% to 5.1%	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Harvard city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	505 to 1,739	5.4% to 18.2%	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	291 to 917	19.6% ±9.6	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	401 ±186	7.8% ±3.5	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	35 to 199	3.0% to 15.0%	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Harvard city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Harvard city	Illinois	United States
Housing units	3,285 ±328	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.1% ±13.0	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.8% to 8.0%	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.7% ±8.0	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.3% ±6.4	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$175,400 ±$10,686	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,183 ±$66	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±6	1971 ±2	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Harvard city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,418 ±773	56.4% ±7.2	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,742 ±684	39.0% ±6.7	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 186	0% to 1.9%	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 80	0% to 0.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	94 to 528	1.0% to 5.5%	3.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Harvard city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	6,183 ±680	64.4% ±5.8	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,497 ±432	15.6% ±4.4	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 274	0% to 2.9%	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,784 ±446	18.6% ±4.5	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	408 ±188	4.3% ±1.9	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,376 ±395	14.3% ±4.0	7.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Harvard city among the places of Illinois

229th of 337 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Places of Illinois near Harvard city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Highland city	10,262 ±318
Winfield village	10,095 ±86
Mahomet village	10,049 ±21
Peru city	9,775 ±207
Sauk Village village	9,678 ±23
Harvard city	9,598 ±612
Frankfort Square CDP	9,560 ±699
Rochelle city	9,529 ±110
LaSalle city	9,498 ±144
Steger village	9,418 ±46
Flossmoor village	9,391 ±545

Rankings this appears in

No. 6 Places in Illinois by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 44 Places in Illinois by foreign-born share
No. 128 Places in Illinois by median rent
No. 164 Places in Illinois by median household income
No. 177 Places in Illinois by homeownership rate
No. 219 Places in Illinois by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026