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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Harlem, IL compare?
| Figure | Harlem, IL |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | 1,949 |
| Change since April 2020 | −2.9% |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 2,014 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 64 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 1.8 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 11.3% |
| Measure | Harlem, IL |
|---|---|
| Total population | 1,993±353 |
| Median age | 57.8±2.6 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.5%±2.3 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 88.6%±6.6 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 4.7%±4.4 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 2.2%±1.8 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 2.2%±1.8 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 17.0%±6.8 pts |
| Median household income | $95,000±$17,112 |
| Per capita income | $45,917±$4,768 |
| People below the poverty line | 6.1%±2.8 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 0.4%±0.7 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $173,000±$16,848 |
| Median gross rent | $891±$752 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 0.0%±49.2 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 95.3%±4.7 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.0%±4.1 pts |
| Worked from home | 6.7%±4.7 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 91.4%±5.4 pts |
| Public transportation | 0.1%±0.3 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 31.3 min±6.0 |
| No health insurance coverage | 3.1%±2.9 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov