CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Harvey

Illinois · 29,767 residents · 6.21 sq mi

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With 29,767 people, Harvey is a city in Illinois. This skews young, with a median age of 27.5. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The poverty rate is 25.6%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 28% less than in Illinois as a whole. The typical home is worth $50,300.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 27.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

29,767

−1%vs 2000

vs 30,000 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

27.5

−1%vs 2000

vs 27.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.21 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.6%(2,870)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(2,610)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.7%(2,873)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.9%(2,945)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(2,326)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(4,846)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(4,089)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(2,658)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647%(2,098)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.1%(1,526)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.5%(730)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(196)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,201

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,958 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,690

−30%vs 2000

vs $12,336 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.6%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,300

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$453

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $593 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.3%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.4% in 2000

41.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic6.3%(1,903)

Black79.1%(23,732)

Hispanic / Latino12.8%(3,834)

Asian0.3%(103)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic15%(4,459)

Black80.5%(23,962)

Hispanic / Latino5.9%(1,762)

Asian0.1%(19)

Other4.5%(1,327)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican35.8%(7,236)

Central American1.8%(357)

Honduran1.4%(282)

Puerto Rican0.9%(192)

Guatemalan0.3%(66)

Dominican0.2%(45)

Spaniard0.2%(41)

Salvadoran0%(9)

Cuban0%(3)

South American0%(2)

Venezuelan0%(2)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.2%(449)

Filipino0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(30)

Chamorro0.1%(30)

Fijian0%(9)

Ancestry

American2.4%(479)

German1.1%(215)

Subsaharan African0.9%(188)

West Indian0.6%(114)

Haitian0.6%(114)

Irish0.3%(61)

Arab0.3%(51)

Polish0.2%(45)

English0.2%(42)

Czech0.2%(41)

Norwegian0.2%(41)

Dutch0.1%(30)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Jordanian0.1%(26)

Syrian0.1%(25)

Lithuanian0.1%(20)

Nigerian0.1%(17)

Italian0%(7)

Swedish0%(6)

Ukrainian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest Central American population · Largest Honduran population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.7%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.9 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 25.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married46.8%(3,693)

Married37.2%(2,936)

Widowed3.4%(266)

Divorced12.6%(991)

Women 15+

Never married49.4%(4,208)

Married31.8%(2,706)

Widowed9.6%(819)

Divorced9.2%(787)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.8%

−13.0 ptssince 2013

from 27.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.3%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 34.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.8%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 6.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.3%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

43.8%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 45.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

38.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 39.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 56.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)9.9%(67)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.5%(246)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era20.3%(137)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.7%(32)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 674 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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