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Harvard, IL

9,705 people

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Population & People

Population

9,705

Median age

Median household income

$67,617

Poverty rate

11.8%

Unemployment rate

7.6%

Bachelor's degree+

18.7%

Avg. commute

25 min

Hispanic or Latino

56.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$175,400

Median gross rent

$1,183/mo

Homeownership rate

59.68%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,063

HUD Fair Market Rent (Illinois statewide average across 102 areas — not specific to Harvard), 2026. Efficiency $774, 1BR $854, 2BR $1063, 3BR $1370, 4BR $1561. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Illinois commercial electricity

13.07¢/kWh

Illinois industrial electricity

10.14¢/kWh

Illinois residential electricity

17.69¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1201996.1

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

913681.4

All-Transactions House Price Index for Illinois

565.87

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Source: FRED, Illinois-specific series.

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Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Illinois energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Illinois economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).