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Georgia · Census place 36696

Harlem, GA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Harlem, Georgia (Harlem, GA — Census place “Harlem city”) is 3,793 residents, ranking #201 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $43,571, the median home is worth $242,700 and median gross rent runs $492 a month. Looking for the Harlem Georgia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Harlem, GA: 30814.

Population
3,793Harlem city residents
Median household income
$43,571Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$242,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$492Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
36.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
59.2%Owner-occupied households

Harlem ZIP codes (Georgia)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Harlem.

The Harlem GA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Harlem city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Harlem city median would spend about 13.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.4% of residents and 59.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Harlem city, GA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Harlem city is a small town in Georgia, with 3,793 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #201 of 675 ranked by population — larger than 70% of them. The median age here is 36.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Harlem city earn a median of $43,571 a year, 44.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 24% below the $57,300 median for the 378 Georgia cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 8.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Harlem city is valued at $242,700, 20% below the national figure and 27% above the $191,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $492 a month, 65% below the national figure, or roughly $5,904 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 59.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Harlem city?
Harlem city has 3,793 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #201 of 675 in Georgia.
What is the median household income in Harlem city?
Median household income in Harlem city is $43,571 a year, 44.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Harlem city?
Median gross rent is $492 a month and the median home value is $242,700, so rent absorbs about 13.6% of median household income.
Is Harlem city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
Homes cost about 5.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Harlem city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Harlem city data?
All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.