
Illinois · Census place 33435
Harwood Heights, IL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Harwood Heights, Illinois (Harwood Heights, IL — Census place “Harwood Heights village”) is 8,851 residents, ranking #245 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $79,651, the median home is worth $316,400 and median gross rent runs $1,166 a month. Looking for the Harwood Heights Illinois ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Harwood Heights, IL: 60706.
- Population
- 8,851Harwood Heights village residents
- Median household income
- $79,651Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $316,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,166Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.4%Owner-occupied households
Harwood Heights ZIP codes (Illinois)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Harwood Heights.
The Harwood Heights IL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Harwood Heights village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Harwood Heights village median would spend about 17.6% 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 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.7% of residents and 59.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Harwood Heights village, IL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Harwood Heights village is a mid-size town in Illinois, with 8,851 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #245 of 1,462 ranked by population — larger than 83% of them. The median age here is 41.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Harwood Heights village earn a median of $79,651 a year, 1.4% above the national figure of $78,538 and 7% above the $74,244 median for the 698 Illinois cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 6.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Harwood Heights village is valued at $316,400, 4.3% above the national figure and 77% above the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,166 a month, 17.1% below the national figure, or roughly $13,992 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.6% 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 4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 59.4% 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.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Illinois.
- Savoy village 8,807
- Olney city 8,864
- Monmouth city 8,794
- Manteno village 8,942
- Mascoutah city 8,743
- Lynwood village 9,047
- Glencoe village 8,715
- Riverside village 9,079
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Harwood Heights village?
- Harwood Heights village has 8,851 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #245 of 1,462 in Illinois.
- What is the median household income in Harwood Heights village?
- Median household income in Harwood Heights village is $79,651 a year, 1.4% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Harwood Heights village?
- Median gross rent is $1,166 a month and the median home value is $316,400, so rent absorbs about 17.6% of median household income.
- Is Harwood Heights village affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Harwood Heights village is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Harwood Heights village data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.