What is the population of Harlem city?

Harlem city has 879 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #111 of 497 in Montana.

What is the median household income in Harlem city?

Median household income in Harlem city is $74,545 a year, 5.1% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Harlem city?

Median gross rent is $770 a month and the median home value is $89,700, so rent absorbs about 12.4% of median household income.

Is Harlem city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 1.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Harlem city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Harlem, MT population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Harlem, Montana (Harlem, MT — Census place “Harlem city”) is 879 residents, ranking #111 of 497 places in Montana. Median household income is $74,545, the median home is worth $89,700 and median gross rent runs $770 a month. Looking for the Harlem Montana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Harlem, MT: 59526.

Population: 879Harlem city residents
Median household income: $74,545Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $89,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $770Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 60.2%Owner-occupied households

Harlem ZIP codes (Montana)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Harlem.

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

59526

What the numbers mean in Harlem city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Harlem city median would spend about 12.4% 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 1.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.9% of residents and 60.2% 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, MT in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Harlem city is a very small community in Montana, with 879 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #111 of 497 ranked by population — larger than 77% of them. The median age here is 40.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 $74,545 a year, 5.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 18% above the $62,992 median for the 94 Montana 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 9.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Harlem city is valued at $89,700, 70.4% below the national figure and 64% below the $250,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $770 a month, 45.2% below the national figure, or roughly $9,240 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.4% 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 1.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 60.2% 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.

With 879 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Harlem city against its county rather than against national figures.

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 879 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #111 of 497 in Montana.
What is the median household income in Harlem city?: Median household income in Harlem city is $74,545 a year, 5.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Harlem city?: Median gross rent is $770 a month and the median home value is $89,700, so rent absorbs about 12.4% of median household income.
Is Harlem city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 1.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Harlem city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.4% 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.