Harvey, Illinois demographics

Harvey, IL demographics: median age 36.6; 10.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Harvey city, Illinois · Incorporated city · GEOID 1733383. The survey estimates a population of 20,230 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Harvey is 36.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.5 years. There are 7,512 households (±562). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.6 ±4.5	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,230
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Under 18	4,724 ±669	23.4% ±3.2 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	4,888 ±762	24.2% ±3.7 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	7,368 ±727	36.4% ±3.3 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,250 ±428	16.1% ±2.0 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,230
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Male	9,961 ±586	49.2% ±2.3 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	10,269 ±617	50.8% ±2.4 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,230
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
White alone	1,077 ±550 · low precision	5.3% ±2.7 pp · low precision	61.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	10,881 ±1,119	53.8% ±5.2 pp	13.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	73 ±77 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	455 ±224	2.2% ±1.1 pp	6.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	4,415 ±961	21.8% ±4.7 pp	7.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,329 ±1,057	16.5% ±5.2 pp	10.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,230
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,329 ±1,141	60.9% ±5.2 pp	81.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7,901 ±1,294	39.1% ±6.2 pp	18.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,512
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,215 ±309	29.5% ±3.5 pp	45.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	592 ±227	7.9% ±3.0 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,742 ±381	23.2% ±4.8 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,802 ±517	37.3% ±6.3 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	161 ±90 · low precision	2.1% ±1.2 pp · low precision	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,512
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,369 ±338	31.5% ±3.8 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,143 ±696	68.5% ±7.7 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,512
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,802 ±517	37.3% ±6.3 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,458 ±321	19.4% ±4.0 pp	32.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,171 ±353	15.6% ±4.5 pp	14.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,123 ±306	14.9% ±3.9 pp	12.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	443 ±145	5.9% ±1.9 pp	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	299 ±165 · low precision	4.0% ±2.2 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	216 ±139 · low precision	2.9% ±1.8 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,230
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Native	15,801 ±928	78.1% ±3.6 pp	85.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	4,429 ±886	21.9% ±4.3 pp	14.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 19,622
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
English only	12,113 ±1,128	61.7% ±5.2 pp	76.0%	77.7%
Spanish	6,841 ±1,104	34.9% ±5.5 pp	14.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	141 ±154 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	29 ±48 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	2 ±4 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	2.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	404 ±203 · low precision	2.1% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	6 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	74 ±85 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	12 ±14 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 13,528
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,088 ±527	22.8% ±3.6 pp	9.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,076 ±682	37.5% ±4.4 pp	25.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,209 ±554	23.7% ±3.8 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	685 ±182	5.1% ±1.3 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,201 ±334	8.9% ±2.4 pp	22.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	269 ±131	2.0% ±1.0 pp	15.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 20,146
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Same house	17,623 ±962	87.5% ±3.4 pp	88.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,126 ±702	10.6% ±3.5 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	70 ±67 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	210 ±170 · low precision	1.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	117 ±114 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

14.8% of Harvey residents (±2.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally. 88.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Harvey	Illinois	U.S.	Compared with Illinois
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	14.8% ±2.9 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.8% ±2.8 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.3% ±1.2 pp	4.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Harvey . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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