Harvey.
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Illinois·Cook County
9 tracts·18K people·$88K median·2,966/mi²
Black 54 · Hispanic 39 · Multiracial 3 · White 2 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Living alone 37 · Other 33 · Married couple 29
Health 34 · Manufacturing 30 · Retail 20 · Professional 9 · Leisure 3 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Production · transport 29 · Service 24 · Sales · office 22 · Management · business · science · arts 16 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 65 · Carpool 25 · Transit 9 · Work from home 6 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Harvey is $88,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Harvey has 20,230 residents across 7 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 36.6; the population is 53.6% Black, 39.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Multiracial, 2.4% White, 2.3% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 10.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 22.6% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Bryant Elem School (21%), Holmes Elem School (8%) and Whittier Elem School (7%) lead the elementary schools; Brooks Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (13%); Thornton Township High School is the high school with reported scores (9%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $960/month, 39% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Harvey is $42,429 a year, 51% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Harvey, median rent is $960/month and the median home value is $88,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Harvey reported 10.8 violent crimes and 31.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 86 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 40 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Harvey are inland flooding (88), cold wave (88) and heat wave (72), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Harvey, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).