Harvard is a somewhat small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 9,356 people and three associated neighborhoods, Harvard is the 230th largest community in Illinois.Harvard is a blue-collar town, with 41.90% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Harvard is a city of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Harvard who work in office and administrative support (11.05%), management occupations (7.72%), and maintenance occupations (5.68%). In terms of college education, Harvard is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.24% of adults 25 and older in Harvard have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Harvard in 2022 was $26,464, which is low income relative to Illinois, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,856 for a family of four. However, Harvard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Harvard is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Harvard home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Harvard, accounting for 53.94% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Harvard residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Harvard include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. Harvard also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.29%. The most common language spoken in Harvard is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
