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Harvard, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 7,996. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,104 (+13.9% change)
Males: 4,143 (51.8%), Females: 3,853 (48.2%)

McHenry County

Zip code: 60033

Demographics

Median resident age: 28.9 years
Median household income: $44,363
Median house value: $114,700

Population by Race

Races in Harvard:

  • White Non-Hispanic (59.3%)
  • Hispanic (37.8%)
  • Other race (18.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Black (0.9%)
  • Asian Indian (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (23.6%), Irish (10.7%), English (6.3%), Norwegian (3.3%), United States (3.1%), Italian (3.0%).

Elevation: 966 feet

Land area: 5.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Harvard

  • High school or higher: 69.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Harvard city

  • Never married: 28.0%
  • Now married: 58.2%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 6.4%

27.3% Foreign born (25.5% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,863 (+30.4%).

Hospital/medical center in Harvard:

  • HARVARD COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (901 GRANT ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Harvard:

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; WOODSTOCK, IL)
  • NORTHWEST SUBURBAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BELVIDERE, IL)
  • AURORA LAKELAND MEDICAL CTR (about 21 miles; ELKHORN, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Harvard:

  • ROCK CO (about 32 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)
  • GREATER ROCKFORD (about 37 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Abbreviation: RFD)
  • KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 50 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Abbreviation: ENW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Harvard:

  • DACY (about 2 miles; HARVARD, IL; Abbreviation: 0C0)
  • BIG FOOT AIRFIELD (about 7 miles; WALWORTH, WI; Abbreviation: 7V3)
  • LAKE LAWN (about 15 miles; DELAVAN, WI; Abbreviation: C59)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Harvard:

  • MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,707)
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 29 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
  • ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; ELGIN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,077)
  • NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; DeKalb, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,477)
  • KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 39 miles; MALTA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
  • COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 41 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,973)

Public high school in Harvard:

  • HARVARD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 629; Location: 1103 N JEFFERSON ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Harvard:

  • HARVARD JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 704; Location: 1301 GARFIELD ST; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • JEFFERSON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 522; Location: 1200 N JEFFERSON ST; Grades: 01 – 04)
  • WASHINGTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 245; Location: 305 S HUTCHINSON ST; Grades: PK – KG)
  • CENTRAL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 184; Location: 401 N DIVISION ST; Grades: 02 – 02)

Private primary/middle school in Harvard:

  • ST JOSEPHS SCHOOL (Students: 156; Location: 201 N DIVISION ST; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Harvard:

  • DELOS F. DIGGINS LIB. (Operating income: $689,515; Location: 900 EAST MCKINLEY STREET; 28,606 books; 721 audio materials; 297 video materials; 74 serial subscriptions)

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