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Harvard Community Unit School District 50

Harvard Community Unit School District 50 is a unified school district in Illinois with a community population of 12,865. The median household income is $69,748 and the median age is 31.6.

12,865

Population

121

People / sq mi

$69,748

Median Income

31.6

Median Age

Harvard Community Unit School District 50 covers 106 sq mi of land at 121.3 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White62.7%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian42.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$69,748

Median Household Income

$31,549

Per Capita Income

7.6%

Poverty Rate

5.4%

Unemployment

Housing

$206,100

Median Home Value

$1,195

Median Rent

70.0%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

86.5%

High School+

19.8%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Harvard Community Unit School District 50 serves a community with a population of 12,865 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Illinois.

The median household income in Harvard Community Unit School District 50 is $69,748, with a per capita income of $31,549. The poverty rate is 7.6%.

Harvard Community Unit School District 50 is 62.7% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 42.2% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Harvard Community Unit School District 50, 86.5% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 19.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Harvard Community Unit School District 50 is $206,100, with a median rent of $1,195. The homeownership rate is 70.0%.

Data for Harvard Community Unit School District 50 from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 1718420).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.