Harwood Heights is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 8,722 people and two associated neighborhoods, Harwood Heights is the 240th largest community in Illinois.

Harwood Heights real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Harwood Heights house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Harwood Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.59% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The overall crime rate in Harwood Heights is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

One downside of living in Harwood Heights, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.24 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

In Harwood Heights, a lot of people use the subway to get to work every day though Harwood Heights is a relatively small village. Those that ride the subway are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

In terms of college education, Harwood Heights is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.50% of adults in Harwood Heights have a college degree.

The per capita income in Harwood Heights in 2022 was $38,606, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,424 for a family of four. However, Harwood Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Harwood Heights is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Harwood Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Harwood Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Harwood Heights also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.88% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Harwood Heights include Polish, Italian, Greek, German, and Irish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Harwood Heights's cultural character, accounting for 45.10% of the village’s population.

The most common language spoken in Harwood Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.