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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.59% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Harwood Heights’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

One downside of living in Harwood Heights is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Harwood Heights, the average commute to work is 32.24 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Even though Harwood Heights is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the subway for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The education level of Harwood Heights citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.50% of adults in Harwood Heights have at least a bachelor's 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.