Harlem

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  1. Harlem Legal Resources
  2. Harlem Statistics
  3. Harlem Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Harlem Employment Information
  5. Harlem Family Information
  6. Harlem Education Information
  7. Harlem Public Benefits Information
  8. Harlem Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Harlem Legal Resources Back to top

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Harlem Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 4,699
  • Land Area (2000): 107.992 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.298 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 1,769
Harlem Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 2,464 50.39%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 154 3.15%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,272 46.46%

Harlem Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Harlem Employment Information Back to top
Harlem Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 201 13.86%
2. Metal Manufactuing 115 7.93%
3. Machinery Manufacturing 97 6.69%
4. Educational Services 95 6.55%
5. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 86 5.93%
6. Finance and Insurance 66 4.55%
7. Public Administration 65 4.48%
8. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 60 4.14%
9. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 51 3.52%
10. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 46 3.17%
11. Accommodation and Food Services 41 2.83%
12. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 39 2.69%
13. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 37 2.55%
14. Repair and Maintenance 35 2.41%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 29 2.00%
16. Food Manufacturing 28 1.93%
17. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 24 1.66%
18. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 24 1.66%
19. Health Care 24 1.66%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 24 1.66%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 165 13.96%
2. Educational Services 150 12.69%
3. Finance and Insurance 77 6.51%
4. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 76 6.43%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 61 5.16%
6. Metal Manufactuing 58 4.91%
7. Public Administration 53 4.48%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 38 3.21%
9. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 37 3.13%
10. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 36 3.05%
11. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 35 2.96%
12. Machinery Manufacturing 34 2.88%
13. Social Assistance 32 2.71%
14. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 31 2.62%
15. Personal and Laundry Services 25 2.12%
16. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 24 2.03%
17. U.S. Postal Service 20 1.69%
18. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 15 1.27%
19. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 14 1.18%
20. Florists 13 1.10%

Harlem Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 106 7.31%
2. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 100 6.90%
3. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 97 6.69%
4. Other Management Occupations 82 5.66%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 78 5.38%
6. Carpenters 63 4.34%
7. Other Production Occupations 59 4.07%
8. Business Operations Specialists 57 3.93%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 57 3.93%
10. Other Construction Trades 54 3.72%
11. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 47 3.24%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 46 3.17%
13. Assemblers and Fabricators 41 2.83%
14. Engineers 41 2.83%
15. Vehicle Mechanics 41 2.83%
16. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 34 2.34%
17. Operations Managers Non Finance 34 2.34%
18. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 32 2.21%
19. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 29 2.00%
20. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 25 1.72%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 100 8.46%
2. Secretaries and Admins 87 7.36%
3. Other Management Occupations 85 7.19%
4. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 84 7.11%
5. Other Production Occupations 59 4.99%
6. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 58 4.91%
7. Cashiers 46 3.89%
8. Other Office and Admin Support 46 3.89%
9. Registered Nurses 44 3.72%
10. Assemblers and Fabricators 39 3.30%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 36 3.05%
12. Other Sales and Related Occupations 35 2.96%
13. Personal Appearance Workers 34 2.88%
14. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 30 2.54%
15. Child Care Workers 28 2.37%
16. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 24 2.03%
17. Health Technologists and Technicians 24 2.03%
18. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 21 1.78%
19. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 20 1.69%
20. Business Operations Specialists 19 1.61%

Harlem Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 2,336 60.79%
15-35 hours 506 13.17%
1-14 hours 125 3.25%
No regular hours 876 22.79%

Harlem Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 79 3.15%
5 AM-5:29 AM 89 3.55%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 93 3.71%
6 AM-6:29 AM 206 8.21%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 367 14.63%
7 AM-7:29 AM 468 18.66%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 437 17.42%
8 AM-8:29 AM 243 9.69%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 141 5.62%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 69 2.75%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 35 1.40%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 8 0.32%
Noon-3:59 PM 163 6.50%
4 PM-11:59 PM 110 4.39%

Harlem Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 47 1.87%
5-9 165 6.58%
10-14 557 22.21%
15-19 540 21.53%
20-24 520 20.73%
25-29 211 8.41%
30-34 281 11.20%
35-39 30 1.20%
40-44 65 2.59%
45-59 21 0.84%
60-89 40 1.59%
At least 90 31 1.24%

Harlem Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 2,040 81.34%
30-44 0 0.00% 376 14.99%
45-59 0 0.00% 21 0.84%
At least 60 20 0.80% 51 2.03%

Harlem Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 258 9.99%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,217 85.86%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 3 0.12%
Color 4 Box Other 4 0.15%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 20 0.77%
Color 6 Box Walked 6 0.23%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 74 2.87%

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Harlem Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 1,760 (4,890 people)
Families (2000): 1,497 (4,491 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 838
People at same address in 1995: 3,098
Harlem Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 55 3.12%
$10,000-$14,999 42 2.39%
$15,000-$19,999 46 2.61%
$20,000-$24,999 45 2.56%
$25,000-$29,999 42 2.39%
$30,000-$34,999 111 6.31%
$35,000-$39,999 62 3.52%
$40,000-$44,999 90 5.11%
$45,000-$49,999 66 3.75%
$50,000-$59,999 137 7.78%
$60,000-$74,999 314 17.84%
$75,000-$99,999 369 20.97%
$100,000-$124,999 158 8.98%
$125,000-$149,999 82 4.66%
$150,000-$199,999 94 5.34%
$200,000 or more 47 2.67%

Harlem Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 227 13.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 681 39.48%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 34 1.97%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 305 17.68%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 2 0.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 320 18.55%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 5 0.29%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 110 6.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 28 1.62%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 13 0.75%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Harlem Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,594 30.11%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 959 18.11%
Public Assistance 13 0.25%
Retirement 251 4.74%
Self Employment 386 7.29%
Social Security 337 6.37%
Supplemental Security 31 0.59%
Wage / Salary 1,513 28.58%
Other 210 3.97%

Harlem Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 790 56.96%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 597 43.04%

Harlem Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 116 5.88%
Color 1 Box Married 1,418 71.87%
Color 2 Box Never Married 413 20.93%
Color 3 Box Widowed 26 1.32%

Harlem Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 96 4.81%
Color 1 Box Married 1,446 72.48%
Color 2 Box Never Married 325 16.29%
Color 3 Box Widowed 128 6.42%

Harlem Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Harlem Education Information Back to top
Harlem Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 86 2.36%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 283 7.77%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,044 28.67%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,069 29.35%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 270 7.41%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 549 15.07%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 341 9.36%

Harlem Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 24 0.51% 51 1.09% 75 1.60%
Kindergarten 31 0.66% 25 0.53% 56 1.19%
Grades 1-4 186 3.96% 70 1.49% 256 5.45%
Grades 5-8 301 6.41% 81 1.72% 382 8.13%
Grades 9-12 374 7.96% 91 1.94% 465 9.90%
Undergrad college 136 2.89% 39 0.83% 175 3.72%
Graduate or professional school 36 0.77% 8 0.17% 44 0.94%
Total 1,088 23.15% 365 7.77% 1,453 30.92%

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Harlem Public Benefits Information Back to top
Harlem Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 4,749 97.56%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 119 2.44%

Harlem Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Harlem Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Harlem Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 527 11.22%
10-19 Years 786 16.73%
20-29 Years 306 6.51%
30-39 Years 573 12.19%
40-49 Years 981 20.88%
50-59 Years 838 17.83%
60-69 Years 417 8.87%
70-79 Years 202 4.30%
80-89 Years 60 1.28%
90+ Years 9 0.19%

Harlem Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 2,361 50.24%
Color 1 Box Female 2,338 49.76%

Harlem Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 4,504 95.85%
Color 1 Box African-American 61 1.30%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 57 1.21%
Color 2 Box Asian 36 0.77%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 30 0.64%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 7 0.15%
Color 6 Box Other Race 4 0.09%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Harlem Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 2,063 37.11%
2. Irish 734 13.20%
3. English 533 9.59%
4. Swedish 447 8.04%
5. Norwegian 325 5.85%
6. Italian 209 3.76%
7. Dutch 192 3.45%
8. French Non-Basque 165 2.97%
9. Polish 154 2.77%
10. European 127 2.28%

Harlem Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 4,588 96.51%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 76 1.60%
3. French 46 0.97%
4. Scandinavian 21 0.44%
5. German 9 0.19%
6. Polish 9 0.19%
7. Japanese 5 0.11%

Harlem Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 4,806 98.28%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 47 0.96%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 37 0.76%

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Harlem Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.