Harlem is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hendry County, Florida, United States. It was established in 1926, and its population is predominantly African American. The population was 2,441 at the 2020 census, down from 2,658 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Clewiston, Florida Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA).
History
In 1926, a Black settlement on Lake Okeechobee was relocated into what is now Harlem.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Harlem CDP, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|29
|24
|style='background: #ffffe6; |39
|1.06%
|0.90%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.60%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|2,587
|2,539
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,289
|94.76%
|95.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |93.77%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|5
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.18%
|0.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|1
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.04%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|36
|9
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25
|1.32%
|0.34%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.02%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|72
|81
|style='background: #ffffe6; |82
|2.64%
|3.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.36%
|-
|Total
|2,730
|2,658
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,441
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Harlem had a population of 2,441. The median age was 34.1 years. 30.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 77.2 males age 18 and over.
95.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 4.8% lived in rural areas.
There were 854 households in Harlem, of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 27.2% were married-couple households, 20.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 44.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.