Harvey is a medium-sized town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 22,236 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Harvey is the 18th largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Harvey is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Harvey is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Harvey who work in food service (11.40%), office and administrative support (8.94%), and teaching (8.05%). In terms of college education, Harvey is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.05% of adults 25 and older in Harvey have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Harvey in 2022 was $30,086, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,344 for a family of four. However, Harvey contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Harvey is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Harvey home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Harvey residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Harvey also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.11% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Harvey include French, Italian, German, English, and Irish. In addition, Harvey has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.57%). The most common language spoken in Harvey is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
