Harvey is a medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 22,259 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Harvey is the 23rd largest community in Louisiana.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Harvey is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Harvey is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Harvey who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.28%), sales jobs (10.50%), and food service (7.49%).

One of the nice things about Harvey is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

A lot of people in Harvey take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the town, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Harvey, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.

Harvey Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Harvey who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.04% of the adults in Harvey have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Harvey in 2000 was $14,885, 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 $59,540 for a family of four.

Harvey is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Harvey home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Harvey is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Harvey include French, Italian, German, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Harvey is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.