For a small city, Harvey has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Harvey exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
The rate of college-level education in Harvey is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.70% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Harvey in 2022 was $23,472, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,888 for a family of four. However, Harvey contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Harvey is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 32.66% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Harvey include German, Irish, Polish, African, and Haitian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Harvey's cultural character, accounting for 16.86% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Harvey is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
