Harvey vs Kenner

A side-by-side comparison of Harvey and Kenner: population, income, housing, and more.

Harvey and Kenner are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kenner has the higher population (65,113 vs 21,710 in Harvey). Kenner has the higher median household income ($64,099 vs $43,524 in Harvey). Kenner has the higher median home value ($241,800 vs $189,700 in Harvey).

Population, income & housing

	Harvey	Kenner
Population	21,710	65,113
Median age	37.4 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$43,524	$64,099
Median home value	$189,700	$241,800
Median gross rent	$1,196	$1,129
Housing units	9,391	27,984
Homeownership rate	51.5%	61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harvey	Kenner
Population	21,054 → 21,710 (+3.1%)	66,777 → 65,113 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$41,559 → $43,524 (+4.7%)	$54,975 → $64,099 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$139,300 → $189,700 (+36.2%)	$182,100 → $241,800 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$997 → $1,196 (+20.0%)	$969 → $1,129 (+16.5%)

Harvey

Population

21,05421,710

Median household income

$41,559$43,524

Median home value

$139,300$189,700

Median gross rent

$997$1,196

Kenner

Population

66,77765,113

Median household income

$54,975$64,099

Median home value

$182,100$241,800

Median gross rent

$969$1,129

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harvey	Kenner
Under 5	6.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	19.1%	16.8%
18 to 24	5.3%	7.3%
25 to 34	15.6%	13.0%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.3%	12.1%
65 to 74	10.0%	11.7%
75 and over	5.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harvey	Kenner
White (non-Hispanic)	28.0%	41.7%
Black or African American	43.8%	18.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	8.7%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	1.3%
Two or more races	1.6%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	29.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harvey	Kenner
No high school diploma	15.5%	15.3%
High school graduate	36.6%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harvey	Kenner
Drove alone	81.7%	78.8%
Carpooled	9.0%	12.5%
Public transit	2.9%	0.5%
Walked	1.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	4.3%
Other means	1.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harvey	Kenner
1-unit, detached	59.6%	60.6%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	16.6%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	14.3%	11.7%
20 or more units	4.5%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Harvey	Kenner
Poverty rate	27.3%	14.5%
Average household size	2.50	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1974	1977