Harvey vs Marrero

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

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

Marrero has the higher population (31,866 vs 21,710 in Harvey). Marrero has the higher median household income ($45,633 vs $43,524 in Harvey). Harvey has the higher median home value ($189,700 vs $173,200 in Marrero).

Population, income & housing

	Harvey	Marrero
Population	21,710	31,866
Median age	37.4 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$43,524	$45,633
Median home value	$189,700	$173,200
Median gross rent	$1,196	$997
Housing units	9,391	13,858
Homeownership rate	51.5%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harvey	Marrero
Population	21,054 → 21,710 (+3.1%)	30,894 → 31,866 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$41,559 → $43,524 (+4.7%)	$44,866 → $45,633 (+1.7%)
Median home value	$139,300 → $189,700 (+36.2%)	$138,700 → $173,200 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$997 → $1,196 (+20.0%)	$915 → $997 (+9.0%)

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

Marrero

Population

30,89431,866

Median household income

$44,866$45,633

Median home value

$138,700$173,200

Median gross rent

$915$997

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harvey	Marrero
Under 5	6.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.1%	16.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	10.2%
25 to 34	15.6%	12.3%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.3%
55 to 64	13.3%	14.6%
65 to 74	10.0%	12.2%
75 and over	5.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harvey	Marrero
White (non-Hispanic)	28.0%	31.3%
Black or African American	43.8%	50.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	8.7%	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harvey	Marrero
No high school diploma	15.5%	22.1%
High school graduate	36.6%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harvey	Marrero
Drove alone	81.7%	79.3%
Carpooled	9.0%	14.6%
Public transit	2.9%	1.2%
Walked	1.8%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	3.2%
Other means	1.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harvey	Marrero
1-unit, detached	59.6%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	16.6%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	14.3%	3.3%
20 or more units	4.5%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Harvey	Marrero
Poverty rate	27.3%	22.2%
Average household size	2.50	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	31	23
Median year structure built	1974	1974