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HarveyMI

A town of 2,880, settled in 1860.

Population
2,880
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$263K
Census ACS
Household income
$79K
median
Median age
43.1
years
Jobs based here
573
A commuter town

Is Harvey a good place to live?

Harvey’s July high is 75°F, against 82°F in Michigan’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Harvey’s trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile, where Michigan’s towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. The biggest park or preserve is Marquette Underwater Preserve, at 315 acres. We don’t grade Harvey yet; the figures below are still real.

A growing town

Harvey has grown 133% from 2010 to 2020

1,393 counted in 2010 and 3,244 in 2020.

1,3932010
3,2442020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

Getting set up

Moving to Harvey: who provides what

Harvey is unincorporated, so Marquette County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerUpper Michigan Energy Resources17.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPine Acres Mobile Home ParkNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesMarquette CountyMarquette County provides services here
SchoolsMarquette Area Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereChocolay Township ClerkChocolay Charter Township; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code4985549855 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Harvey.

Work & commute

Harvey has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Harvey for work: only 4% work in town. Harvey’s average trip to work is 16 minutes. Since 2011, Harvey has lost 1,393 jobs, to 573 in 2021.

4%work in town
HarveyMichigan townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work16 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town3.8%5.9%8%

Where working residents work

In Harvey4%
Marquette43%
Ishpeming6%
Chocolay Township5%
Forsyth Township5%
7 mi
median commute distance
573
jobs based in Harvey
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Full pageHarvey’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here573 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work4% work in HarveyCommute times16 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 7 miles

Census LEHD 2021 · ACS

Climate

In Harvey, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

Harvey has cold, snowy winters and cool summers. The January low in Harvey is 12°F.

102″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–28°
Spring30–48°
Summer54–73°
Fall39–54°
Oct 21
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageHarvey’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 75°, January lows 12°Rain & snow102″ of snow a winter · 32 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Low risk in Harvey, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.

37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
37Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHail
Full pageHarvey’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesLow riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters9 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready4.6 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Harvey is

Harvey beats the Michigan average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Harvey.

HarveyMichigan townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)29%34%36%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%32%33%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)21%25%25%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)82%80%79%
32 measures vs. Michigan
10 better21 too close to call1 worse
What stands outHarveyMI
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.8%15.4%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity8.6%11.9%
More adults who have had cancer10.4%8.9%
Uphs Marquette DLP Hospital
4.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
Full pageHarvey’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsFewer adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby4.8 miles to an ER · Uphs Marquette DLP HospitalHow adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than MI on 10 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 0.1% of Harvey

6.8 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.

0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 7 of 4,645 acres
6.8 mi
of trails · 0.9 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Chocolay Bayou Nature Preserve0.5 mi13
2. Marquette Underwater Preserve—315
3. Marquette Unit—315
Full pageHarvey’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map6.8 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk0.5 miles of trail · Chocolay Bayou Nature PreserveConserved land0.1% conserved · 7 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Harvey?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

$460Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in April
Full pageHarvey’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page
Prices over the yearsPrices over the yearsYears of income to buyA typical home costs 5.8 years of incomeRents$845 a month · Median rentVs. the neighbors3 bordering towns

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Harvey

16pages on Harvey
The big questions
HealthBetter than MI on 10 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingWork & commute$79K median household income · 573 jobs hereNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 37% of U.S. communities · cold waves
Out and about
Outdoors7 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesAttractions7 nearby · Lakenenland 10 miLibraryPeter White Public LibraryCollegesNorthern Michigan University is 5.8 mi away
The story
HistorySettled 1860Climate75° summer highs · 102″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Harvey

Northern Michigan UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Marquette5.8 mi$14,277 in-state tuition

About 7 of every 100 Harvey residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Harvey for work

Where Harvey’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

43% → Marquette Marquette 43% 6% → Ishpeming Ishpeming 6% 5% → Chocolay Township Chocolay Township 5% 5% → Forsyth Township Forsyth Township 5% 3% → Marquette Township Marquette Township 3% 3% → Negaunee Negaunee 3% Harvey · 4% stay
573jobs based in Harvey
4%of working residents work in town
7 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

About Harvey

Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States

Harvey is a census-designated place (CDP) in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,244 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,393 in 2010, before the CDP was enlarged by the Census Bureau. The CDP is located within Chocolay and Sands townships. Originally called "Harvey Location", the community is a southwest suburb of Marquette at the junction of U.S. Route 41 and M-28.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
2.6 sq mi
Elevation
650 ft

Harvey’s neighbors

3 towns share a border with Harvey.

Explore the map →
Chocolay TownshipSands TownshipMarquetteChocolay TownshipSands TownshipMarquetteHarvey
Chocolay Township
E · 5% of Harvey workers commute here
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Sands Township
SW · 3% of Harvey workers commute here
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Marquette
N · 43% of Harvey workers commute here
Visit
How the neighbors grade
TownMI rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Harvey——————
Chocolay Township#176A−BA−A−B
Sands Township——B+—CB−
Marquette#310BC−B+A−B

Sands Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Sands Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Harvey isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Harvey with a neighbor →

Questions about Harvey

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Harvey, MI a good place to live?

We don’t grade Harvey yet; the figures below are still real.