Harvey vs Sykeston

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

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

Harvey has the higher population (1,720 vs 96 in Sykeston). Sykeston has the higher median household income ($43,125 vs $42,368 in Harvey). Harvey has the higher median home value ($118,000 vs $53,800 in Sykeston).

Population, income & housing

	Harvey	Sykeston
Population	1,720	96
Median age	43.4 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$42,368	$43,125
Median home value	$118,000	$53,800
Median gross rent	$631	—
Housing units	972	72
Homeownership rate	58.1%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	23.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harvey	Sykeston
Population	1,761 → 1,720 (-2.3%)	95 → 96 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$51,458 → $42,368 (-17.7%)	$79,375 → $43,125 (-45.7%)
Median home value	$89,500 → $118,000 (+31.8%)	$62,000 → $53,800 (-13.2%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $631 (+20.2%)	$419 → $388 (-7.4%)

Harvey

Population

1,7611,720

Median household income

$51,458$42,368

Median home value

$89,500$118,000

Median gross rent

$525$631

Sykeston

Population

9596

Median household income

$79,375$43,125

Median home value

$62,000$53,800

Median gross rent

$419$388

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harvey	Sykeston
Under 5	7.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.8%	18.8%
18 to 24	11.3%	17.7%
25 to 34	9.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	8.7%	6.3%
45 to 54	8.5%	16.7%
55 to 64	9.7%	17.7%
65 to 74	13.1%	16.7%
75 and over	17.4%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harvey	Sykeston
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harvey	Sykeston
No high school diploma	11.1%	8.2%
High school graduate	41.3%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harvey	Sykeston
Drove alone	64.8%	65.1%
Carpooled	17.5%	14.0%
Public transit	1.8%	0.0%
Walked	14.5%	20.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harvey	Sykeston
1-unit, detached	65.9%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Harvey	Sykeston
Poverty rate	12.9%	6.3%
Average household size	1.93	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	11	15
Median year structure built	1966	1963