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Harrisburg, PA
Demographic Data




Harrisburg Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Harrisburg Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

50,183

Age

Under 5 Years:
8.3%
5 - 17:
20.1%
18 - 24:
9.0%
25 - 34:
17.7%
35 - 54:
22.6%
55 - 64:
10.9%
Over 65 Years:
11.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.4%
4.4%
84.1%
84.1%
23.9%
23.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Harrisburg
USA
$26,237
$26,237
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Harrisburg
USA
$46,654
$46,654
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

28.3%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Accommodation
Retail
Public Service
Transportation
Manufacturing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Education
Administration
Finance
Other
Wholesale
Construction
17.7%
17.7%
9.8%
9.8%
9.4%
9.4%
9.3%
9.3%
8.0%
8.0%
6.8%
6.8%
6.7%
6.7%
6.0%
6.0%
5.8%
5.8%
5.6%
5.6%
3.3%
3.3%
2.9%
2.9%
2.7%
2.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
42.4%
42.4%
25.3%
25.3%
24.7%
24.7%
4.5%
4.5%
2.8%
2.8%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
African
Polish
Scottish
European
French
Jamaican
Pennsylvania German
Welsh
Nigerian
Scots-Irish
Swiss
Syrian
Other Subsaharan African
Scandinavian
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Haitian
9.0%
9.0%
5.9%
5.9%
4.5%
4.5%
3.9%
3.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.3%
1.3%
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0.7%
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0.6%
0.5%
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0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
African languages
Vietnamese
Arabic
Chinese
Slavic languages
Langs. of India
Urdu
German/Yiddish
Tagalog
Native American languages
Other Asian languages
Thai
Other Indo-European
Serbo-Croatian
French Creole
Hungarian
Navajo
79.0%
79.0%
15.2%
15.2%
0.9%
0.9%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
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0.2%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Harrisburg Residents

8.4%


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