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Harrisburg Demographics Information


Population: 48,950

Land area: 8.1 square miles

Zip codes: 17101..17113, 17120..17130, 17177, 17140.

Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $29,183
Median house value: $132,000

Races in Harrisburg:

  • Black (54.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (28.6%)
  • Hispanic (11.7%)
  • Other race (6.5%)
  • Two or more races (3.6%)
  • Vietnamese (1.9%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (9.6%), Irish (4.6%), Italian (3.7%), United States (3.5%), English (2.2%), Subsaharan African (2.1%).

For population 25 years and over in Harrisburg

  • High school or higher: 72.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 9.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Harrisburg city

  • Never married: 44.3%
  • Now married: 31.2%
  • Separated: 4.7%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 12.4%

5.9% Foreign born (2.5% Asia, 2.0% Latin America, 0.9% Africa).

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (42.3 miles, pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (68.9 miles, pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (120.4 miles, pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Penbrook, PA (2.0 miles), Wormleysburg, PA (2.2 miles), Lemoyne, PA (2.3 miles), New Cumberland, PA (2.8 miles), Paxtang, PA (2.9 miles), Progress, PA (3.0 miles), Lower Allen, PA (3.4 miles), Camp Hill, PA (4.0 miles).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 8 buildings, average cost: $66,500
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $66,500
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $33,500
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $78,600
  • 2000: 33 buildings, average cost: $63,500
  • 2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $75,900
  • 2002: 25 buildings, average cost: $64,000
  • 2003: 38 buildings, average cost: $68,500

Area code: 717

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.0%), Public administration (15.3%), Retail trade (10.4%).

 




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