Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Neighborhood Info

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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania QuickFacts

	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	United States
Total population	48,950	281,421,906
State	Pennsylvania
City	harrisburg

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Population

	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	%, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	United States
Male	23,006	47.0%	49.06%
Female	25,944	53.0%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.0		35.3

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	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	%, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	United States
18 years and over	35,144	71.8%	74.31%
21 years and over	33,271	67.97%	69.97%
62 years and over	6,236	12.74%	14.66%
65 years and over	5,320	10.87%	12.43%

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	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	%, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	United States
White	15,527	31.72%	75.14%
Black or African American	26,841	54.83%	12.32%
Asian	1,384	2.83%	3.64%
Some other race	3,417	6.98%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,781	3.64%	2.43%

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Housing

	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	%, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	United States
Total households	20,561		105,480,101
Family households (families)	10,912	53.07%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	9,649	46.93%	31.94%

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	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	%, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	United States
Total housing units	24,337		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	3,753	15.42%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	20,561	84.48%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	8,703	35.76%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	11,858	48.72%	30.77%

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	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2,998	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	4,353	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	468	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	159	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	82	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	49	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	56,900	119,600

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	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	%, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,821	23.45%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	6,332	30.8%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,065	14.91%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,650	12.89%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,997	9.71%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,728	8.4%	9.65%

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Education

	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	%, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	12,555		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	875	6.97%	6.47%
Kindergarten	808	6.44%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,583	52.43%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,589	20.62%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,700	13.54%	22.81%

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Economy

	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	%, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	United States
Population 16 years and over	36,625		217,168,077
In labor force	23,292	63.6%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	23,283	63.57%	63.39%
- - Employed	20,991	57.31%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,292	6.26%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	9	0.02%	0.53%
Not in labor force	13,333	36.4%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	19,813	54.1%	51.66%
In labor force	11,728	32.02%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	11,728	32.02%	29.65%
- - Employed	10,740	29.32%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,237	11.57%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,811		12,787,501

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	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	%, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	20,613		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,786	18.37%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,054	9.96%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,790	18.39%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,215	15.6%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,151	15.29%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,691	13.05%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,045	5.07%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	581	2.82%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	145	0.7%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	155	0.75%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	26,920		41,994

	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	%, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	United States
With earnings	16,235	44.33%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	37,497		56,604
With Social Security income	4,598	12.55%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	8,886		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,448	3.95%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,559		6,320
With public assistance income	1,572	4.29%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,882		3,032
With retirement income	3,446	9.41%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,389		17,376

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