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Harrisburg, North Carolina

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StatisticHarrisburgNorth CarolinaUnited States
Total Population19,63310,730,404334,922,499
Median Household Income$148,254$72,388$80,734
Median Age40.139.138.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher56.5%35.7%35.7%
Median Home Value$478,000$288,900$332,700
Median Gross Rent$2,640$1,228$1,413
Poverty Rate3.7%13.0%12.5%
Unemployment Rate3.0%4.7%5.2%
Foreign Born16.5%9.1%14.1%
Homeownership Rate91.5%66.6%65.2%
Average Commute Time29.625.126.4
Worked from Home26.3%16.3%15.1%
Married-Couple Households74.4%47.2%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in Harrisburg, North Carolina

Age in Harrisburg, North Carolina

StatisticHarrisburgNorth CarolinaUnited States
Median Age40.139.138.9
Under 18 %27.1%21.8%22.0%
Age 18-24 %9.3%9.5%9.1%
Age 25-34 %6.8%13.4%13.7%
Age 35-44 %17.6%12.8%13.2%
Age 45-64 %28.5%25.4%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %10.7%17.2%17.2%

Households and families in Harrisburg, North Carolina

StatisticHarrisburgNorth CarolinaUnited States
Households6,1764,282,345129,227,496
Average Household Size3.22.42.5
Family Households83.6%64.3%64.2%
Households with Children50.0%29.1%29.5%
Single-Parent Families9.2%17.1%17.3%
People Living Alone15.2%29.4%28.7%
Never Married27.3%32.9%34.4%

Income and poverty in Harrisburg, North Carolina

StatisticHarrisburgNorth CarolinaUnited States
Per Capita Income$54,237$41,385$44,673
Households Under $25,0005.6%15.8%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,9998.6%16.8%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99918.9%16.6%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More32.4%10.4%13.4%
Poverty Rate3.7%13.0%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty7.8%30.6%28.2%
SNAP Households3.1%12.8%n/a

Housing in Harrisburg, North Carolina

StatisticHarrisburgNorth CarolinaUnited States
Housing Units6,5714,895,668143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes88.5%65.3%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units1.5%14.2%19.1%
Vacancy Rate6.0%12.5%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built2,006.01,991.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied8.5%33.4%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income25.1%29.5%30.6%
Median Property Tax$3,391$1,896n/a

Education in Harrisburg, North Carolina

StatisticHarrisburgNorth CarolinaUnited States
Less than High School4.9%9.9%10.4%
High School Graduate14.2%24.8%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree24.5%29.7%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree35.5%22.2%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree21.0%13.5%14.1%

Work and commuting in Harrisburg, North Carolina

StatisticHarrisburgNorth CarolinaUnited States
Labour Force Participation69.4%62.8%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work64.1%71.5%68.8%
Public Transit2.9%0.7%3.2%
Walked to Work0.6%1.6%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes11.7%26.3%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour9.2%6.5%8.6%
Households Without a Car0.2%5.3%n/a

Origins and language in Harrisburg, North Carolina

StatisticHarrisburgNorth CarolinaUnited States
Born in State of Residence41.1%53.6%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens8.3%3.8%7.4%
Non-Citizens8.2%5.2%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home78.4%86.5%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home6.9%8.7%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency19.3%10.0%16.7%

Cities near Harrisburg

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.