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Harrisburg, PA Urban Area

510,827 Population
250.3 square miles 2,041.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,335 ±$1,519 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$81,817 ±$3,532 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10% ±1.4% (49,466  ±7,150) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.1 minutes ±0.9 (4,667,595  ±256,847) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

213,834 ±3,749 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (494,273  ±10,050) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.6% ±1.4% (5,382  ±1,623) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

221,496 ±3,128 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$285,600 ±$8,705 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.9% ±1.4% (65,267  ±7,252) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92% ±2.2% (330,405  ±10,000.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
39.5% ±1.6% (142,014  ±6,162.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.5% ±1.1% (53,503  ±5,584) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.7% ±0.6% (26,842  ±2,600) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
26,842 Total veterans ±2,600 24,031 Male ±2,613 2,811 Female ±822

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