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Harrisburg town, Lewis County, NY

478 Population
39.7 square miles 12 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±8.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Lewis County: 41.9 ±0.4
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$40,181 ±$6,925 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Lewis County: $33,677 ±$1,122
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$81,964 ±$16,496 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Lewis County: $68,182 ±$3,903
  • a little less than the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.2% ±4.5% (44  ±24) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Lewis County: 12.3% † 3,254 (±1.4% / ±379)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.2 minutes ±7.2 (5,260  ±2,550) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Lewis County: 24.2 260,065 (±1.4 / ±17,174)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

171 ±34 Number of households
  • Lewis County: 11,110 ±274
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.4 (478  ±120) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Lewis County: 2.4 26,223 (±0.1 / ±11)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

17.9% ±9.6% (19  ±13) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Lewis County: 5.7% † 302 (±1.3% / ±70)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

212 ±40 Number of housing units
  • Lewis County: 15,637 ±55
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$168,300 ±$28,898 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Lewis County: $166,100 ±$5,193
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

2.3% ±3.6% (11  ±17.4) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in Lewis County: 7.8% † 2,058 (±1.1% / ±290.2)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92% ±28% (299  ±60.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Lewis County: 92.3% 17,160 (±3.1% / ±571.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.1% ±8.1% (62  ±29.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Lewis County: 18.6% 3,450 (±1.5% / ±280.9)
  • about half the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

7.3% ±5% (27  ±20) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Lewis County: 8.3% 1,703 (±0.8% / ±164)
  • about double the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
27 Total veterans ±20 26 Male ±19 1 Female ±2

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