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Pennsylvania·Dauphin County
14 tracts·50K people·$124K median·6,194/mi²
Black 41 · Hispanic 26 · White 25 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Living alone 43 · Other 35 · Married couple 22
Public admin 36 · Professional 21 · Health 21 · Retail 11 · Manufacturing 5 · Leisure 3 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Service 22 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 19 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 58 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 16 · Walk 7 · Transit 6 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Harrisburg is $124,200 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Harrisburg has 50,287 residents across 14 census tracts and 11 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.4; the population is 40.9% Black, 26.4% Hispanic or Latino, 25.2% White, 4.7% Multiracial, 2.2% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 25.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 30.5% (Census ACS).
Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS (26%), Sylvan Heights Science CS (26%) and Melrose Sch (18%) lead the elementary schools; Marshall Math Science Academy (26%), Marshall Academy (6%) and Camp Curtin Academy (5%) lead the middle schools; Capital Area School for the Arts CS (69%), Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp (45%) and Harrisburg HS (4%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,062/month, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Harrisburg is $48,099 a year, 44% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Harrisburg, median rent is $1,062/month and the median home value is $124,200 (Census ACS).
Harrisburg reported 10.6 violent crimes and 20.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 46 inches; snowfall averages 24 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Harrisburg are inland flooding (99), winter weather (95) and earthquake (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Harrisburg, 7.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).