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Language Spoken At Home in Harrisburg-carlisle
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 516,899 | 100% |
English only | 471,168 | 91.2% |
Language other than English | 45,731 | 8.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 16,515 | 3.2% |
Spanish | 16,501 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,854 | 1.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 17,735 | 3.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,596 | 0.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 8,099 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,556 | 0.7% |
Other languages | 3,396 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,509 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Harrisburg-carlisle
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 548,996 | 100% |
American | 31,742 | 5.8% |
Arab | 3,982 | 0.7% |
Czech | 2,017 | 0.4% |
Danish | 745 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 11,262 | 2.1% |
English | 39,648 | 7.2% |
French (except Basque) | 10,793 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 1,369 | 0.2% |
German | 186,820 | 34.0% |
Greek | 2,249 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 4,020 | 0.7% |
Irish | 75,309 | 13.7% |
Italian | 41,796 | 7.6% |
Lithuanian | 2,738 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 2,401 | 0.4% |
Polish | 19,624 | 3.6% |
Portuguese | 652 | 0.1% |
Russian | 4,575 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 9,722 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 9,098 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 4,602 | 0.8% |
Subsaharan African | 3,742 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 3,727 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 4,491 | 0.8% |
Ukrainian | 2,909 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 8,164 | 1.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,554 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Harrisburg-carlisle
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 220,932 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 142,788 | 64.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 60,511 | 27.4% |
Married-couple family | 109,196 | 49.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 40,938 | 18.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 9,032 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,948 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 24,560 | 11.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 14,625 | 6.6% |
Nonfamily households | 78,144 | 35.4% |
Householder living alone | 64,836 | 29.3% |
65 years and over | 23,081 | 10.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 65,800 | 29.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 56,362 | 25.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Harrisburg-carlisle
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 528,029 | 100% |
Householder | 220,932 | 41.8% |
Spouse | 109,285 | 20.7% |
Child | 147,848 | 28.0% |
Other relatives | 22,717 | 4.3% |
Nonrelatives | 27,247 | 5.2% |
Unmarried partner | 13,631 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Harrisburg-carlisle
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 217,652 | 100% |
Never married | 72,235 | 33.2% |
Now married, except separated | 115,582 | 53.1% |
Separated | 4,301 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 5,863 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 19,671 | 9.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 232,594 | 100% |
Never married | 64,441 | 27.7% |
Now married, except separated | 113,955 | 49.0% |
Separated | 5,119 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 24,062 | 10.3% |
Divorced | 25,017 | 10.8% |
Fertility in Harrisburg-carlisle
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 6,970 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,632 | 37.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 104 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Harrisburg-carlisle
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 8,885 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,839 | 43.2% |
Less than 1 year | 904 | 10.2% |
1 or 2 years | 536 | 6.0% |
3 or 4 years | 647 | 7.3% |
5 or more years | 1,752 | 19.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,839 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,357 | 61.4% |
Who are married | 3,030 | 78.9% |
School Enrollment in Harrisburg-carlisle
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 133,870 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 7,806 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 7,038 | 5.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 52,408 | 39.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 28,495 | 21.3% |
College or graduate school | 38,123 | 28.5% |
Educational Attainment in Harrisburg-carlisle
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 376,479 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 11,880 | 3.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 27,581 | 7.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 137,222 | 36.4% |
Some college, no degree | 63,483 | 16.9% |
Associate's degree | 28,625 | 7.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 67,236 | 17.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 40,452 | 10.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.6% |
Veteran Status in Harrisburg-carlisle
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 426,794 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 47,484 | 11.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Harrisburg-carlisle
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 537,970 | 100% |
With a disability | 64,558 | 12.0% |
Under 18 years | 120,810 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,088 | 5.0% |
18 to 64 years | 340,345 | 100% |
With a disability | 32,646 | 9.6% |
65 years and over | 76,815 | 100% |
With a disability | 25,824 | 33.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Harrisburg-carlisle
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 542,983 | 100% |
Same house | 462,460 | 85.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 77,504 | 14.3% |
Same county | 45,180 | 8.3% |
Different county | 32,324 | 6.0% |
Same state | 22,473 | 4.1% |
Different state | 9,851 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 3,019 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Harrisburg-carlisle
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 548,996 | 100% |
Native | 520,698 | 94.8% |
Born in United States | 512,249 | 93.3% |
State of residence | 408,156 | 74.3% |
Different state | 104,093 | 19.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 8,449 | 1.5% |
Foreign born | 28,298 | 5.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Harrisburg-carlisle
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 28,298 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 13,566 | 47.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 14,732 | 52.1% |
Year of Entry in Harrisburg-carlisle
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 36,747 | 100% |
Native | 8,449 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 289 | 3.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 8,160 | 96.6% |
Foreign born | 28,298 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,597 | 5.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 26,701 | 94.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Harrisburg-carlisle
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 28,298 | 100% |
Europe | 5,717 | 20.2% |
Asia | 12,773 | 45.1% |
Africa | 2,764 | 9.8% |
Oceania | 121 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 6,100 | 21.6% |
Northern America | 823 | 2.9% |