Language Spoken At Home in Harrisburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 8,276 | 100% |
English only | 8,075 | 97.6% |
Language other than English | 201 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 46 | 0.6% |
Spanish | 113 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 40 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 14 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 6 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 68 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 6 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Harrisburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,962 | 100% |
American | 950 | 10.6% |
Arab | 36 | 0.4% |
Czech | 23 | 0.3% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 217 | 2.4% |
English | 1,135 | 12.7% |
French (except Basque) | 228 | 2.5% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 1,576 | 17.6% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 245 | 2.7% |
Irish | 1,717 | 19.2% |
Italian | 219 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 172 | 1.9% |
Norwegian | 41 | 0.5% |
Polish | 82 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 7 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 102 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 186 | 2.1% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 62 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 95 | 1.1% |
Swiss | 15 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 10 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 61 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Harrisburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,670 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,240 | 61.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 931 | 25.4% |
Married-couple family | 1,526 | 41.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 549 | 15.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 162 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 91 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 552 | 15.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 291 | 7.9% |
Nonfamily households | 1,430 | 39.0% |
Householder living alone | 1,306 | 35.6% |
65 years and over | 516 | 14.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,090 | 29.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,111 | 30.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Harrisburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 8,441 | 100% |
Householder | 3,670 | 43.5% |
Spouse | 1,541 | 18.3% |
Child | 2,391 | 28.3% |
Other relatives | 458 | 5.4% |
Nonrelatives | 381 | 4.5% |
Unmarried partner | 198 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Harrisburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,482 | 100% |
Never married | 1,217 | 35.0% |
Now married, except separated | 1,671 | 48.0% |
Separated | 73 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 133 | 3.8% |
Divorced | 388 | 11.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,760 | 100% |
Never married | 840 | 22.3% |
Now married, except separated | 1,700 | 45.2% |
Separated | 99 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 558 | 14.8% |
Divorced | 563 | 15.0% |
Fertility in Harrisburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 187 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 79 | 42.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 92 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 150 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 164 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 11 | 0% |
Grandparents in Harrisburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 154 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 119 | 77.3% |
Less than 1 year | 25 | 16.2% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 11 | 7.1% |
5 or more years | 83 | 53.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 119 | 100% |
Who are female | 97 | 81.5% |
Who are married | 42 | 35.3% |
School Enrollment in Harrisburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,102 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 126 | 6.0% |
Kindergarten | 99 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 876 | 41.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 605 | 28.8% |
College or graduate school | 396 | 18.8% |
Educational Attainment in Harrisburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 5,884 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 460 | 7.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 772 | 13.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,719 | 29.2% |
Some college, no degree | 1,553 | 26.4% |
Associate's degree | 557 | 9.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 466 | 7.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 357 | 6.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 79.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.0% |
Veteran Status in Harrisburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,698 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 852 | 12.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Harrisburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 8,433 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,744 | 20.7% |
Under 18 years | 2,099 | 100% |
With a disability | 193 | 9.2% |
18 to 64 years | 4,823 | 100% |
With a disability | 839 | 17.4% |
65 years and over | 1,511 | 100% |
With a disability | 712 | 47.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Harrisburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 8,793 | 100% |
Same house | 6,954 | 79.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,818 | 20.7% |
Same county | 1,052 | 12.0% |
Different county | 766 | 8.7% |
Same state | 675 | 7.7% |
Different state | 91 | 1.0% |
Abroad | 21 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Harrisburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,962 | 100% |
Native | 8,827 | 98.5% |
Born in United States | 8,728 | 97.4% |
State of residence | 6,949 | 77.5% |
Different state | 1,779 | 19.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 99 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 135 | 1.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Harrisburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 135 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 97 | 71.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 38 | 28.1% |
Year of Entry in Harrisburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 234 | 100% |
Native | 99 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 99 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 135 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 8 | 5.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 127 | 94.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Harrisburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 135 | 100% |
Europe | 34 | 25.2% |
Asia | 38 | 28.1% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 51 | 37.8% |
Northern America | 12 | 8.9% |