CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Harrisburg

Arkansas · 1,943 residents · 2.43 sq mi

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Harrisburg is a city of 1,943 people in Arkansas. The median age is 39.6, about 7 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $34,800. The median household earns $17,766, about 41% below the national median. Median rent is $255 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,943

−11%vs 2000

vs 2,192 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.6

+6%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.43 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(121)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.3%(103)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(148)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(133)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(132)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412%(234)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(266)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(186)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(197)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.6%(206)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.3%(162)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(55)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,766

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,862 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,349

−32%vs 2000

vs $13,813 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.4%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,800

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$255

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $376 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.0%

+4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.1% in 2000

30.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.3%(2,068)

Black3.2%(71)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(33)

Asian0.2%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(1,922)

Black0.9%(17)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(11)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(37)

Spaniard0.2%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(3)

Ancestry

American27.4%(608)

English11.9%(264)

Irish8.4%(187)

German3.9%(87)

Scottish1.2%(26)

Polish1.1%(25)

Italian0.4%(9)

Bulgarian0.3%(6)

British0.2%(5)

Norwegian0.2%(5)

French Canadian0.2%(4)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.7%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.5%

−11.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.3 min

−3%vs 2000

vs 19.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.4%(344)

Married44.1%(395)

Widowed0.2%(2)

Divorced17.3%(155)

Women 15+

Never married33%(340)

Married35.3%(364)

Widowed13.2%(136)

Divorced18.5%(191)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.5%

−4.6 ptssince 2013

from 20.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.8%

−6.9 ptssince 2020

from 38.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.1%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 7.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.0%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.1%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 41.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

43.1%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 46.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.9%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 58.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)37.1%(23)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21%(13)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.4%(17)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.8%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 62 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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