CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Harrisburg

North Carolina · 1,625 residents · 12.5 sq mi

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With 1,625 people, Harrisburg is a city in North Carolina. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 64% since 2000. Households here earn about 49% more than in North Carolina as a whole. The median age is 37.1, about 4 years above the US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.3% of people here.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,625

−64%vs 2000

vs 4,493 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.1

−3%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

12.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.4%(88)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(122)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.3%(86)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(104)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(90)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.7%(272)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416%(260)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415.5%(252)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(176)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(127)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.3%(38)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(10)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,667

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,086 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,955

−37%vs 2000

vs $25,478 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.3%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$83,100

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $165,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$463

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $618 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

88.1%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.2% in 2000

11.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.1%(4,230)

Black3.2%(145)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(37)

Asian0.9%(42)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97%(1,576)

Black2.3%(38)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(2)

Asian0.2%(4)

Other0.4%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Dominican2.4%(472)

South American1.4%(283)

Mexican1.4%(280)

Puerto Rican1.1%(223)

Central American1.1%(223)

Guatemalan0.7%(147)

Peruvian0.5%(103)

Colombian0.4%(86)

Argentine0.2%(49)

Nicaraguan0.2%(43)

Costa Rican0.2%(33)

Ecuadorian0.2%(32)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Venezuelan0.1%(13)

Asian origin

Asian Indian9.7%(1,903)

Nepalese1.9%(380)

Vietnamese1%(202)

Chinese0.8%(155)

Filipino0.7%(131)

Pakistani0.4%(87)

Laotian0.2%(35)

Korean0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(6)

Ancestry

German12.1%(2,368)

English9.2%(1,799)

American8.2%(1,610)

Italian5.3%(1,043)

Irish5.2%(1,022)

Subsaharan African4.2%(823)

Scotch-Irish2.6%(502)

Ethiopian2.1%(421)

French1.9%(369)

Swedish1.5%(290)

Scottish1.3%(263)

Polish1.3%(250)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian1%(205)

Norwegian0.9%(175)

Russian0.8%(159)

Nigerian0.7%(139)

Dutch0.5%(102)

Czech0.4%(80)

Welsh0.4%(77)

Serbian0.4%(73)

Slovak0.4%(73)

French Canadian0.3%(64)

Lithuanian0.3%(61)

Arab0.3%(52)

West Indian0.3%(50)

Romanian0.2%(46)

Swiss0.2%(45)

Palestinian0.2%(37)

Austrian0.2%(37)

Jamaican0.1%(29)

Danish0.1%(20)

Canadian0.1%(17)

British0.1%(15)

Greek0.1%(10)

Hungarian0%(9)

Australian0%(8)

Portuguese0%(6)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.7%

−12.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.6%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.5 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 17.4 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 married26.4%(1,918)

Married67.9%(4,935)

Widowed1.5%(112)

Divorced4.1%(298)

Women 15+

Never married28.2%(2,320)

Married60.3%(4,969)

Widowed5.1%(423)

Divorced6.4%(528)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.3%

−3.0 ptssince 2013

from 10.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

69.7%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 73.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

8.0%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 7.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

82.5%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 87.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

19.1%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% 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)23.8%(233)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)41.4%(405)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.6%(329)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.9%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 979 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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