COMPARING TWO PLACES
Locust vs Harrisburg
PLACE A
Locust, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Locust is 88% smaller than Harrisburg. Locust earns more, with a median household income $28,405 higher. Locust has grown faster since 2000 (55% vs 1%).
LOCUSTHARRISBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population6,12050,522−88% vs Harrisburg
Population density7446,223−5,479
Population growth54.8%1.2%+53.7 pts
Median age36.233.4+2.8
Male46.3%47.4%−1.1 pts
Female53.7%52.6%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born1.8%9.5%−7.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.0%25.2%+65.8 pts
Black2.7%40.9%−38.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.8%26.4%−22.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Other2.5%5.2%−2.7 pts
Median household income$76,504$48,099+$28,405
Per capita income$33,676$27,330+$6,346
Poverty rate8.7%30.5%−21.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3650.483−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%25.9%−3.3 pts
Graduate degree6.8%10.0%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%11.4%−7.8 pts
Labor force participation53.0%64.6%−11.6 pts
Median home value$322,100$124,200+$197,900
Median gross rent$895$1,062−$167
Owner-occupied86.9%36.6%+50.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.0%8.3%−2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households56.4%46.5%+10.0 pts
Average commute32.720.1+12.6
Worked from home13.5%15.8%−2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Uninsured7.9%9.4%−1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025