One thing noticeable about Harrisburg, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Harrisburg is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Harrisburg a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
Many people in Harrisburg take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the city, the number of people who use the bus to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among Harrisburg citizens for affordable transportation.
The population of Harrisburg overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Harrisburg, 23.86% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Harrisburg in 2022 was $26,237, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,948 for a family of four. However, Harrisburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Harrisburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Harrisburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Harrisburg residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Harrisburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.70% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Harrisburg include German, Irish, English, Italian, and African.
The most common language spoken in Harrisburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
