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17102

Harrisburg, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
8,118
Median household income
$54,573
People below poverty
24.4%
Median home value
$193,700

Income

The median income of households in 17102 was $54,573. An estimated 14.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 17102 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 14.8
$10,000 to $14,999 4.3
$15,000 to $24,999 7.6
$25,000 to $34,999 5.9
$35,000 to $49,999 11.5
$50,000 to $74,999 17.6
$75,000 to $99,999 16.5
$100,000 to $149,999 10.9
$150,000 to $199,999 5.2
$200,000 or more 6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 17102 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 53171
Female 59345

An estimated 77.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 24.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 16.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $17,080. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 17102 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.5
Social Security 24.1
Retirement income 16.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.2
Cash public assistance income 6.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 24.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 51.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 38.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 17102 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 24.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 51.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 38.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.2

In 2020-2024, 20.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 23.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 45.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 21.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 17102 in 2020-2024, 95.9% had health insurance coverage and 4.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 68.2% and public coverage was 37.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 17102 had a total population of 8,118 - 4,120 (50.8%) females and 3,998 (49.2%) males. The median age was 34.9 years. An estimated 13.9% of the population was under 18 years, 50.2% was 19 to 44 years, 19.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 17102 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 181 396
5 to 9 45 121
10 to 14 251 28
15 to 19 83 106
20 to 24 442 368
25 to 29 478 614
30 to 34 562 407
35 to 39 307 237
40 to 44 407 251
45 to 49 187 114
50 to 54 55 160
55 to 59 294 285
60 to 64 239 277
65 to 69 114 166
70 to 74 151 391
75 to 79 120 68
80 to 84 37 26
85 and over 45 105

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 57.2% were White; 24.9% were Black or African American; 2.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.7% were Asian; 10.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 13.8% of the people in 17102 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 55.8% of the people in 17102 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,657 households in 17102. The average household size was 1.66 people.

Married-couple households made up 18.2% of the households in 17102 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 40.4% of all households, while 29.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 26.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 32.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 59.2% of all households.

In 17102, 10% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 21.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 17102 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 18.2
Cohabiting Couples 11.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
40.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 24.2% of males and 25.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 58.6 46
Now married, except separated 24.2 25.2
Separated 2.9 4.8
Widowed 2.6 13.3
Divorced 11.8 10.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 17102, 98 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 44.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.3% of the people living in 17102 were U.S. natives. 57% of the 17102 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.7% of 17102 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 45.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 86.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 17102 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 17102.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 17102 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 62.6
Asia 20
Europe 7.3
Africa 10.1
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 17102 in 2020-2024, 14 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 10% of people at least five years old; 7.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 17102 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 10
Other Indo-European languages 1.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.4
Other languages 1.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 79.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 17102 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 17102 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 79.1
Different house, same county 8.7
Different county, same state 8
Different state 4.2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 49.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 17102 was 1,288 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 60 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 585. College or graduate school enrollment was 643.

Educational Attainment of People in 17102 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.5
High school diploma or equivalency 20.9
Some college, no degree 16.4
Associate's degree 5
Bachelor's degree 28.3
Graduate or professional degree 20.8

Disability

In 17102, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.2% of people under 18 years old, to 10.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 53.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 17102, 67.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 27.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 74.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 20.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,550 74.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 960 20.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 219 4.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 17102 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 17102 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 2.4
Manufacturing 5.1
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 8.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.6
Information 2.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 9.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 19.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.7
Other Services, except public administration 3
Public administration 13.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 17102 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,574 54.3
Service occupations 724 15.3
Sales and office occupations 1,018 21.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 119 2.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 305 6.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 47.5% of 17102 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 17102 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 47.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 5
Walked 12.4
Other means 2.5
Worked from home 27.2

In 2020-2024, 17102 had a total of 5,239 housing units. Of these housing units, 40.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 59.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 17102 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 40.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 59.4
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 54.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 17102 was 4.3 rooms, and of these housing units 33.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 17102 had 4,657 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 582 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 31.5% while renters occupied 68.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.96 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.53.

9.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 4.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 18.1% and another 3.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 17102:

House Heating Fuel Used in 17102 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 47
Electricity 49.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2.6
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 17102 was $193,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 72.1 % had a mortgage. 27.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,530 and for owners without a mortgage it was $506.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 17102 was $1,111. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.