About Harbison Canyon

Harbison Canyon is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 3,599 people and just one neighborhood, Harbison Canyon is the 568th largest community in California.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Harbison Canyon is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Harbison Canyon is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Harbison Canyon who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.06%), sales jobs (15.71%), and management occupations (8.72%).

In addition, Harbison Canyon is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Harbison Canyon is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Harbison Canyon really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Harbison Canyon perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Harbison Canyon is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Harbison Canyon, the average commute to work is 30.82 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Harbison Canyon is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Harbison Canyon Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Harbison Canyon who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 20.49% of adults in Harbison Canyon have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Harbison Canyon in 2000 was $23,914, which is upper middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,656 for a family of four.

The people who call Harbison Canyon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Harbison Canyon is White, followed by Native American. Harbison Canyon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.48% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Harbison Canyon include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Harbison Canyon is English. Some people also speak Spanish.