Harrisburg is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 14,461 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Harrisburg is the 65th largest community in North Carolina.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Harrisburg is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Harrisburg is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Harrisburg who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.04%), sales jobs (12.19%), and management occupations (11.04%).

Also of interest is that Harrisburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

For most residents of Harrisburg, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 98.5% of people in Harrisburg drive alone to work on most days, making Harrisburg a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Harrisburg's landscape.

Harrisburg 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.

Harrisburg Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Harrisburg citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 28.20% of adults in Harrisburg have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Harrisburg in 2000 was $26,181, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,724 for a family of four. However, Harrisburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Harrisburg home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Harrisburg is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Harrisburg include German, English, Irish, Scotch-Irish, and Italian.

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