Harrisburg is a medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 49,100 people and 31 constituent neighborhoods, Harrisburg is the 12th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Unlike some cities, Harrisburg isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Harrisburg are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Harrisburg is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Harrisburg who work in office and administrative support jobs (22.04%), sales jobs (8.76%), and management occupations (5.92%).

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.

One of the benefits of Harrisburg is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.21 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Harrisburg use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Harrisburg's citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Harrisburg Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Harrisburg is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 14.27% of adults 25 and older in Harrisburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Harrisburg in 2000 was $15,787, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,148 for a family of four.

Harrisburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Harrisburg home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Harrisburg is 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 11.77% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Harrisburg include German, Italian, and Irish.

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