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.

Harrisburg is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.21 minutes getting to work every day.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Harrisburg is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. The bus helps to get a lot of people to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Harrisburg area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Harrisburg Information and Demographics

The education level of Harrisburg citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 14.27% of adults 25 and older in Harrisburg have a college 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.