2024 population: 615,361 ( 23,660 from 2020)
Land area: 1621.8 square miles
Population density: 379.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	437,786	71.14%	1.2%
Black:	63,518	10.32%	5.8%
Indian:	945	0.15%	2.7%
Asian:	42,969	6.98%	45.1%
2+ races:	15,894	2.58%	13.3%
Hispanic:	54,249	8.82%	22.9%

Total non-White:	177,575	28.86%	19.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	27,145	11.5
Deaths:	26,431	11.2
Net Migration:	13,512	5.7
Net Immigration:	9,609	4.1

Change in White population:	-5,206	-0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	28,866	4.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
591,701
442,992	74.87%
60,025	10.14%
920	0.16%
29,613	5.00%
14,025	2.37%
44,126	7.46%
148,709	25.13%

2010
549,475
442,343	80.50%
53,841	9.80%
747	0.14%
15,816	2.88%
10,234	1.86%
25,831	4.70%
107,132	19.50%

2000
509,074
433,044	85.07%
46,850	9.20%
653	0.13%
8,657	1.70%
5,724	1.12%
13,588	2.67%
76,030	14.93%

1990
474,242
423,371	89.27%
37,976	8.01%
620	0.13%
5,438	1.15%
n/a
6,837	1.44%
50,871	10.73%

1980
446,576
405,055	90.70%
33,260	7.45%
408	0.09%
2,984	0.67%
n/a
4,465	1.00%
41,521	9.30%

1970
410,626
379,048	92.31%
27,939	6.80%
200	0.05%
562	0.14%
n/a
2,399	0.58%
31,578	7.69%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
60,274	11.0
48,471	8.8
2,408	0.4
14,620	2.7

649	0.1
41,577	7.6

Number	Rate
2000's
57,253	11.2
45,117	8.9
10,900	2.1
7,940	1.6

9,299	1.8
31,102	6.1

Number	Rate
1990's
62,934	13.3
45,795	9.7
3,571	0.8
5,688	1.2

9,673	2.0
25,159	5.3

Number	Rate
1980's
61,556	13.8
42,200	9.4
10,634	2.4
n/a

18,316	4.1
9,350	2.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
11,587	2.8
n/a

26,007	6.3
9,943	2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.1
126,193	20.5%
489,168	79.5%
107,596	17.5%

240,026
2.39

150,203	62.6%
114,839	76.5%
14,206	9.5%
89,823	37.4%

2010
Number	Percent
39.9
121,633	22.1%
427,842	77.9%
79,880	14.5%

222,281
2.38

142,563	64.1%
108,563	76.2%
14,431	10.1%
79,718	35.9%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
119,096	23.4%
389,978	76.6%
72,950	14.3%

202,456
2.41

135,197	66.8%
107,149	79.3%
12,721	9.4%
67,259	33.2%

1990
Number	Percent
34.7
109,372	23.1%
364,870	76.9%
64,680	13.6%

183,559
2.50

127,650	69.5%
105,296	82.5%
9,380	7.3%
55,909	30.5%

1980
Number	Percent
31.6
117,142	26.2%
329,434	73.8%
51,883	11.6%

163,117
2.66

119,220	73.1%
101,233	84.9%
8,228	6.9%
43,897	26.9%

2022 Housing Data for Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10,868	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,398	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	7,136	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	7,602	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	8,148	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	7,595	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	8,883	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	9,339	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	8,417	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	18,239	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	25,473	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	34,109	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	26,029	10.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	18,528	7.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	21,828	9.1%
$200,000 or more	21,434	8.9%

Median Household Income	76,543
Per Capita Income	41,165

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	96

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9,653	4.0%
Public Assistance	5,887	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	24,545	10.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	260,349	75.0%
Unemployed	10,776	3.1%
In Armed Forces	1,192	0.3%

Total Labor Force	272,317	78.5%
Not in Labor Force	74,742	21.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	105,715	87,834	54.6%
Non-Profit	10,650	22,631	32.0%
Self-Employed	14,265	7,763	64.8%

Local Government	6,450	8,957	41.9%
State Government	10,179	11,940	46.0%
Federal Government	7,232	3,383	68.1%

Total Private + Self	119,980	95,597	55.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	34,511	46,911	42.4%
Total	154,491	142,508	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	16.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	49,266	16.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	62,218	20.9%
Professional, Technical	74,242	25.0%
Service Occupations	46,735	15.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,369	0.5%
All others	65,056	21.9%

White Collar		62.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	46,771	15.7%
Retail trade	34,348	11.5%
Educational services	25,287	8.5%
Public administration	23,977	8.1%
Manufacturing	23,752	8.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	20,903	7.0%
Transportation and warehousing	20,567	6.9%
Accommodation and food services	18,134	6.1%
Finance and insurance	17,805	6.0%
Construction	15,380	5.2%
Other services	13,384	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10,801	3.6%
Wholesale trade	8,308	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4,506	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,026	1.4%
Information	3,471	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,274	1.1%
Utilities	2,207	0.7%
Management	355	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	261	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,959	1.34%
Puerto Rican	21,167	3.57%
Cuban	1,321	0.22%
Dominican	4,348	0.73%

Total Central American	1,801	0.30%
Costa Rican	7	0.00%
Guatemalan	442	0.07%
Honduran	423	0.07%
Nicaraguan	111	0.02%
Panamanian	323	0.05%
Salvadoran	495	0.08%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3,815	0.64%
Argentinean	374	0.06%
Bolivian	62	0.01%
Chilean	451	0.08%
Colombian	1,041	0.18%
Ecuadorian	470	0.08%
Paraguayan	59	0.01%
Peruvian	866	0.15%
Uruguayan	146	0.02%
Venezuelan	346	0.06%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,621	0.44%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	10,123	1.71%
Chinese	3,517	0.59%
Vietnamese	3,113	0.52%
Bhutanese	1,587	0.27%
Filipino	1,186	0.20%
Korean	882	0.15%
Japanese	643	0.11%
Indonesian	556	0.09%
Laotian	298	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	498,606	89.1%
Spanish	22,406	4.0%
Other Indo-European	12,120	2.2%
German, other Germanic	5,769	1.0%
Other Asian	4,569	0.8%
Other	2,726	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,598	0.5%
Vietnamese	2,559	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,530	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	152,101	25.6%
Irish	70,610	11.9%
English	45,001	7.6%
Italian	41,097	6.9%
American	33,947	5.7%
Polish	17,972	3.0%
French	9,663	1.6%
European	9,137	1.5%
Scottish	8,933	1.5%
Dutch	7,415	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	7,225	1.2%
Pennsylvania German	6,811	1.1%
Welsh	6,704	1.1%
Swedish	4,249	0.7%
Swiss	4,153	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	573,837	96.7%
Not a citizen	19,481	3.3%

Native	550,459	92.8%
Foreign-born	42,859	7.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11,959	2.9%	20,965	5.1%	136,257	33.0%	101,875	24.6%	89,213	21.6%	53,234	12.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11,959	2.9%
9-12 Years	20,965	5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	136,257	33.0%
Some College	101,875	24.6%
Bach. Degree	89,213	21.6%
Grad Degree	53,234	12.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	521,966	498,654	23,312	4.5%
1991	528,244	502,568	25,676	4.9%
1992	534,468	508,090	26,378	4.9%
1993	538,504	516,020	22,484	4.2%
1994	543,798	522,582	21,216	3.9%
1995	551,202	530,946	20,256	3.7%
1996	568,820	549,524	19,296	3.4%
1997	577,482	558,844	18,638	3.2%
1998	579,198	562,052	17,146	3.0%
1999	578,560	558,876	19,684	3.4%

2000	538,444	520,060	18,384	3.4%
2001	545,336	523,070	22,266	4.1%
2002	554,002	528,674	25,328	4.6%
2003	547,566	522,240	25,326	4.6%
2004	552,130	528,026	24,104	4.4%
2005	556,158	533,598	22,560	4.1%
2006	563,286	541,906	21,380	3.8%
2007	567,302	545,906	21,396	3.8%
2008	576,764	550,500	26,264	4.6%
2009	573,452	532,942	40,510	7.1%

2010	578,344	536,156	42,188	7.3%
2011	578,098	538,320	39,778	6.9%
2012	582,028	542,908	39,120	6.7%
2013	579,188	543,796	35,392	6.1%
2014	578,234	549,244	28,990	5.0%
2015	587,106	561,100	26,006	4.4%
2016	593,824	567,726	26,098	4.4%
2017	593,366	568,138	25,228	4.3%
2018	595,276	572,612	22,664	3.8%
2019	604,154	581,206	22,948	3.8%

2020	598,414	552,218	46,196	7.7%
2021	605,104	573,896	31,208	5.2%
2022	611,720	589,028	22,692	3.7%
2023	618,838	600,606	18,232	2.9%
2024	628,038	607,462	20,576	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	255,664
Median Value	$224,611

Occupied	240,026	93.9%
Vacant	15,638	6.1%

Owned	162,300	67.6%
Rented	77,726	32.4%
Median Rent	$1,092

Single-Family Units	190,954	74.7%
Detached	143,459	56.1%
Attached	47,495	18.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	35,063	13.7%
Mobile Homes	10,270	4.0%

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area