Harrisburg is a tiny village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 314 people and just one neighborhood, Harrisburg is the 736th largest community in Ohio. Harrisburg has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
Harrisburg real estate is some of the most expensive in Ohio, although Harrisburg house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Harrisburg is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Harrisburg is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Harrisburg who work in office and administrative support (13.19%), sales jobs (13.19%), and food service (9.72%).
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.
Of important note, Harrisburg is also a village of artists. Harrisburg has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Harrisburg’s character.
A relatively large number of people in Harrisburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.52% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The overall crime rate in Harrisburg is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Harrisburg has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Harrisburg a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Harrisburg is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Harrisburg, the average commute to work is 33.00 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Harrisburg is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Harrisburg have a very low rate of college education: just 9.28% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Harrisburg in 2022 was $34,131, which is middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $136,524 for a family of four. However, Harrisburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Harrisburg is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Harrisburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Harrisburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Harrisburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.95% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Harrisburg include German, Irish, French Canadian, Swedish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Harrisburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Harrisburg, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 26.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Irish ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.1% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Greek at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.2% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Harrisburg are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 60.5% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 8.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 54.6% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 37.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 25.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (20.8%), and 17.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Harrisburg, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (28.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (26.0%), and residents who report English roots (8.8%), and some of the residents are also of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (3.0%), along with some African ancestry residents (3.0%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (47.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (85.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.