Harrisburg

Population: 2,574
Median household income: $52,077
Median home value: $112,700

Harrisburg is a community in Poinsett County, Arkansas, home to 2,574 residents. The median household income of $52,077 is above the Poinsett County median ($47,188).

Between 2019 and 2023, Harrisburg's population declined 7.3% from 2,776 to 2,574, while its median home value rose 50.9% from $74,700 to $112,700.

The median resident is 38.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,574
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $52,077
Median home value: $112,700
Median gross rent: $792
Housing units: 1,020
Homeownership rate: 49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7762,574

Median household income

$39,677$52,077

Median home value

$74,700$112,700

Median gross rent

$661$792

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,776	$39,677	$74,700	$661
2020	2,874	$42,686	$73,600	$801
2021	2,700	$45,230	$78,700	$763
2022	2,700	$48,008	$104,000	$850
2023	2,574	$52,077	$112,700	$792

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	178	6.9%
5 to 17	428	16.6%
18 to 24	270	10.5%
25 to 34	283	11.0%
35 to 44	374	14.5%
45 to 54	306	11.9%
55 to 64	294	11.4%
65 to 74	245	9.5%
75 and over	196	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,458	95.5%
Black or African American	58	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	30	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.5%

High school graduate54.8%

Some college or associate's22.4%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	246	14.5%
High school graduate	931	54.8%
Some college or associate's	380	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	127	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.2%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	843	83.5%
Carpooled	116	11.5%
Public transit	5	0.5%
Walked	28	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	0.2%
Other means	15	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	404	40.1%
15 to 29 min	220	21.8%
30 to 44 min	291	28.9%
45 to 59 min	23	2.3%
60+ min	69	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 29.7% (720 of 2,427)

	Count	Share
Family households	629	66.6%
Nonfamily households	316	33.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	945	92.6%
Vacant	75	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	469	49.6%
Renter-occupied	476	50.4%

1-unit, detached66.7%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units17.1%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other6.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	680	66.7%
1-unit, attached	10	1.0%
2 to 4 units	174	17.1%
5 to 19 units	43	4.2%
20 or more units	49	4.8%
Mobile home & other	64	6.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0530400
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.43 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.5638, -90.7216