Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Dauphin
Municipality: Harrisburg city
Total Population 52,376
SEX
Male 24,355
Female 28,021
AGE
Under 5 years 4,619
5 to 17 years 9,493
18 to 20 years 2,294
21 to 24 years 3,210
25 to 44 years 17,473
45 to 54 years 4,566
55 to 59 years 1,920
60 to 64 years 2,005
65 to 74 years 3,633
75 to 84 years 2,412
85 years and over 751
Median age 31.8
Under 18 years 14,112
Percent of total population 26.9
65 years and over 6,796
Percent of total population 13.0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 21,520
Family households (families) 11,829
Married-couple families 5,885
Percent of total households 27.3
Other family, male householder 976
Other family, female householder 4,968
Nonfamily households 9,691
Percent of total households 45.0
Householder living alone 8,159
Householder 65 years and over 2,746
Persons living in households 51,428
Persons per household 2.39
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 948
Institutionalized persons 403
Other persons in group quarters 545
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 22,306
Black 26,502
Percent of total population 50.6
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 147
Percent of total population 0.3
Asian or Pacific Islander 920
Percent of total population 1.8
Other race 2,501
Hispanic Origin (any race) 4,022
Percent of total population 7.7
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 24,590
Occupied housing units 21,520
Owner occupied 9,131
Percent owner occupied 42.4
Renter occupied 12,389
Vacant housing units 3,070
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 32
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3
Units with over 1 person per room 1,062
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 2,208
1-unit, attached 12,232
2 to 4 units 4,400
5 to 9 units 1,476
10 or more units 4,001
Mobile home, trailer, other 273
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 8,095
Less than $50,000 5,880
$50,000 to $99,999 1,943
$100,000 to $149,999 169
$150,000 to $199,999 61
$200,000 to $299,999 27
$300,000 or more 15
Median (dollars) 38,400
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 11,938
Less than $250 4,171
$250 to $499 7,257
$500 to $749 464
$750 to $999 26
$1,000 or more 20
Median (dollars) 296
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 8,095
White 4,454
Black 3,408
Percent of occupied units 42.1
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 17
Percent of occupied units 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 73
Percent of occupied units 0.9
Other race 143
Hispanic origin (of any race) 260
Percent of occupied units 3.2
Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1
Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg
Date Prepared: January, 1997