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Harrisburg, AR Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Harrisburg is $12,500, which is much lower than the state average of $22,595 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Harrisburg median household income is $25,625, which has grown by 12.09% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 28.22% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Harrisburg residents spend 21.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 21.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #494

Harrisburg, AR	12,500 USD
Arkansas	22,595 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Harrisburg, AR	16,250 USD
Arkansas	26,180 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Harrisburg, AR	26,827 USD
Arkansas	31,010 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Harrisburg, AR	7,409 USD
Arkansas	21,831 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #433

Harrisburg, AR	25,625 USD
Arkansas	41,264 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Harrisburg, AR	35,079 USD
Arkansas	56,824 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #361

Harrisburg, AR	12.09%
Arkansas	28.22%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Harrisburg, AR		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	6.82%	$19,811, see rank	16.38%	$13,300	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.97%	$15,896, see rank	34.84%	$16,823	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.15%	$3,124, see rank	2.40%	$3,329	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.09%	$13,125, see rank	17.54%	$19,527	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Harrisburg, AR	36,875 USD
Arkansas	51,464 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Harrisburg, AR	45,559 USD
Arkansas	66,972 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Harrisburg, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$27,250, see rank	$44,553	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Harrisburg, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
less than 25	$7,386, see rank	$22,179	$25,788
25 to 44	$33,083, see rank	$45,741	$58,398
45 to 64	$25,769, see rank	$48,739	$65,027
65 or over	$23,646, see rank	$32,199	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Harrisburg, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,838, see rank	2,315,782	248,775,628
Male¹	864, 47.01%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	360, 41.67%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	360, 41.67%, see rank	64.31%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	336, 93.33%, see rank	91.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	24, 6.67%, see rank	8.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	504, 58.33%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	974, 52.99%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	412, 42.30%, see rank	54.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	412, 42.30%, see rank	54.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	365, 88.59%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	47, 11.41%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	562, 57.70%, see rank	45.92%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Harrisburg, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	701, 100%	1,232,572	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	571, 81.46%, see rank	82.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	66, 9.42%, see rank	10.87%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	5.06%
Walked	54, 7.70%, see rank	1.74%	2.78%
Other Means	6, 0.86%, see rank	1.30%	1.79%
Worked at Home	4, 0.57%, see rank	3.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Harrisburg, AR	21.9 minutes
Arkansas	21.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Harrisburg, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	701	1,251,717	143,435,233
Male¹	336, 47.93%, see rank	52.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	121, 36.01%, see rank	26.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	25, 7.44%, see rank	13.60%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	75, 22.32%, see rank	16.14%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.12%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	47, 13.99%, see rank	10.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	42, 12.50%, see rank	23.88%	17.94%
Female¹	365, 52.07%, see rank	47.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	32, 8.77%, see rank	36.99%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	158, 43.29%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	158, 43.29%, see rank	32.72%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	17, 4.66%, see rank	7.99%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Harrisburg, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	701, 100%	1,251,717	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.32%	1.96%
Construction	60, 8.56%, see rank	6.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	46, 6.56%, see rank	13.52%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	38, 5.42%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	107, 15.26%, see rank	13.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	47, 6.70%, see rank	5.45%	4.93%
Information	18, 2.57%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.76%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	37, 5.28%, see rank	7.10%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	157, 22.40%, see rank	24.03%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	113, 16.12%, see rank	8.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	15, 2.14%, see rank	4.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	63, 8.99%, see rank	4.85%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Harrisburg, AR	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	814	36.44%, see rank	19.19%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	139	28.54%, see rank	14.35%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.