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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Harrisburg Area is $21,341, which is lower than the state average of $29,519 and is lower than the national average of $28,051. Harrisburg Area median household income is $37,139. On average Harrisburg Area residents spend 21.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 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, #643

Harrisburg Area	21,341 USD
Illinois	29,519 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Harrisburg Area	24,712 USD
Illinois	31,643 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Harrisburg Area	31,353 USD
Illinois	38,636 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Harrisburg Area	17,025 USD
Illinois	26,030 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #810

Harrisburg Area	37,139 USD
Illinois	56,853 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Harrisburg Area	50,529 USD
Illinois	77,163 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Harrisburg Area	11.39%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Harrisburg Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Illinois and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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 Area		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.64%	$8,935, see rank	23.92%	$15,276	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	37.08%	$15,900, see rank	26.34%	$17,010	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	1.63%	$2,966, see rank	2.32%	$3,760	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	24.15%	$18,726, see rank	16.52%	$24,637	17.61%	$23,126

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

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Harrisburg Area	47,133 USD
Illinois	70,144 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Harrisburg Area	61,127 USD
Illinois	90,809 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Harrisburg Area	Illinois	U.S.
White	$38,058, see rank	$61,578	$56,203
Black	$18,185, see rank	$34,735	$35,564
Hispanic	$17,279, see rank	$46,916	$41,994
Asian	$32,344, see rank	$75,230	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$38,491, see rank	$46,201	$37,469
One Race, Other	$15,156, see rank	$45,620	$40,405
Two or More Races	$18,000, see rank	$49,864	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Harrisburg Area	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$25,652, see rank	$24,793	$25,955
25 to 44	$50,398, see rank	$62,477	$58,073
45 to 64	$41,101, see rank	$69,894	$64,486
65 or over	$27,808, see rank	$36,598	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Harrisburg Area	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	19,954, see rank	10,079,433	243,810,053
Male¹	9,621, 48.22%, see rank	48.51%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,858, 60.89%, see rank	72.23%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	12, 0.12%, see rank	0.36%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	5,846, 60.76%, see rank	71.87%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,195, 88.86%, see rank	89.49%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	651, 11.14%, see rank	10.51%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,763, 39.11%, see rank	27.77%	29.80%
Female¹	10,333, 51.78%, see rank	51.49%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,907, 47.49%, see rank	61.43%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	4,907, 47.49%, see rank	61.37%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,367, 89.00%, see rank	90.75%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	540, 11.00%, see rank	9.25%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,426, 52.51%, see rank	38.57%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Harrisburg Area	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	9,183, 100%	5,926,796	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,767, 84.58%, see rank	73.47%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	791, 8.61%, see rank	8.98%	10.03%
Public Transportation	43, 0.47%, see rank	8.71%	4.98%
Walked	118, 1.28%, see rank	3.13%	2.82%
Other Means	140, 1.52%, see rank	1.63%	1.76%
Worked at Home	324, 3.53%, see rank	4.08%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Harrisburg Area	21.5 minutes
Illinois	28.5 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Harrisburg Area	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,562	6,035,426	141,996,548
Male¹	5,195, 54.33%, see rank	52.11%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,123, 21.62%, see rank	33.00%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	785, 15.11%, see rank	14.35%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	882, 16.98%, see rank	18.10%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	79, 1.52%, see rank	0.49%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	925, 17.81%, see rank	8.20%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,040, 20.02%, see rank	20.38%	17.87%
Female¹	4,367, 45.67%, see rank	47.89%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,567, 35.88%, see rank	39.57%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	1,257, 28.78%, see rank	19.98%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,321, 30.25%, see rank	33.12%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 0.05%, see rank	0.12%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	191, 4.37%, see rank	6.76%	5.77%

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 Area	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,562, 100%	6,035,426	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	882, 9.22%, see rank	1.05%	1.90%
Construction	819, 8.57%, see rank	5.38%	6.49%
Manufacturing	584, 6.11%, see rank	12.72%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	222, 2.32%, see rank	3.13%	2.83%
Retail Trade	1,182, 12.36%, see rank	10.91%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	467, 4.88%, see rank	5.84%	5.00%
Information	196, 2.05%, see rank	2.17%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	387, 4.05%, see rank	7.58%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	499, 5.22%, see rank	11.08%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,622, 27.42%, see rank	22.58%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	599, 6.26%, see rank	8.82%	9.18%
Public Administration	695, 7.27%, see rank	3.89%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	408, 4.27%, see rank	4.85%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Harrisburg Area	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,460	18.61%, see rank	13.66%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	896	13.36%, see rank	10.01%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.