Harrisburg, SD

Census Place

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2023 Population

7,790

8.84% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Thune

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Rounds

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

30.2

1.95% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

1.53%

32.5% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$101,534

12.9% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$281,400

10.9% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

4,594

7.29% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Harrisburg, SD had a population of 7.79k people with a median age of 30.2 and a median household income of $101,534. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Harrisburg, SD grew from 7,157 to 7,790, a 8.84% increase and its median household income grew from $89,966 to $101,534, a 12.9% increase.

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None of the households in Harrisburg, SD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.5% of the residents in Harrisburg, SD are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Harrisburg, SD was $281,400, and the homeownership rate was 79.6%.

Most people in Harrisburg, SD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21 minutes. The average car ownership in Harrisburg, SD was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Harrisburg, SD is home to a population of 7.79k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Harrisburg, SD residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Harrisburg, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

99.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.5% of Harrisburg, SD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Harrisburg, SD was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Harrisburg, SD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
149 ± 134
Vietnam
120 ± 112
Gulf War (1990s)
78 ± 73

Harrisburg, SD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.24 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Harrisburg, SD employs 4.59k people. The largest industries in Harrisburg, SD are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,225 people), Manufacturing (433 people), and Finance & Insurance (394 people), and the highest paying industries are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($100,521), Transportation & Warehousing ($100,329), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($89,629).

Employment

Occupations

4.59k

2023 Value

± 589

7.29%

1 Year growth

± 17.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Harrisburg, SD grew at a rate of 7.29%, from 4.28k employees to 4.59k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Harrisburg, SD, are Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (619 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (514 people), and Management Occupations (444 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Harrisburg, SD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in South Dakota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.59k

2023 Value

± 589

7.29%

1 Year growth

± 17.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Harrisburg, SD grew at a rate of 7.29%, from 4.28k employees to 4.59k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Harrisburg, SD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,225 people), Manufacturing (433 people), and Finance & Insurance (394 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Harrisburg, SD, though some of these residents may live in Harrisburg, SD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,012

Median earning men ± $9,004

$41,641

Median earning women ± $6,302

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Retail Trade ($102,547), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($100,521), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($100,329).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($49,853), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,531), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,881).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.37%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 450k people employed in South Dakota. This represents a 2.37% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.96%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Dakota.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.574% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.482% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (206k), Some college (148k), and Bachelors Degree (133k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Harrisburg, SD was $281,400 in 2023, which is 0.927 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $253,800 to $281,400, a 10.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Harrisburg, SD is 79.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Harrisburg, SD have an average commute time of 21 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Harrisburg, SD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$281,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$13,331

$2,204

Median Property Taxes

±$374

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Harrisburg, SD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Harrisburg, SD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

79.6%

Homeownership

2023

68%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 79.6% of the housing units in Harrisburg, SD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 85.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Harrisburg, SD compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 101.07

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Harrisburg, SD colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$101,534

Median Household Income

± $10,410

2.77k

Number of Households

± 445

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.77k households in Harrisburg, SD grew to $101,534 from the previous year's value of $89,966.

The following chart displays the households in Harrisburg, SD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Harrisburg, SD is from South Dakota.

0.438

2022 Wage GINI in South Dakota

0.439

2021 Wage GINI in South Dakota

In 2022, the income inequality in South Dakota was 0.438 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.26% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Dakota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Dakota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (83%)
Worked At Home (10.9%)
Carpooled (3.75%)

In 2023, 83% of workers in Harrisburg, SD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.9%) and those who carpooled to work (3.75%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Harrisburg, SD have a shorter commute time (21 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.41% of the workforce in Harrisburg, SD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Harrisburg, SD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Harrisburg, SD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Harrisburg, SD have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.53% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Harrisburg, SD (119 out of 7.79k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Harrisburg, SD is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Harrisburg, SD has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 34.8% under 18 years, 25.7% between 18 and 34 years, 35.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 4.08% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Harrisburg, SD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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