Harrisville, RI

Census Place

2024 Population

1,767

US Senator

Jack Reed

Democratic Party

US Senator

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

48.1

7.68% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.4%

11.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$62,535

5.27% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Harrisville, RI is home to a population of 1.77k people, from which 97.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.21% of Harrisville, RI residents were born outside of the country (39 people).

In 2024, there were 19.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.61k people) in Harrisville, RI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 82 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 27 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%

2024 Citizenship

97.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.8% of Harrisville, RI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Harrisville, RI was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Harrisville, RI

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.61k ± 411
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
82 ± 99
Other (Hispanic)
27 ± 41

1.53%

Hispanic Population

27 people

1.53% of the people in Harrisville, RI are hispanic (27 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Harrisville, RI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Rhode Island.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
35,692 ± 4,563 people
Guatemala
19,486 ± 3,397 people
Portugal
11,604 ± 2,631 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Rhode Island was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 35,692 Rhode Island residents, followed by Guatemala with 19,486 and Portugal with 11,604.

Foreign-Born Population

2.21%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

39 people

4.63%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

84 people

As of 2024, 2.21% of Harrisville, RI residents (39 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Harrisville, RI was 4.63%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Harrisville, RI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Harrisville, RI employs 707 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Harrisville, RI were Transportation & Warehousing (122 people), Construction (96 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (95 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($113,500), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($101,080), and Manufacturing ($90,750).

Employment

Occupations

707

2024 Value

± 215

−11.1%

1 Year decline

± 48%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Harrisville, RI declined at a rate of −11.1%, from 795 employees to 707 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Harrisville, RI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (156 people), Management Occupations (80 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (60 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Harrisville, RI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Rhode Island.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Rhode Island (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

707

2024 Value

± 215

−11.1%

1 Year decline

± 48%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Harrisville, RI declined at a rate of −11.1%, from 795 employees to 707 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Harrisville, RI, are Transportation & Warehousing (122 people), Construction (96 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (95 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Harrisville, RI, though some of these residents may live in Harrisville, RI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$66,563

Median earning men ± $34,244

$61,750

Median earning women ± $15,458

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($101,477), Construction ($79,219), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,576).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($64,342) and Retail Trade ($60,648).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Harrisville, RI was $355,000 in 2024, which is 1.07 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $348,700 to $355,000, a 1.81% increase. The homeownership rate in Harrisville, RI is 73.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Harrisville, RI have an average commute time of 43.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Harrisville, RI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$355,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,623

$627

Median Property Taxes

±$197

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 Harrisville, RI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

73.5%

Homeownership

2024

60.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73.5% of the housing units in Harrisville, RI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.2%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$62,535

Median Household Income

± $21,671

853

Number of Households

± 256

In 2024, the median household income of the 853 households in Harrisville, RI declined from $62,535 from the previous year's value of $66,016.

The following chart displays the households in Harrisville, RI 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Harrisville, RI is from Rhode Island.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Rhode Island

0.446

2023 Wage GINI in Rhode Island

In 2024, the income inequality in Rhode Island was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.127% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Rhode Island was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Rhode Island in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (90.7%)
Worked At Home (9.34%)

In 2024, 90.7% of workers in Harrisville, RI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.34%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

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

43.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Harrisville, RI have a longer commute time (43.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.99% of the workforce in Harrisville, RI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Harrisville, RI (201 out of 1.77k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Harrisville, RI is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

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

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

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