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Harrisburg Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 509,074
Land Area (2000): 4,219.020 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 91.866 square kilometers

Harrisburg Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	616,732	2002	632,171	2005	520,307
2000	Not Available	2003	515,819	2006	522,275
2001	629,714	2004	519,177	2007	526,335

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	761,278	74.45%
Rural, Farm	13,191	1.29%
Rural, Non-farm	248,076	24.26%

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Harrisburg Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Harrisburg Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	261,597	250,024	11,573	4.42%	44
1991	264,097	251,229	12,869	4.87%	49
1992	267,631	254,016	13,615	5.09%	51
1993	270,253	258,686	11,567	4.28%	43
1994	272,392	261,796	10,596	3.89%	39
1995	275,622	265,530	10,091	3.66%	37
1996	284,615	275,089	9,526	3.35%	34
1997	289,950	280,669	9,281	3.20%	32
1998	289,869	281,397	8,472	2.92%	29
1999	288,581	278,921	9,660	3.35%	33
2000	268,358	259,264	9,094	3.39%	34
2001	272,184	261,151	11,033	4.05%	41
2002	277,106	264,335	12,772	4.61%	46
2003	273,204	260,562	12,641	4.63%	46
2004	275,710	263,528	12,181	4.42%	44
2005	278,099	266,867	11,233	4.04%	40
2006	281,333	270,947	10,387	3.69%	37
2007	281,377	271,261	10,116	3.60%	36
2008	285,909	273,045	12,864	4.50%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	258,049	246,400	11,649	4.51%	45
Feb 1990	257,304	245,241	12,063	4.69%	47
Mar 1990	257,414	247,259	10,155	3.95%	39
Apr 1990	256,016	246,733	9,283	3.63%	36
May 1990	259,684	249,677	10,007	3.85%	39
Jun 1990	266,699	254,739	11,960	4.48%	45
Jul 1990	267,754	256,152	11,602	4.33%	43
Aug 1990	267,089	255,031	12,058	4.51%	45
Sep 1990	264,060	250,575	13,485	5.11%	51
Oct 1990	262,345	250,192	12,153	4.63%	46
Nov 1990	261,770	249,515	12,255	4.68%	47
Dec 1990	260,985	248,775	12,210	4.68%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	257,913	245,927	11,986	4.65%	46
Feb 1991	257,412	244,175	13,237	5.14%	51
Mar 1991	258,571	245,210	13,361	5.17%	52
Apr 1991	261,179	248,420	12,759	4.89%	49
May 1991	263,271	249,673	13,598	5.17%	52
Jun 1991	268,822	255,206	13,616	5.07%	51
Jul 1991	272,688	259,527	13,161	4.83%	48
Aug 1991	271,036	257,606	13,430	4.96%	50
Sep 1991	265,659	253,502	12,157	4.58%	46
Oct 1991	266,055	253,659	12,396	4.66%	47
Nov 1991	264,127	251,790	12,337	4.67%	47
Dec 1991	262,436	250,052	12,384	4.72%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	261,659	246,760	14,899	5.69%	57
Feb 1992	260,297	245,249	15,048	5.78%	58
Mar 1992	262,198	248,081	14,117	5.38%	54
Apr 1992	263,673	250,961	12,712	4.82%	48
May 1992	267,099	253,675	13,424	5.03%	50
Jun 1992	272,920	257,932	14,988	5.49%	55
Jul 1992	275,640	261,429	14,211	5.16%	52
Aug 1992	274,860	261,340	13,520	4.92%	49
Sep 1992	269,033	255,649	13,384	4.97%	50
Oct 1992	267,741	255,122	12,619	4.71%	47
Nov 1992	268,588	255,981	12,607	4.69%	47
Dec 1992	267,866	256,012	11,854	4.43%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	265,591	251,695	13,896	5.23%	52
Feb 1993	265,622	251,997	13,625	5.13%	51
Mar 1993	265,521	252,843	12,678	4.77%	48
Apr 1993	265,760	254,347	11,413	4.29%	43
May 1993	270,150	258,645	11,505	4.26%	43
Jun 1993	273,634	261,931	11,703	4.28%	43
Jul 1993	279,985	267,978	12,007	4.29%	43
Aug 1993	278,506	267,204	11,302	4.06%	41
Sep 1993	270,520	259,849	10,671	3.94%	39
Oct 1993	269,701	259,177	10,524	3.90%	39
Nov 1993	269,262	259,162	10,100	3.75%	38
Dec 1993	268,782	259,406	9,376	3.49%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	268,909	256,320	12,589	4.68%	47
Feb 1994	267,368	254,959	12,409	4.64%	46
Mar 1994	268,729	256,344	12,385	4.61%	46
Apr 1994	268,772	257,855	10,917	4.06%	41
May 1994	271,128	260,837	10,291	3.80%	38
Jun 1994	275,803	265,096	10,707	3.88%	39
Jul 1994	278,451	267,005	11,446	4.11%	41
Aug 1994	277,697	267,187	10,510	3.78%	38
Sep 1994	270,598	260,960	9,638	3.56%	36
Oct 1994	273,562	264,334	9,228	3.37%	34
Nov 1994	273,578	264,732	8,846	3.23%	32
Dec 1994	274,112	265,921	8,191	2.99%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	270,529	259,620	10,909	4.03%	40
Feb 1995	271,614	260,244	11,370	4.19%	42
Mar 1995	272,570	262,041	10,529	3.86%	39
Apr 1995	272,288	262,411	9,877	3.63%	36
May 1995	272,712	262,772	9,940	3.64%	36
Jun 1995	277,744	266,898	10,846	3.91%	39
Jul 1995	283,954	272,723	11,231	3.96%	40
Aug 1995	282,084	271,938	10,146	3.60%	36
Sep 1995	275,268	265,521	9,747	3.54%	35
Oct 1995	277,237	268,380	8,857	3.19%	32
Nov 1995	276,304	267,425	8,879	3.21%	32
Dec 1995	275,155	266,389	8,766	3.19%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	273,980	261,374	12,606	4.60%	46
Feb 1996	276,073	264,684	11,389	4.13%	41
Mar 1996	279,246	268,391	10,855	3.89%	39
Apr 1996	279,184	269,445	9,739	3.49%	35
May 1996	283,222	273,229	9,993	3.53%	35
Jun 1996	287,467	277,419	10,048	3.50%	35
Jul 1996	293,027	282,923	10,104	3.45%	34
Aug 1996	290,396	282,217	8,179	2.82%	28
Sep 1996	286,690	278,738	7,952	2.77%	28
Oct 1996	288,906	281,242	7,664	2.65%	27
Nov 1996	288,849	280,866	7,983	2.76%	28
Dec 1996	288,339	280,540	7,799	2.70%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	285,930	275,912	10,018	3.50%	35
Feb 1997	284,741	274,786	9,955	3.50%	35
Mar 1997	286,530	276,725	9,805	3.42%	34
Apr 1997	285,876	277,282	8,594	3.01%	30
May 1997	290,286	281,137	9,149	3.15%	32
Jun 1997	292,334	282,126	10,208	3.49%	35
Jul 1997	297,798	287,325	10,473	3.52%	35
Aug 1997	296,351	286,804	9,547	3.22%	32
Sep 1997	290,150	281,064	9,086	3.13%	31
Oct 1997	289,115	280,520	8,595	2.97%	30
Nov 1997	290,245	282,003	8,242	2.84%	28
Dec 1997	290,042	282,341	7,701	2.66%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	286,758	276,892	9,866	3.44%	34
Feb 1998	286,685	276,553	10,132	3.53%	35
Mar 1998	287,952	277,704	10,248	3.56%	36
Apr 1998	288,301	280,737	7,564	2.62%	26
May 1998	291,383	283,009	8,374	2.87%	29
Jun 1998	294,416	285,531	8,885	3.02%	30
Jul 1998	296,964	288,249	8,715	2.93%	29
Aug 1998	294,172	286,014	8,158	2.77%	28
Sep 1998	288,827	281,139	7,688	2.66%	27
Oct 1998	287,433	279,889	7,544	2.62%	26
Nov 1998	287,852	280,448	7,404	2.57%	26
Dec 1998	287,685	280,604	7,081	2.46%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	286,232	276,962	9,270	3.24%	32
Feb 1999	286,557	276,680	9,877	3.45%	34
Mar 1999	286,614	277,612	9,002	3.14%	31
Apr 1999	285,772	277,580	8,192	2.87%	29
May 1999	288,888	278,892	9,996	3.46%	35
Jun 1999	293,185	282,049	11,136	3.80%	38
Jul 1999	296,190	284,840	11,350	3.83%	38
Aug 1999	294,438	283,262	11,176	3.80%	38
Sep 1999	287,681	277,113	10,568	3.67%	37
Oct 1999	285,476	276,485	8,991	3.15%	31
Nov 1999	285,684	276,906	8,778	3.07%	31
Dec 1999	286,260	278,674	7,586	2.65%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	265,992	255,766	10,226	3.84%	38
Feb 2000	266,016	255,529	10,487	3.94%	39
Mar 2000	267,148	257,539	9,609	3.60%	36
Apr 2000	265,856	257,851	8,005	3.01%	30
May 2000	267,286	258,131	9,155	3.43%	34
Jun 2000	271,486	261,874	9,612	3.54%	35
Jul 2000	273,703	264,133	9,570	3.50%	35
Aug 2000	273,980	264,499	9,481	3.46%	35
Sep 2000	267,045	258,557	8,488	3.18%	32
Oct 2000	266,865	258,567	8,298	3.11%	31
Nov 2000	267,318	258,791	8,527	3.19%	32
Dec 2000	267,599	259,934	7,665	2.86%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	266,451	256,131	10,320	3.87%	39
Feb 2001	268,440	257,335	11,105	4.14%	41
Mar 2001	269,052	258,152	10,900	4.05%	41
Apr 2001	269,311	260,289	9,022	3.35%	34
May 2001	271,865	261,600	10,265	3.78%	38
Jun 2001	275,982	264,031	11,951	4.33%	43
Jul 2001	278,351	266,868	11,483	4.13%	41
Aug 2001	276,079	264,232	11,847	4.29%	43
Sep 2001	272,754	261,622	11,132	4.08%	41
Oct 2001	272,688	261,198	11,490	4.21%	42
Nov 2001	272,248	260,471	11,777	4.33%	43
Dec 2001	272,990	261,885	11,105	4.07%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	270,177	256,482	13,695	5.07%	51
Feb 2002	272,685	258,724	13,961	5.12%	51
Mar 2002	273,936	260,218	13,718	5.01%	50
Apr 2002	274,583	262,729	11,854	4.32%	43
May 2002	277,922	265,202	12,720	4.58%	46
Jun 2002	280,223	266,792	13,431	4.79%	48
Jul 2002	284,109	270,990	13,119	4.62%	46
Aug 2002	283,026	270,664	12,362	4.37%	44
Sep 2002	278,128	266,630	11,498	4.13%	41
Oct 2002	277,054	265,340	11,714	4.23%	42
Nov 2002	276,623	264,138	12,485	4.51%	45
Dec 2002	276,809	264,105	12,704	4.59%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	272,180	258,324	13,856	5.09%	51
Feb 2003	271,384	257,473	13,911	5.13%	51
Mar 2003	271,442	258,166	13,276	4.89%	49
Apr 2003	270,960	258,951	12,009	4.43%	44
May 2003	272,657	260,009	12,648	4.64%	46
Jun 2003	276,069	262,325	13,744	4.98%	50
Jul 2003	278,466	264,977	13,489	4.84%	48
Aug 2003	277,470	264,900	12,570	4.53%	45
Sep 2003	271,763	260,040	11,723	4.31%	43
Oct 2003	271,596	259,859	11,737	4.32%	43
Nov 2003	272,700	260,894	11,806	4.33%	43
Dec 2003	271,755	260,827	10,928	4.02%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	270,946	257,318	13,628	5.03%	50
Feb 2004	270,768	257,483	13,285	4.91%	49
Mar 2004	273,121	259,784	13,337	4.88%	49
Apr 2004	272,968	261,622	11,346	4.16%	42
May 2004	275,499	263,315	12,184	4.42%	44
Jun 2004	278,461	265,075	13,386	4.81%	48
Jul 2004	282,784	269,815	12,969	4.59%	46
Aug 2004	281,416	269,323	12,093	4.30%	43
Sep 2004	275,714	264,778	10,936	3.97%	40
Oct 2004	275,728	264,436	11,292	4.10%	41
Nov 2004	276,317	265,074	11,243	4.07%	41
Dec 2004	274,793	264,315	10,478	3.81%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	273,513	261,011	12,502	4.57%	46
Feb 2005	273,129	260,420	12,709	4.65%	47
Mar 2005	274,462	262,129	12,333	4.49%	45
Apr 2005	274,639	264,375	10,264	3.74%	37
May 2005	277,978	266,773	11,205	4.03%	40
Jun 2005	280,944	269,051	11,893	4.23%	42
Jul 2005	284,229	272,501	11,728	4.13%	41
Aug 2005	284,025	273,079	10,946	3.85%	39
Sep 2005	279,226	268,899	10,327	3.70%	37
Oct 2005	278,413	268,190	10,223	3.67%	37
Nov 2005	279,042	268,222	10,820	3.88%	39
Dec 2005	277,591	267,748	9,843	3.55%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	276,364	265,201	11,163	4.04%	40
Feb 2006	276,330	264,824	11,506	4.16%	42
Mar 2006	278,543	267,521	11,022	3.96%	40
Apr 2006	277,786	268,093	9,693	3.49%	35
May 2006	280,609	270,076	10,533	3.75%	38
Jun 2006	284,369	273,037	11,332	3.98%	40
Jul 2006	286,840	275,501	11,339	3.95%	40
Aug 2006	286,846	276,111	10,735	3.74%	37
Sep 2006	281,813	272,365	9,448	3.35%	34
Oct 2006	281,811	272,679	9,132	3.24%	32
Nov 2006	282,580	272,861	9,719	3.44%	34
Dec 2006	282,110	273,090	9,020	3.20%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	279,612	268,298	11,314	4.05%	40
Feb 2007	277,991	267,180	10,811	3.89%	39
Mar 2007	279,053	268,655	10,398	3.73%	37
Apr 2007	277,231	268,336	8,895	3.21%	32
May 2007	280,554	270,938	9,616	3.43%	34
Jun 2007	285,070	274,410	10,660	3.74%	37
Jul 2007	287,297	276,562	10,735	3.74%	37
Aug 2007	285,058	274,736	10,322	3.62%	36
Sep 2007	280,994	271,612	9,382	3.34%	33
Oct 2007	280,928	271,401	9,527	3.39%	34
Nov 2007	282,061	272,366	9,695	3.44%	34
Dec 2007	280,672	270,634	10,038	3.58%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	281,722	269,334	12,388	4.40%	44
Feb 2008	280,195	267,435	12,760	4.55%	46
Mar 2008	280,690	268,570	12,120	4.32%	43
Apr 2008	282,258	271,150	11,108	3.94%	39
May 2008	286,757	274,407	12,350	4.31%	43
Jun 2008	290,265	276,799	13,466	4.64%	46
Jul 2008	292,115	278,441	13,674	4.68%	47
Aug 2008	292,195	277,482	14,713	5.04%	50
Sep 2008	286,980	273,785	13,195	4.60%	46
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Harrisburg Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Public Administration	28,434	10.79%
2.	Construction	25,130	9.54%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	14,150	5.37%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	12,676	4.81%
5.	Educational Services	11,932	4.53%
6.	Finance and Insurance	11,668	4.43%
7.	Truck Transportation	10,470	3.97%
8.	Health Care	9,968	3.78%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	7,174	2.72%
10.	Metal Manufactuing	6,428	2.44%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	6,168	2.34%
12.	Food Manufacturing	6,122	2.32%
13.	Repair and Maintenance	6,050	2.30%
14.	Other Transportation	5,812	2.21%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	5,158	1.96%
16.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	4,936	1.87%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	4,640	1.76%
18.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	4,094	1.55%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	4,006	1.52%
20.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,898	1.48%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	34,884	14.60%
2.	Educational Services	27,264	11.41%
3.	Public Administration	26,394	11.05%
4.	Finance and Insurance	23,406	9.79%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	15,818	6.62%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	11,294	4.73%
7.	Social Assistance	8,916	3.73%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	7,228	3.02%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	6,106	2.56%
10.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	5,852	2.45%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	4,826	2.02%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	4,170	1.75%
13.	Food Manufacturing	3,568	1.49%
14.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	3,128	1.31%
15.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	3,078	1.29%
16.	Construction	3,054	1.28%
17.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	2,686	1.12%
18.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,664	1.11%
19.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	2,642	1.11%
20.	Other Transportation	2,418	1.01%

Harrisburg Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	15,528	5.89%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	12,842	4.87%
3.	Other Management Occupations	11,452	4.35%
4.	Computer Specialists	10,620	4.03%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	10,426	3.96%
6.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	9,466	3.59%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	9,462	3.59%
8.	Other Production Occupations	9,308	3.53%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	9,282	3.52%
10.	Other Office and Admin Support	8,538	3.24%
11.	Vehicle Mechanics	7,496	2.84%
12.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	6,730	2.55%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	6,454	2.45%
14.	Business Operations Specialists	6,386	2.42%
15.	Top Executives	5,674	2.15%
16.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	5,174	1.96%
17.	Engineers	4,686	1.78%
18.	Other Material Moving Workers	4,422	1.68%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	4,362	1.66%
20.	Carpenters	4,092	1.55%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	23,762	9.94%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	16,866	7.06%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	9,092	3.80%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	8,774	3.67%
5.	Registered Nurses	8,612	3.60%
6.	Business Operations Specialists	8,610	3.60%
7.	Other Management Occupations	7,674	3.21%
8.	Cashiers	7,620	3.19%
9.	Customer Service Representatives	7,112	2.98%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	6,894	2.89%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	6,360	2.66%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	5,664	2.37%
13.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	5,370	2.25%
14.	Health Technologists and Technicians	5,304	2.22%
15.	Waiters and Waitresses	5,066	2.12%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	4,900	2.05%
17.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	4,840	2.03%
18.	Computer Specialists	4,764	1.99%
19.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	4,740	1.98%
20.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	4,682	1.96%

Harrisburg Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	465,026	57.38%
15-35 hours	91,058	11.24%
1-14 hours	24,605	3.04%
No regular hours	229,775	28.35%

Harrisburg Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	14,886	3.08%
5 AM-5:29 AM	13,838	2.86%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	23,883	4.94%
6 AM-6:29 AM	40,830	8.44%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	53,588	11.08%
7 AM-7:29 AM	76,617	15.84%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	79,422	16.42%
8 AM-8:29 AM	50,104	10.36%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	25,391	5.25%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	20,704	4.28%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	8,754	1.81%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	5,007	1.03%
Noon-3:59 PM	34,302	7.09%
4 PM-11:59 PM	36,493	7.54%

Harrisburg Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	17,682	3.65%
5-9	54,937	11.35%
10-14	83,082	17.17%
15-19	90,642	18.73%
20-24	83,235	17.20%
25-29	30,379	6.28%
30-34	51,431	10.63%
35-39	10,080	2.08%
40-44	12,598	2.60%
45-59	28,090	5.81%
60-89	13,721	2.84%
At least 90	7,942	1.64%

Harrisburg Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	4,152	0.86%	355,805	73.54%
30-44	1,486	0.31%	72,623	15.01%
45-59	618	0.13%	27,472	5.68%
At least 60	860	0.18%	20,803	4.30%

Harrisburg Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	1,143	0.23%
Car / truck / van, carpool	55,740	11.17%
Car / truck / van, solo	398,487	79.87%
Motorcycle	288	0.06%
Other	2,739	0.55%
Public transportation	7,116	1.43%
Walked	18,306	3.67%
Worked at home	15,107	3.03%

Harrisburg Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Harrisburg Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 404,912 (975,644 people)
: 270,394 (799,102 people)
: 115,400
: 569,447
Harrisburg Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	28,017	6.90%
$10,000-$14,999	23,301	5.74%
$15,000-$19,999	24,601	6.06%
$20,000-$24,999	26,693	6.57%
$25,000-$29,999	28,302	6.97%
$30,000-$34,999	27,606	6.80%
$35,000-$39,999	25,304	6.23%
$40,000-$44,999	24,712	6.08%
$45,000-$49,999	23,222	5.72%
$50,000-$59,999	40,285	9.92%
$60,000-$74,999	47,509	11.70%
$75,000-$99,999	44,408	10.93%
$100,000-$124,999	20,891	5.14%
$125,000-$149,999	7,766	1.91%
$150,000-$199,999	6,577	1.62%
$200,000 or more	7,009	1.73%

Harrisburg Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	56,611	27.97%
Family, 2 people	61,776	30.52%
Nonfamily, 2 people	9,456	4.67%
Family, 3 people	31,603	15.62%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,103	0.55%
Family, 4 people	26,153	12.92%
Nonfamily, 4 people	456	0.23%
Family, 5 people	10,176	5.03%
Nonfamily, 5 people	147	0.07%
Family, 6 people	3,163	1.56%
Nonfamily, 6 people	55	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	1,658	0.82%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	23	0.01%

Harrisburg Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	327,642	29.04%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	176,954	15.68%
Public Assistance	8,113	0.72%
Retirement	85,057	7.54%
Self Employment	41,631	3.69%
Social Security	106,595	9.45%
Supplemental Security	11,435	1.01%
Wage / Salary	318,462	28.22%
Other	52,461	4.65%

Harrisburg Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	124,953	58.02%
With children under 18	90,413	41.98%

Harrisburg Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	30,696	7.77%
Married	241,055	61.05%
Never Married	112,117	28.39%
Widowed	10,985	2.78%

Harrisburg Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	42,758	9.97%
Married	236,961	55.26%
Never Married	101,405	23.65%
Widowed	47,682	11.12%

Harrisburg Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Harrisburg Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Harrisburg Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	33,961	4.34%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	95,292	12.17%
High school diploma or equivalent	289,338	36.96%
Some college, no degree	141,355	18.06%
Associate degree	46,245	5.91%
Bachelors degree	115,290	14.73%
Graduate or professional degree	61,324	7.83%

Harrisburg Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	5,843	1.15%	8,097	1.59%	13,940	2.74%
Kindergarten	10,787	2.12%	1,912	0.38%	12,699	2.49%
Grades 1-4	48,882	9.60%	7,937	1.56%	56,819	11.16%
Grades 5-8	51,431	10.10%	6,851	1.35%	58,282	11.45%
Grades 9-12	48,819	9.59%	5,778	1.14%	54,597	10.72%
Undergrad college	30,101	5.91%	12,931	2.54%	43,032	8.45%
Graduate or professional school	6,286	1.23%	3,500	0.69%	9,786	1.92%
Total	202,149	39.71%	47,006	9.23%	249,155	48.94%

Harrisburg Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Harrisburg Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Harrisburg Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	1,458	1,431
2002	1,224	1,216
2003	1,189	936
2004	1,126	1,060

Harrisburg Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Harrisburg Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Harrisburg Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	899,078	91.77%
Below Poverty Level	80,675	8.23%

Harrisburg Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Harrisburg Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 5,118
Harrisburg Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.437	0.263	0.019	0.799	2.518	0.000	3.815	18.605	1.424	23.843
2000	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2001	1.569	0.319	0.029	1.027	2.944	0.000	3.903	16.509	1.010	21.422
2002	1.318	0.331	0.036	0.995	2.680	0.000	3.615	16.309	1.027	20.950
2003	1.345	0.268	0.025	1.138	2.776	0.000	4.027	15.951	1.111	21.089
2004	1.481	0.306	0.029	1.119	2.935	0.000	3.947	16.767	1.063	21.777
2005	1.451	0.334	0.033	1.376	3.194	0.000	3.953	16.559	1.013	21.526
2006	1.645	0.276	0.029	1.313	3.263	0.000	3.872	16.329	0.986	21.186
2007	1.571	0.300	0.040	1.263	3.175	0.000	3.673	15.435	0.906	20.014

Harrisburg Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	16,258
2000	0
2001	15,344
2002	14,938

Harrisburg Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Harrisburg Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Harrisburg Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	63,874	12.55%
10-19 Years	69,515	13.66%
20-29 Years	62,455	12.27%
30-39 Years	75,644	14.86%
40-49 Years	82,417	16.19%
50-59 Years	61,406	12.06%
60-69 Years	40,237	7.90%
70-79 Years	34,340	6.75%
80-89 Years	16,364	3.21%
90+ Years	2,822	0.55%

Harrisburg Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	246,686	48.46%
Female	262,388	51.54%

Harrisburg Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	433,044	85.07%
African-American	46,850	9.20%
Hispanic/Latino	13,588	2.67%
Asian	8,527	1.68%
Multiracial	5,724	1.12%
Amerindian	653	0.13%
Other Race	558	0.11%
Pacific Islander	130	0.03%

Harrisburg Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	333,036	36.12%
2.	Irish	121,979	13.23%
3.	United States Or American	74,950	8.13%
4.	English	73,487	7.97%
5.	Italian	66,310	7.19%
6.	Polish	33,022	3.58%
7.	Dutch	27,654	3.00%
8.	Scotch Irish	21,125	2.29%
9.	French Non-Basque	18,765	2.04%
10.	Scottish	16,258	1.76%

Harrisburg Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	896,777	93.08%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	25,447	2.64%
3.	German	5,618	0.58%
4.	Other West Germanic	4,637	0.48%
5.	Vietnamese	4,030	0.42%
6.	French	3,701	0.38%
7.	Italian	2,436	0.25%
8.	Chinese	2,182	0.23%
9.	Serbo Croatian	1,960	0.20%
10.	Russian	1,560	0.16%

Harrisburg Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	987,442	96.57%
Naturalized immigrant	17,294	1.69%
Not a citizen	17,809	1.74%

Harrisburg Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Harrisburg Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Harrisburg Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

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Harrisburg Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Berrysburg	Lemoyne	Reed
Blain	Linglestown	Royalton
Bloomfield	Liverpool	Rush
Boiling Springs	Londonderry	Rutherford
Bowmansdale	Lower Allen	Rye
Bressler-Enhaut-Oberlin	Lower Frankford	Saville
Buffalo	Lower Mifflin	Schlusser
Camp Hill	Lower Paxton	Shermans Dale
Carlisle	Lower Swatara	Shippensburg
Carroll	Loysville	Shiremanstown
Centre	Lykens	Silver Spring
Colonial Park	Marysville	Skyline View
Conewago	Mechanicsburg	South Hanover
Cooke	Middle Paxton	South Middleton
Dauphin	Middlesex	South Newton
Derry	Middletown	Southampton
Dickinson	Mifflin	Southwest Madison
Duncannon	Miller	Spring
East Hanover	Millersburg	Steelton
East Pennsboro	Millerstown	Summerdale
Elizabethville	Monroe	Susquehanna
Elliottsburg	Mount Holly Springs	Swatara
Enola	New Bloomfield	Toboyne
Grantham	New Buffalo	Tuscarora
Grantville	New Cumberland	Tyrone
Gratz	New Germantown	Upper Allen
Greenwood	New Kingstown	Upper Frankford
Halifax	Newburg	Upper Mifflin
Hampden	Newport	Upper Paxton
Harrisburg	Newville	Walnut Bottom
Hershey	North Middleton	Washington
Highspire	North Newton	Watts
Hopewell	Northeast Madison	Wayne
Howe	Oliver	West Hanover
Hummelstown	Paxtang	West Pennsboro
Ickesburg	Paxtonia	Wheatfield
Jackson	Penbrook	Wiconisco
Jefferson	Penn	Williams
Juniata	Pillow	Williamstown
Landisburg	Plainfield	Wormleysburg
Lawnton	Progress

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Hampden (24,135)	Rutherford (3,859)	Newburg (453)
Susquehanna (20,492)	Lawnton (3,787)	Berrysburg (354)
Carlisle (17,970)	New Bloomfield (3,335)	Pillow (304)
Lower Allen (17,437)	Wheatfield (3,329)	Blain (252)
Lower Paxton (17,395)	Penbrook (3,044)	Landisburg (195)
Monroe (17,064)	Lykens (3,032)	Reed (182)
Swatara (16,097)	Bressler-Enhaut-Oberlin (2,809)	New Buffalo (123)
Upper Allen (15,338)	Boiling Springs (2,769)	Cooke (117)
Colonial Park (13,259)	Highspire (2,720)	Loysville
Hershey (13,255)	Wormleysburg (2,607)	Tyrone
East Pennsboro (12,627)	Millersburg (2,562)	Spring
Carroll (12,128)	Rye (2,327)	Penn
Middlesex (12,036)	Skyline View (2,307)	New Germantown
South Middleton (10,170)	Marysville (2,306)	Plainfield
Shippensburg (10,090)	Saville (2,204)	Oliver
Silver Spring (10,053)	North Newton (2,169)	Shermans Dale
Progress (9,647)	Mount Holly Springs (1,925)	Wayne
Mechanicsburg (9,042)	Liverpool (1,842)	Walnut Bottom
Londonderry (8,616)	Lower Frankford (1,823)	Middletown
East Hanover (8,153)	Upper Frankford (1,807)	Mifflin
Lower Swatara (8,149)	Lower Mifflin (1,620)	Rush
Camp Hill (7,636)	Paxtang (1,570)	Jefferson
New Cumberland (7,349)	Shiremanstown (1,521)	Jackson
Linglestown (6,414)	Duncannon (1,508)	Grantville
Steelton (5,858)	Miller (1,467)	Hopewell
North Middleton (5,666)	Williamstown (1,433)	Grantham
Enola (5,627)	Newville (1,367)	Conewago
Paxtonia (5,254)	Upper Mifflin (1,347)	Summerdale
West Pennsboro (4,887)	Elizabethville (1,344)	Southampton
Middle Paxton (4,823)	South Newton (1,290)	Bowmansdale
South Hanover (4,793)	Watts (1,196)	Centre
Schlusser (4,750)	Wiconisco (1,168)	Elliottsburg
Dickinson (4,702)	Royalton (963)	Greenwood
Newport (4,631)	Howe (910)	Buffalo
Hummelstown (4,360)	Northeast Madison (856)	Bloomfield
Halifax (4,204)	Southwest Madison (856)	Washington
West Hanover (4,198)	Dauphin (773)	Derry
Tuscarora (4,130)	Millerstown (679)	Williams
Juniata (4,043)	Gratz (676)	Ickesburg
Lemoyne (3,995)	New Kingstown (539)