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Harrisburg, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Harrisburg is a Census city of 2,216 people across 2.43 square miles of land, in Poinsett County. Median household income is $48,047, 45.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Harrisburg
What Harrisburg is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.43 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land913
- County holding the largest share of its areaPoinsett County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Harrisburg
How many people live in Harrisburg
- Population2,216
- Median age42.4
- Population under 18391 plus or minus 121
- Share under 1817.6 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over409 plus or minus 94
- Share 65 and over18.5 percent
- Households895
- Family households501
- Share of households that are families56.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Harrisburg
Income and work in Harrisburg
- Median household income$48,047 plus or minus $14,504
- Per capita income$24,058
- Civilian labor force1,025
- Employed941
- Unemployed84 plus or minus 63
- Unemployment rate8.2 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over1,577
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.4 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Harrisburg
Housing in Harrisburg
- Housing units1,019
- Occupied units895
- Vacant units124 plus or minus 69
- Vacancy rate12.2 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Owner occupied411 plus or minus 87
- Renter occupied484 plus or minus 103
- Ownership rate45.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$128,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$688
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.2 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Single family units611 plus or minus 127
- Share single family60.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more334 plus or minus 113
- Share in buildings of two or more32.8 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Mobile homes74 plus or minus 43
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Harrisburg
How Harrisburg gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute921
- Commuting under 15 minutes455 plus or minus 123
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.4 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more248 plus or minus 83
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.9 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Drove alone81.6 percent
- Carpooled11.4 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Public transport1.1 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked3.8 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Worked from home0.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Harrisburg
Flood risk in Harrisburg
- NFIP communityCity of Harrisburg
- NFIP community number050173
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/04/11(M)
The City of Harrisburg participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050173 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Poinsett County, not Harrisburg
Poinsett County context, not Harrisburg figures
- Establishments in Poinsett County333
- Covered employment, Poinsett County5,164
- Average annual pay, Poinsett County$50,036
- Housing units permitted, Poinsett County93
Every figure in this section is published for Poinsett County as a whole and is not a measurement of Harrisburg.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Harrisburg questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Harrisburg, Arkansas?
2,216, in 895 households. Harrisburg city covers 2.43 square miles of land, which is 913 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Harrisburg in?
Poinsett County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Harrisburg?
$48,047. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $128,100. Median gross rent is $688 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Harrisburg in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Harrisburg appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Harrisburg, city of, community 050173, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Harrisburg figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Poinsett County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Harrisburg.
Is zoning published for Harrisburg?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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