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Harrison, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Harrison is a Census city of 2,110 people across 3.72 square miles of land, in Clare County. Median household income is $39,430, 64.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 15 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Harrison
What Harrison is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.72 sq mi
- Water area0.31 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land568
- County holding the largest share of its areaClare 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.
Harrison
How many people live in Harrison
- Population2,110
- Median age47.2 plus or minus 13.6
- Population under 18407 plus or minus 103
- Share under 1819.3 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Population 65 and over609 plus or minus 145
- Share 65 and over28.9 percent
- Households888
- Family households505 plus or minus 102
- Share of households that are families56.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Harrison
Income and work in Harrison
- Median household income$39,430
- Per capita income$24,450
- Civilian labor force661 plus or minus 142
- Employed656 plus or minus 141
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 7
- Unemployment rate0.8 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over1,640
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.0 percent plus or minus 19.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.5 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Harrison
Housing in Harrison
- Housing units1,213
- Occupied units888
- Vacant units325 plus or minus 96
- Vacancy rate26.8 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Owner occupied570 plus or minus 121
- Renter occupied318 plus or minus 105
- Ownership rate64.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$135,100 plus or minus $32,398
- Median gross rent, monthly$620
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.9 percent
- Single family units863
- Share single family71.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more284 plus or minus 107
- Share in buildings of two or more23.4 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Mobile homes66 plus or minus 43
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Harrison
How Harrison gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute574 plus or minus 130
- Commuting under 15 minutes282 plus or minus 84
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more213 plus or minus 93
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.1 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Drove alone82.4 percent
- Carpooled6.5 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Harrison
SBA loans in Harrison (7(a))
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$1,451,200
- Average approval$96,747
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$510,000
- Jobs supported41
- Jobs per approval2.7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more6.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS13
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Harrison, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Harrison
Flood risk in Harrison
- NFIP communityCity of Harrison
- NFIP community number261262
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/03/10
The City of Harrison participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 261262 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.
Clare County, not Harrison
Clare County context, not Harrison figures
- Establishments in Clare County607
- Covered employment, Clare County7,261
- Average annual pay, Clare County$47,949
- Housing units permitted, Clare County30
Every figure in this section is published for Clare County as a whole and is not a measurement of Harrison.
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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What this page does not hold.
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
Harrison questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Harrison, Michigan?
2,110, in 888 households. Harrison city covers 3.72 square miles of land, which is 568 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Harrison in?
Clare 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 Harrison?
$39,430. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $135,100. Median gross rent is $620 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Harrison businesses?
15 7(a) approvals totaling $1.5 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $50,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Harrison, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Harrison borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Harrison. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Harrison in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Harrison appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Harrison, city of, community 261262, 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 Harrison figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Clare 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 Harrison.
Is zoning published for Harrison?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.