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Harrison, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Harrison is a Census town of 20,369 people across 1.21 square miles of land, in Hudson County. Median household income is $93,013, 21.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 13 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Harrison
What Harrison is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.21 sq mi
- Water area0.12 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land16,818
- County holding the largest share of its areaHudson 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
- Population20,369
- Median age33.8
- Population under 183,451
- Share under 1816.9 percent
- Population 65 and over2,233
- Share 65 and over11.0 percent
- Households9,389
- Family households5,078
- Share of households that are families54.1 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$93,013
- Per capita income$51,945
- Civilian labor force12,871
- Employed12,194
- Unemployed677 plus or minus 179
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over15,715
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher50.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree27.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Harrison
Housing in Harrison
- Housing units10,062
- Occupied units9,389
- Vacant units673 plus or minus 204
- Vacancy rate6.7 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Owner occupied1,985
- Renter occupied7,404
- Ownership rate21.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$505,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,226
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.7 percent
- Single family units1,058 plus or minus 233
- Share single family10.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Units in buildings of two or more8,961
- Share in buildings of two or more89.1 percent
- Mobile homes43 plus or minus 32
- Median year structure built1990
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 commute9,795
- Commuting under 15 minutes844 plus or minus 221
- Share commuting under 15 minutes8.6 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6,327
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more64.6 percent
- Drove alone31.3 percent
- Carpooled7.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport29.4 percent
- Walked6.5 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home19.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Harrison
SBA loans in Harrison (7(a))
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$11,529,000
- Average approval$886,846
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported108
- Jobs per approval8.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more15.4 percent
- Share to franchises7.7 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
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 communityTown of Harrison
- NFIP community number340221
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/16/06
The Town of Harrison participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 340221 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.
Hudson County, not Harrison
Hudson County context, not Harrison figures
- Establishments in Hudson County14,119
- Covered employment, Hudson County273,729
- Average annual pay, Hudson County$94,901
- Housing units permitted, Hudson County5,136
Every figure in this section is published for Hudson 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, New Jersey?
20,369, in 9,389 households. Harrison town covers 1.21 square miles of land, which is 16,818 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?
Hudson 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?
$93,013. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $505,800. Median gross rent is $2,226 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?
13 7(a) approvals totaling $11.5 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $150,000. 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, town of, community 340221, 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 Hudson 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.
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