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Community Profile: Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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Table 1: Racial Composition of the State of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg-Carlisle MSA, and City of Harrisburg

 
State of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg-Carlisle MSA
City of Harrisburg 
Total Population
12,281,054
509,074
49,100
White alone
85.4%
86.2%
32.1%
Black or African American alone
9.9%
9.2%
53.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone
0.1%
0.1%
0.3%
Asian alone
1.8%
1.7%
2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Some other race alone
1.5%
1.3%
6.8%
Two or more races
1.3%
1.5%
4.6%
Total Percentage
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino in Origin of Total Population
3.2%
2.7%
11.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Table 2: Distribution of Households by Income of Census Tract Within the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA

 
Total Households
Low-Income Households
(<50%)
Moderate-Income Households
(50-79%)
Middle-Income Households
(80-119%)
Upper-Income Households
(≥120%)
Tract Income
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Low Income
6,418
3.2
3,410
7.9
1,317
3.7
715
1.7
976
1.2
Moderate Income
34,680
17.1
11,508
26.8
7,637
21.1
7,283
17.6
8,252
10.1
Middle Income
121,153
59.8
23,242
54.2
22,453
62.0
26,659
64.2
48,799
59.6
Upper Income
40,205
19.9
4,749
11.1
4,789
13.2
6,861
16.5
23,806
29.1
Total
202,456
100.0
42,909
100.0
36,196
100.0
41,518
100.0
81,833
100.0
Percentage of Households in Tracts of Any Income
 
 
 
21.2
 
17.9
 
20.5
 
40.4

Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), http://www.ffiec.gov. External Link

Figure 1: Racial Composition of the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA

Racial Composition of the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Figure 2: Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA

Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Figure 3: Vacant Housing

Vacant Housing

* Less than 0.5 percent of the vacant housing in the state of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg-Carlisle MSA, and the city of Harrisburg can be attributed to migrant workers.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Figure 4: Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

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