Harrisburg, GA Demographics

Population 195 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Harrisburg

Household size in Harrisburg

Household size, people per household
PeriodHarrisburgGeorgiaU.S.
2006–102.782.702.68
2010–142.432.772.73
2015–192.452.752.71
2020–243.142.732.65
Change+0.36+0.03−0.03
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Harrisburg is a place of big households: 3.14 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.78, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Harrisburg

Median age, years
PeriodHarrisburgGeorgiaU.S.
2006–1039.536.037.7
2010–1443.036.938.6
2015–1944.838.139.6
2020–2441.038.640.1
Change+1.5+2.6+2.3
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At 41.0, the median age in Harrisburg is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's. The population here is older than in Georgia overall, where the median age is 38.6.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Harrisburg

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodHarrisburgGeorgiaU.S.
2006–1017.0%13.8%12.3%
2010–147.4%13.8%12.3%
2015–197.8%13.0%11.6%
2020–249.5%13.4%11.6%
Change−7.5 pts−0.4 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are less common in Harrisburg than nationally: 9.5%, against 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Harrisburg

Renters in Harrisburg

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodHarrisburgGeorgiaU.S.
2006–1014.1%32.8%33.3%
2010–1414.9%35.8%35.6%
2015–1917.5%36.7%36.0%
2020–2426.0%34.3%34.8%
Change+12.0 pts+1.5 pts+1.5 pts
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Just over a quarter of households in Harrisburg rent their homes (26.0%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. About eight in ten owners (79.3%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Harrisburg

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodHarrisburgGeorgiaU.S.
2006–1016.2%13.1%11.4%
2010–1413.0%13.2%11.4%
2015–1916.9%11.6%11.1%
2020–2416.2%10.3%9.6%
Change−0.0 pts−2.8 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy is high in Harrisburg: 16.2% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Harrisburg

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodHarrisburgGeorgiaU.S.
2006–10197419851974
2010–14197019871975
2015–19197519871977
2020–24196819911980
Change−6+6+6
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The housing in Harrisburg is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1968, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Harrisburg

Rent, per month
PeriodHarrisburgGeorgiaU.S.
2006–10$576$910$965
2010–14$658$977$1,040
2015–19$513$1,112$1,213
2020–24$910$1,520$1,571
Change+$334+$609+$606
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The median renter in Harrisburg pays $910 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 34.5% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Harrisburg

Bachelor's degrees in Harrisburg

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodHarrisburgGeorgiaU.S.
2006–104.1%28.1%28.4%
2010–145.8%28.9%29.6%
2015–193.8%31.4%32.1%
2020–2410.4%35.1%35.6%
Change+6.3 pts+7.0 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Harrisburg have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 10.4%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Harrisburg

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodHarrisburgGeorgiaU.S.
2006–1056.7%84.1%84.9%
2010–1452.4%85.4%86.1%
2015–1970.7%87.2%87.7%
2020–2453.1%89.2%89.3%
Change−3.6 pts+5.0 pts+4.3 pts
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Nearly half of adults in Harrisburg never finished high school, well above the national share: only 53.1% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Harrisburg

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodHarrisburgGeorgiaU.S.
2006–1010.2%8.8%8.1%
2010–145.4%10.7%9.4%
2015–193.2%5.8%5.6%
2020–240.4%5.2%5.4%
Change−9.8 pts−3.6 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Harrisburg has been strong: just 0.4% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Harrisburg compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Harrisburg3.1441.09.5%26.0%16.2%1968$91010.4%53.1%0.4%
Summerville2.4143.316.2%38.9%15.8%1975$86811.9%78.0%5.0%
Trion2.9040.115.4%27.7%15.9%1968$86512.2%69.6%3.9%
Berryton2.7839.012.0%30.9%16.3%1977$92414.7%84.5%7.0%
Welcome Hill2.6852.613.2%24.6%14.0%1984$70410.6%77.1%5.5%
Subligna2.7945.59.8%22.1%11.7%1987$74421.2%86.6%1.5%
Chelsea2.4244.620.0%11.9%24.4%1973$84318.5%85.8%1.3%
Teloga2.4343.016.8%25.3%21.6%1985$75616.5%80.0%12.9%
Armuchee2.8147.36.9%16.0%10.3%1988$73430.0%92.3%8.9%
Everett Springs2.6849.415.3%8.5%12.9%1982$70330.9%98.4%0.0%
Floyd Springs2.7946.65.7%18.6%8.2%1990$71731.6%92.0%10.0%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Harrisburg. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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