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| Harrisburg |
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| Population 2000: | 48,950 |
| Population 2002: | 48,540 |
| Area codes: | 717 |
| Land area: | 8.1 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 5.9% (2.5% Asia, 2.0% Latin America, 0.9% Africa) |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (18.0%), Public administration (15.3%), Retail trade (10.4%). |
| Population growth: | -410 (-0.84%) |
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| Races |
| Black: | 54.8% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 28.6% |
| Hispanic: | 11.7% |
| Other race: | 6.5% |
| Two or more races: | 3.6% |
| Vietnamese: | 1.9% |
| American Indian: | 1.1% |
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| Marital Status |
| Never married: | 44.3% |
| Now married: | 31.2% |
| Divorced: | 12.4% |
| Widowed: | 7.4% |
| Separated: | 4.7% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $56,900 |
| Household income: | $26,920 |
| Resident age: | 33.0 years |
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| Harrisburg Compared to Pennsylvania State Average |
| House age: | much above |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | above |
| Population density: | above |
| Renting percentage: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 72.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 14.3% |
| Unemployed: | 9.8% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 5.7% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 608.7 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 577 (1173.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 345 (701.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 273 (555.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 106 (215.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 40 (81.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 12 (24.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,575 (3203.5 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 9.6% |
| Irish: | 4.6% |
| Italian: | 3.7% |
| United States: | 3.5% |
| English: | 2.2% |
| Subsaharan African: | 2.1% |