Harrisburg, PA

Population (year 2000): 48,950. Estimated population in July 2005: 47,472 (-3.0% change)
Males: 23,006 (47.0%), Females: 25,944 (53.0%)

Zip codes: 17101, 17102, 17103, 17104, 17109, 17110, 17111, 17112, 17113.

Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $26,920 (year 2000)
Median house value: $56,900 (year 2000)

Races in Harrisburg:

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%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (9.6%), Irish (4.6%), Italian (3.7%), United States (3.5%), English (2.2%), Subsaharan African (2.1%).

Land area: 8.1 square miles

For population 25 years and over in Harrisburg

High school or higher: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
Unemployed: 9.8%
Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Harrisburg city

Never married: 44.3%
Now married: 31.2%
Separated: 4.7%
Widowed: 7.4%
Divorced: 12.4%

5.9% Foreign born (2.5% Asia, 2.0% Latin America, 0.9% Africa).

Population change in the 1990s: -3,148 (-6.0%).

Hospitals/medical centers in Harrisburg:

HARRISBURG STATE HOSPITAL (CAMERON & MACLAY STREETS, PO BOX 61260)
PINNACLE HEALTH SYSTEM (111 SOUTH FRONT STREET)
SCCI HOSPITAL HARRISBURG (2601 NORTH THIRD STREET)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Harrisburg:

HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 11 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
LANCASTER (about 43 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 65 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Harrisburg:

CAPITAL CITY (about 5 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; ID: CXY)
KAMPEL (about 18 miles; WELLSVILLE, PA; ID: 2N5)
BERMUDIAN VALLEY AIRPARK (about 20 miles; KRALLTOWN, PA; ID: 07N)

Amtrak station:
HARRISBURG (4TH & CHESTNUT STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/Universities in Harrisburg:

HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (Full-time enrollment: 4,653; Location: ONE HACC DR; Public)
THOMPSON INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 367; Location: 5650 DERRY ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.thompsoninstitute.org)
WIDENER UNIVERSITY-HARRISBURG CAMPUS (FT enrollment: 337; Location: 3800 VARTAN WAY; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master's degree)
ACADEMY OF MEDICAL ARTS AND BUSINESS (FT enrollment: 213; Location: 2301 ACADEMY DR; Private, for-profit; Website: www.Acadcampus.com)
EMPIRE BEAUTY SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 48; Location: 3941 JONESTOWN RD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.empirebeauty.com)
AAA TRAVEL INSTITUTE (Location: 2301 PAXTON CHURCH RD; Private, for-profit)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER ED-CENTRAL OFF (Location: 2986 N 2ND ST DIXON UNIV CTR; Public; Website: www.sshechan.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Harrisburg:

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 11 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 12 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 23 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,098)
YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 27 miles; YORK, PA; FT enrollment: 4,541)
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 40 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 2,216)
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 41 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 47 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)

Public high schools in Harrisburg:

CENTRAL DAUPHIN SHS (Students: 1,826; Grades: 09 - 12)
HARRISBURG HS (Students: 1,682; Grades: 09 - 12)
CENTRAL DAUPHIN EAST SHS (Students: 1,491; Grades: 09 - 12)
SUSQUEHANNA TWP HS (Students: 1,010; Grades: 09 - 12)
DAUPHIN COUNTY AVTS (Students: 919; Grades: 09 - 12)

Private high schools in Harrisburg:

BISHOP MCDEVITT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 739; Location: 2200 MARKET STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
CHRISTIAN SCH OF HARRISBURG (Students: 346; Location: 2000 BLUE MT PKWY BOX 6464; Grades: KG - 12)
NEW GENERATION CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 24; Location: 2609 LOCUST LANE; Grades: PK - 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Harrisburg:

PENN DATA SP ED ENROLLMENTS A (Students: 7,896; Grades: KG - 12)
PENN DATA SP ED ENROLLMENTS B (Students: 7,896; Grades: KG - 12)
CENTRAL DAUPHIN EAST JHS (Students: 820; Grades: 07 - 08)
WILLIAM PENN ACTS SCH (Students: 812; Grades: 03 - 12)
SUSQUEHANNA TWP MS (Students: 796; Grades: 06 - 08)
FOOSE SCH (Students: 744; Grades: KG - 07)
PAXTONIA EL SCH (Students: 741; Grades: KG - 06)
SOUTH SIDE EL SCH (Students: 721; Grades: KG - 06)
THOMAS W HOLTZMAN EL SCH (Students: 693; Grades: 03 - 05)
LINGLESTOWN JHS (Students: 685; Grades: 07 - 09)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Harrisburg:

HOLY NAME OF JESUS SCHOOL (Students: 919; Location: 6190 ALLENTOWN BLVD; Grades: KG - 8)
ST CATHERINE LABOURE (Students: 605; Location: 4020 DERRY STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
ST MARGARET MARY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 351; Location: 2826 HERR ST; Grades: KG - 8)
HOLY FAMILY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 223; Location: 555 S 25TH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
CATHEDRAL CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL (Students: 187; Location: 212 STATE STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
LONDONDERRY SCHOOL (Students: 185; Location: 6003 JONESTOWN RD; Grades: PK - 8)
ST STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 173; Location: 215 N FRONT ST; Grades: PK - 8)
YESHIVA ACADEMY (Students: 135; Location: 3301 N FRONT ST; Grades: PK - 8)
LINGLESTOWN UNITED METHODIST C (Students: 129; Location: 1430 N MOUNTAIN ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
TOWN&COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC (Students: 96; Location: 2910 BRISBAN STREET; Grades: PK - 8)

Library in Harrisburg:

DAUPHIN COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $5,167,483; Location: 101 WALNUT ST; 284,548 books; 25,333 audio materials; 10,771 video materials; 594 serial subscriptions)