What is the population of Harrison city?

Harrison city has 13,217 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #30 of 625 in Arkansas.

What is the median household income in Harrison city?

Median household income in Harrison city is $40,568 a year, 48.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Harrison city?

Median gross rent is $703 a month and the median home value is $165,000, so rent absorbs about 20.8% of median household income.

Is Harrison city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Harrison city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Harrison, AR population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Harrison, Arkansas (Harrison, AR — Census place “Harrison city”) is 13,217 residents, ranking #30 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $40,568, the median home is worth $165,000 and median gross rent runs $703 a month. Looking for the Harrison Arkansas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Harrison, AR: 72601.

Population: 13,217Harrison city residents
Median household income: $40,568Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $165,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $703Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 41.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 54.3%Owner-occupied households

Harrison ZIP codes (Arkansas)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Harrison.

The Harrison AR ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

72601

What the numbers mean in Harrison city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Harrison city median would spend about 20.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.6% of residents and 54.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Harrison city, AR in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Harrison city is a mid-size town in Arkansas, with 13,217 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #30 of 625 ranked by population — larger than 95% of them. The median age here is 41.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Harrison city earn a median of $40,568 a year, 48.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 18% below the $49,306 median for the 209 Arkansas cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 16.6% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Harrison city is valued at $165,000, 45.6% below the national figure and 28% above the $128,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $703 a month, 50% below the national figure, or roughly $8,436 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 54.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Harrison city?: Harrison city has 13,217 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #30 of 625 in Arkansas.
What is the median household income in Harrison city?: Median household income in Harrison city is $40,568 a year, 48.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Harrison city?: Median gross rent is $703 a month and the median home value is $165,000, so rent absorbs about 20.8% of median household income.
Is Harrison city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Harrison city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Harrison city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.