North Carolina · Census place 29800
Harrisburg town, NC
Quick answer
Harrisburg town has 19,203 residents, ranking #53 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $143,393, the median home is worth $431,900 and median gross rent runs $2,407 a month.
- Population
- 19,203Harrisburg town residents
- Median household income
- $143,393Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $431,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,407Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 92.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Harrisburg town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Harrisburg town median would spend about 20.1% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.8% of residents and 92.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Pinehurst village 17,992
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