Demographics

City Profile:

Please see the 2025 Harrisburg At a Glance handout at the bottom of this web page for more important data about the City.  This includes our total assets, to our S & P Global Credit Rating, to how many feet of wastewater lines and water lines we have in the City!

Elevation: 309 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
US Census Population Estimate 2021: 3,651
Certified Population Estimate (Portland State University) July 1, 2021:  3,651  (Uncertified, Dec 31, 2024:  3670)
Certified Census Figure April 1, 2020:  3,652
Median resident age (2017): 30.4 years
Median household income (2017): $48,189
Median house value (2017): $144,100
Number of Housing Units (2017): 1,199

Population by Race

White Non-Hispanic -- 91.3%
Hispanic -- 8%
American Indian -- 0.3%
Other race -- 3.2% 

Ancestries

German -- 26.2%
Irish -- 11.9%
English -- 11.6%
French -- 5.4%
Norwegian -- 5.4%

Educational Attainment for Population 25 Years and Over

High School or higher education -- 82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher -- 9.7%
Graduate or professional degree -- 0.9%

Poverty Level

Individuals below poverty level (2017): 19.4%

Businesses

Number of companies (2012): 158

Nearest city with population of 100,000+: Eugene, OR (15.3 miles: population 137,893)
Nearest city with population of 500,000+: Portland, OR (93.9 miles; population 529,121)

Harrisburg is an Equal Opportunity Provider