Harrisburg, NC Housing Market & City Data

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16,576
Population Estimate
$288,822
Median Home Value
94.6%
Employment Rate
48.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$211
Median Listing Price$520,000
Median Days on Market51
Active Listings74
New Listings24
Total Listings (Active + Pending)108
Avg Listing Price$543,756
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-1%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.51
Family Dual Income62.8
Median Household Income$108,942
Median Individual Income$44,752
Home Ownership86.1%
Home Value$288,822
Median Rent$1,634
Rent Burden28.6%
Poverty4.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED3.9%
  • Highschool Education16.4%
  • Some College31.4%
  • Bachelors Degree32.0%
  • Graduate Degree16.3%
  • Total College or Above48.3%
  • Stem Degree39.3%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.4%
  • Female51.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married59.7%
  • Divorced7.6%
  • Never Married29.3%
  • Widowed3.4%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityHarrisburg
State IDNC
Population16,576

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1831.8%
19–2911.1%
30–3910.8%
40–4919.8%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.6%
60–696.7%
70–794.2%
80+2.1%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation69.9%
Unemployment Rate5.4%
Disabled7.2%

ETHNICITY

White64.0%
Black18.8%
Asian10.6%
Native American0.7%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.7%
Multiple4.2%

OTHER

Hispanic3.9%
Limited English0.9%
Health Uninsured4.4%
Veteran6.6%

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Neighborhoods in Harrisburg, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in Harrisburg, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Orchard Park Hoa

    Orchard Park ↗

    Median asking price
    $265,595
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    60
    A

    Nearby schools · estimated

    8/10 · 3 schools

  • Bradford Park Neighborhood Pool

    Bradford Park ↗

    Median asking price
    $460,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    49
    A

    Nearby schools · estimated

    8.3/10 · 3 schools

  • Harrisburg Park

    Harrisburg Park ↗

    Median asking price
    $255,500
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    28
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7.7/10 · 3 schools

  • Abbington Neighborhood Pool

    Abbington ↗

    Median asking price
    $549,500
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    22
    A

    Nearby schools · estimated

    8/10 · 3 schools

  • Rocky River Plantation

    Rocky River Plantation ↗

    Median asking price
    $205,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    14
    A

    Nearby schools · estimated

    8.3/10 · 3 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.