HarrisburgOH
With 253 residents, this town was laid out in 1827.
Is Harrisburg a good place to live?
Harrisburg’s typical journey to work is 20 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Harrisburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
253 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Harrisburg.
Natural hazards: very low risk in Harrisburg, mostly inland flooding
Expected losses in Harrisburg break down as 62% from inland flooding and 10% from hail. On expected storm and flood damage, Harrisburg sits below 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Young adults are less common in Harrisburg than in Ohio
Here, 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 32% in Ohio as a whole. Adults 18 to 34 are 10% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (38% statewide). Harrisburg’s midpoint age is recorded as 45.6 years.
| Harrisburg | Typical Ohio town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.6 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 24% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 5% and 96% women
The Census survey reached too few of Harrisburg’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±45.7 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Harrisburg | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.6% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.5% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 41.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 0% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 19.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.9% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 24.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 0% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 31.2% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
The climate in Harrisburg brings four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 19°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Harrisburg has 1.4 jobs for every working resident, and 181 people commute in
The top destinations are Louisville (13%), Canton (12%) and Alliance (8%). For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
How healthy Harrisburg is
For adults in Harrisburg, the share who have high blood pressure is 38%. Of 32 CDC measures, Harrisburg beats the Ohio average on 10 and trails it on 2. In Harrisburg, 15% of adults binge drink, and 9.3% worry about having enough food.
| Harrisburg | Typical Ohio town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 13% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Harrisburg | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.5% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Harrisburg
Pro Football Hall of Fame and 24 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harrisburg. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
21 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
10 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
10 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
33 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Ohio
27 mi TheatreBlossom Music CenterPhoto credits
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · SeaWorld Ohio: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0 · Blossom Music Center: Slh1078, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Harrisburg: who provides what
Harrisburg is unincorporated, so Stark County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Harrisburg
About 0 of every 100 Harrisburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Harrisburg
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Harrisburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Stark County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
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