Harrisburg, Arkansas

Population

Growing. Up 0.3% since 2020.

2,217

people, the 126th-largest of Arkansas's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Arkansas's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

The workday

8 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

81.8%

of 1,453 jobs located in Harrisburg are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

Rent

Median rent is up 43% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$688

a month. Arkansas's median is $947.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $304.

A $304 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Poinsett County.

• $488 Tract 4903
• $792 Tract 4904

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

$868–$1,302

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $688 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

73% of the housing here was built before 2000.

• 36 homes permitted, 2022–2025
• 17% of those were in multifamily buildings
• 73% of all homes were built before 2000

Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.3–1.5% to the 1,019 homes here.

3–15

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 32% less than Arkansas's.

$128,100

median home value in Harrisburg.

• $128,100 Harrisburg
• $188,000 Arkansas
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year