Moving to Harrisburg, South Dakota

Population: 958. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,875 (+95.7% change)
Males: 493 (51.5%), Females: 465 (48.5%)

Lincoln County

Zip code: 57032

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.1 years
Median household income: $51,196
Median house value: $95,400

Population by Race

Races in Harrisburg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)

Ancestries: German (49.5%), Norwegian (25.5%), Irish (10.1%), United States (9.8%), Dutch (9.0%), Swedish (4.9%).

Elevation: 1428 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Harrisburg

  • High school or higher: 93.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Harrisburg city

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 64.8%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 2.3%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +226 (+30.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Harrisburg:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Harrisburg:

  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 10 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 60 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 61 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Harrisburg:

  • MARV SKIE-LINCOLN COUNTY (about 8 miles; TEA, SD; Abbreviation: Y14)
  • CANTON MUNI (about 13 miles; CANTON, SD; Abbreviation: 7G9)
  • HAWARDEN MUNI (about 31 miles; HAWARDEN, IA; Abbreviation: 2Y2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Harrisburg:

  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 46 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 87 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 118 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 122 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)

Schools

Public high school in Harrisburg:

  • HARRISBURG HI SCH (Students: 293; Location: 600 SOUTH CLIFF AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Harrisburg:

  • HARRISBURG ELEM (Students: 574; Location: 200 WILLOW ST; Grades: PK – 06)
  • HARRISBURG MIDDLE SCH (Students: 153; Location: 200 WILLOW ST; Grades: 07 – 08)