Harrisonville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 9,854 people and three associated neighborhoods, Harrisonville is the 81st largest community in Missouri.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Harrisonville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.83% of the Harrisonville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Harrisonville is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Harrisonville who work in office and administrative support (12.61%), sales jobs (9.54%), and management occupations (8.34%). The percentage of adults in Harrisonville who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.14% of the adults in Harrisonville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Harrisonville in 2022 was $31,332, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,328 for a family of four. However, Harrisonville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Harrisonville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Harrisonville residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Harrisonville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Harrisonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
