Harrisonburg city, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Harrisonburg city, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Harrisonburg city, Virginia is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (43rd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Harrisonburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	51,392	8,705,170	334,922,499	998th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$62,254	$93,170	$80,734	1869th of 3,221
Median Age	25.0	39.0	38.9	3214th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	37.5%	42.2%	35.7%	366th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$299,100	$383,700	$332,700	630th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,184	$1,579	$1,413	565th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	25.7%	9.9%	12.5%	209th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.9%	4.3%	5.2%	462nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2,963.8	220.5	n/a	43rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	17.8%	13.1%	14.1%	147th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.6	n/a	n/a	578th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	39.5%	67.3%	65.2%	3210th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.1	27.3	26.4	2921st of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.1%	18.3%	15.1%	1460th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.3%	n/a	n/a	1178th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	33.5%	48.7%	46.9%	3123rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.9%	n/a	n/a	1867th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Harrisonburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Harrisonburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	60.8%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23.6%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	7.2%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.7	60.7	61.4

Age in Harrisonburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Harrisonburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	25.0	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	17.3%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	32.6%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.7%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	16.6%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	10.5%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Harrisonburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Harrisonburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	17,360	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	50.2%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.2%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.8%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.6%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	58.2%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Harrisonburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Harrisonburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,857	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.4%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.7%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.4%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.3%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	25.7%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.8%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.9%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Harrisonburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Harrisonburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	18,667	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	36.9%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	27.7%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.0%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	60.5%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.6%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,281	$2,790	n/a

Education in Harrisonburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Harrisonburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	15.7%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	23.6%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.2%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.7%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.7%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Harrisonburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Harrisonburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.9%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	67.9%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.8%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.2%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	51.0%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.8%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.5%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Harrisonburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Harrisonburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	47.9%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	6.8%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	11.0%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	71.6%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	20.1%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	18.3%	14.3%	16.7%

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