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Harrisonburg city, VA

52,062 Population
17.3 square miles 3,003.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

25.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Virginia: 38.5 ±0.1
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$24,388 ±$1,479 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $43,267 ±$239
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $37,638 ±$102
$51,055 ±$1,942 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $80,615 ±$377
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $69,021 ±$146

25.8% ±2% (11,608  ±919) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 828,664 (±0.2% / ±13,372)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,661,636 (±0.1% / ±274,456)

16.5 minutes ±0.5 (371,020  ±18,556) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Virginia: 28.2 106,607,616 (±0.1 / ±554,577)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,757,208,800 (±0.1 / ±8,102,155)

Families

17,102 ±450 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,248,528 ±6,651
  • United States: 124,010,990 ±196,755
2.6 ±0.1 (44,929  ±660) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,346,977 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 321,899,260

2.3% ±0.9% (406  ±165) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 4.9% 99,799 (±0.1% / ±2,354)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,971,395 (±0% / ±22,692)

Housing

18,569 ±252 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,596,100 ±557
  • United States: 139,647,020 ±3,504

$231,300 ±$9,185 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Virginia: $295,500 ±$973
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $244,900 ±$316

27.7% ±2.1% (14,295  ±1,102.5) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Virginia: 14.4% 1,221,175 (±0.2% / ±14,167.2)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.4% 43,820,703 (±0% / ±133,972.5)

Social

83.4% ±3.9% (22,132  ±1,041.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 90.8% 5,342,922 (±0.3% / ±17,984.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.9% 200,101,962 (±0.1% / ±254,727.4)
34.6% ±2.4% (9,172  ±645.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 40.3% 2,372,397 (±0.2% / ±11,374.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 33.7% 75,808,835 (±0.1% / ±157,731.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

15.8% ±1.4% (8,224  ±730) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 12.6% 1,076,919 (±0.1% / ±9,999)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.6% 44,844,808 (±0% / ±126,423)

3.2% ±0.7% (1,368  ±302) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in Virginia: 10.2% 671,519 (±0.1% / ±5,249)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,431,290 (±0% / ±48,418)
1,368 Total veterans ±302 1,239 Male ±292 129 Female ±80

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