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Harrisonburg city, VA

51,492 Population
17.3 square miles 2,970.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

25.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Virginia: 38.8 ±0.1
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$27,957 ±$1,035 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $49,217 ±$253
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$59,752 ±$2,394 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $90,974 ±$485
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

25.6% ±2.2% (11,298  ±948) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 834,866 (±0.2% / ±13,292)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

17.1 minutes ±1 (370,540  ±25,372) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Virginia: 27.6 99,473,730 (±0.1 / ±440,621)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

17,331 ±330 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,326,260 ±8,075
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.6 ±0.1 (44,121  ±141) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,421,111
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

1.7% ±0.6% (298  ±100) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,110 (±0.1% / ±2,842)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

18,654 ±77 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,654,784 ±946
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$278,200 ±$9,684 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $360,700 ±$1,182
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

25.5% ±2% (13,050  ±1,044.8) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Virginia: 13.5% 1,160,281 (±0.2% / ±13,601.2)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

83.3% ±4.2% (21,767  ±1,112.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 91.3% 5,442,729 (±0.3% / ±19,700.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
36.7% ±2.6% (9,607  ±678.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 41.5% 2,471,630 (±0.2% / ±12,953.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

17.3% (8,921  ±827) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Virginia: 12.9% 1,120,207
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

2.8% ±0.4% (1,171  ±188) Population with veteran status
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Virginia: 9.6% 637,971 (±0.1% / ±5,935)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,171 Total veterans ±188 1,044 Male ±167 127 Female ±81

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