Harrison vs Virginia City

A side-by-side comparison of Harrison and Virginia City: population, income, housing, and more.

Harrison and Virginia City are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Virginia City has the higher population (148 vs 96 in Harrison). Since 2019, Harrison's population has grown faster (-6.8% vs -28.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Harrison	Virginia City
Population	96	148
Median age	54.1 yrs	65.3 yrs
Median household income	$70,625	—
Median home value	—	$288,600
Median gross rent	$1,111	$875
Housing units	56	140
Homeownership rate	69.8%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrison	Virginia City
Population	103 → 96 (-6.8%)	207 → 148 (-28.5%)
Median household income	$41,458 → $70,625 (+70.4%)	$48,125 → $75,625 (+57.1%)
Median home value	—	$203,900 → $288,600 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,000 → $875 (-12.5%)

Harrison

Population

10396

Median household income

$41,458$70,625

Virginia City

Population

207148

Median household income

$48,125$75,625

Median home value

$203,900$288,600

Median gross rent

$1,000$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harrison	Virginia City
Under 5	16.7%	1.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	10.1%
18 to 24	14.6%	4.1%
25 to 34	9.4%	1.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	16.9%
45 to 54	15.6%	10.1%
55 to 64	25.0%	5.4%
65 to 74	18.8%	28.4%
75 and over	0.0%	22.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrison	Virginia City
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	98.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrison	Virginia City
No high school diploma	15.2%	22.4%
High school graduate	57.6%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	7.6%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrison	Virginia City
Drove alone	100.0%	71.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	16.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrison	Virginia City
1-unit, detached	73.2%	90.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Harrison	Virginia City
Poverty rate	26.0%	7.4%
Average household size	2.23	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1970	1938