Craigsville vs Harriston

A side-by-side comparison of Craigsville and Harriston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Harriston has the higher population (1,252 vs 1,052 in Craigsville). Harriston has the higher median household income ($91,625 vs $40,080 in Craigsville). Harriston has the higher median home value ($149,100 vs $142,400 in Craigsville).

Population, income & housing

	Craigsville	Harriston
Population	1,052	1,252
Median age	36.8 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$40,080	$91,625
Median home value	$142,400	$149,100
Median gross rent	$766	$986
Housing units	578	449
Homeownership rate	46.6%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Craigsville	Harriston
Population	687 → 1,052 (+53.1%)	1,193 → 1,252 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$33,380 → $40,080 (+20.1%)	$75,104 → $91,625 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$147,000 → $142,400 (-3.1%)	$188,700 → $149,100 (-21.0%)
Median gross rent	$532 → $766 (+44.0%)	—

Craigsville

Population

6871,052

Median household income

$33,380$40,080

Median home value

$147,000$142,400

Median gross rent

$532$766

Harriston

Population

1,1931,252

Median household income

$75,104$91,625

Median home value

$188,700$149,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Craigsville	Harriston
Under 5	9.0%	8.7%
5 to 17	18.4%	10.8%
18 to 24	11.2%	9.6%
25 to 34	7.0%	14.2%
35 to 44	15.7%	13.9%
45 to 54	5.0%	5.5%
55 to 64	10.0%	20.7%
65 to 74	15.9%	10.4%
75 and over	7.7%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Craigsville	Harriston
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	71.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.9%
Two or more races	0.9%	11.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Craigsville	Harriston
No high school diploma	24.2%	10.0%
High school graduate	50.2%	57.5%
Some college or associate's	17.8%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Craigsville	Harriston
Drove alone	92.7%	73.8%
Carpooled	5.2%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	13.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Craigsville	Harriston
1-unit, detached	49.1%	56.6%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	34.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.5%	43.4%

Poverty & households

	Craigsville	Harriston
Poverty rate	31.4%	6.9%
Average household size	2.07	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	33	36
Median year structure built	1968	1986