Dooms vs Harriston

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

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

Dooms has the higher population (1,360 vs 1,252 in Harriston). Harriston has the higher median household income ($91,625 vs $59,196 in Dooms). Dooms has the higher median home value ($242,900 vs $149,100 in Harriston).

Population, income & housing

	Dooms	Harriston
Population	1,360	1,252
Median age	37.7 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,196	$91,625
Median home value	$242,900	$149,100
Median gross rent	—	$986
Housing units	561	449
Homeownership rate	83.0%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dooms	Harriston
Population	1,105 → 1,360 (+23.1%)	1,193 → 1,252 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$45,117 → $59,196 (+31.2%)	$75,104 → $91,625 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$171,800 → $242,900 (+41.4%)	$188,700 → $149,100 (-21.0%)
Median gross rent	$774 → $921 (+19.0%)	—

Dooms

Population

1,1051,360

Median household income

$45,117$59,196

Median home value

$171,800$242,900

Median gross rent

$774$921

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)

	Dooms	Harriston
Under 5	3.1%	8.7%
5 to 17	29.9%	10.8%
18 to 24	3.5%	9.6%
25 to 34	3.9%	14.2%
35 to 44	22.6%	13.9%
45 to 54	4.9%	5.5%
55 to 64	14.8%	20.7%
65 to 74	11.0%	10.4%
75 and over	6.3%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dooms	Harriston
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	71.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	3.2%	3.9%
Two or more races	0.5%	11.7%
Hispanic or Latino	15.4%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dooms	Harriston
No high school diploma	9.2%	10.0%
High school graduate	53.9%	57.5%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	1.0%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dooms	Harriston
Drove alone	70.8%	73.8%
Carpooled	2.5%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.9%	13.8%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dooms	Harriston
1-unit, detached	78.6%	56.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.4%	43.4%

Poverty & households

	Dooms	Harriston
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.9%
Average household size	2.58	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	29	36
Median year structure built	1984	1986