Harriston vs New Hope

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

Harriston and New Hope 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 917 in New Hope). Harriston has the higher median household income ($91,625 vs $87,083 in New Hope). New Hope has the higher median home value ($314,400 vs $149,100 in Harriston).

Population, income & housing

	Harriston	New Hope
Population	1,252	917
Median age	40.9 yrs	51.9 yrs
Median household income	$91,625	$87,083
Median home value	$149,100	$314,400
Median gross rent	$986	—
Housing units	449	396
Homeownership rate	78.4%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.5%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harriston	New Hope
Population	1,193 → 1,252 (+4.9%)	648 → 917 (+41.5%)
Median household income	$75,104 → $91,625 (+22.0%)	$56,442 → $87,083 (+54.3%)
Median home value	$188,700 → $149,100 (-21.0%)	$206,800 → $314,400 (+52.0%)

Harriston

Population

1,1931,252

Median household income

$75,104$91,625

Median home value

$188,700$149,100

New Hope

Population

648917

Median household income

$56,442$87,083

Median home value

$206,800$314,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harriston	New Hope
Under 5	8.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.8%	9.2%
18 to 24	9.6%	9.5%
25 to 34	14.2%	6.9%
35 to 44	13.9%	8.0%
45 to 54	5.5%	17.8%
55 to 64	20.7%	29.4%
65 to 74	10.4%	13.8%
75 and over	6.2%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harriston	New Hope
White (non-Hispanic)	71.5%	97.2%
Black or African American	9.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.7%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harriston	New Hope
No high school diploma	10.0%	9.5%
High school graduate	57.5%	53.9%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harriston	New Hope
Drove alone	73.8%	86.5%
Carpooled	12.5%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.8%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harriston	New Hope
1-unit, detached	56.6%	96.0%
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	43.4%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Harriston	New Hope
Poverty rate	6.9%	0.0%
Average household size	2.79	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	36	19
Median year structure built	1986	1969