Harriston vs Weyers Cave

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

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

Weyers Cave has the higher population (2,243 vs 1,252 in Harriston). Harriston has the higher median household income ($91,625 vs $66,882 in Weyers Cave). Weyers Cave has the higher median home value ($280,900 vs $149,100 in Harriston).

Population, income & housing

	Harriston	Weyers Cave
Population	1,252	2,243
Median age	40.9 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$91,625	$66,882
Median home value	$149,100	$280,900
Median gross rent	$986	$1,034
Housing units	449	788
Homeownership rate	78.4%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.5%	36.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harriston	Weyers Cave
Population	1,193 → 1,252 (+4.9%)	1,950 → 2,243 (+15.0%)
Median household income	$75,104 → $91,625 (+22.0%)	$56,967 → $66,882 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$188,700 → $149,100 (-21.0%)	$236,300 → $280,900 (+18.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,008 → $1,034 (+2.6%)

Harriston

Population

1,1931,252

Median household income

$75,104$91,625

Median home value

$188,700$149,100

Weyers Cave

Population

1,9502,243

Median household income

$56,967$66,882

Median home value

$236,300$280,900

Median gross rent

$1,008$1,034

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harriston	Weyers Cave
Under 5	8.7%	10.8%
5 to 17	10.8%	16.5%
18 to 24	9.6%	12.9%
25 to 34	14.2%	14.2%
35 to 44	13.9%	13.6%
45 to 54	5.5%	14.4%
55 to 64	20.7%	6.6%
65 to 74	10.4%	8.0%
75 and over	6.2%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harriston	Weyers Cave
White (non-Hispanic)	71.5%	73.5%
Black or African American	9.3%	6.0%
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%	0.8%
Two or more races	11.7%	14.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harriston	Weyers Cave
No high school diploma	10.0%	4.5%
High school graduate	57.5%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	24.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harriston	Weyers Cave
Drove alone	73.8%	81.9%
Carpooled	12.5%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.8%	11.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harriston	Weyers Cave
1-unit, detached	56.6%	93.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Harriston	Weyers Cave
Poverty rate	6.9%	1.2%
Average household size	2.79	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	36	21
Median year structure built	1986	2000