Harrisonburg city vs Washington County

A side-by-side comparison of Harrisonburg city and Washington County: population, income, housing, and more.

Harrisonburg city and Washington County are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Washington County has the higher population (53,913 vs 51,492 in Harrisonburg city). Washington County has the higher median household income ($62,774 vs $59,752 in Harrisonburg city). Harrisonburg city has the higher median home value ($278,200 vs $201,800 in Washington County).

Population, income & housing

	Harrisonburg city	Washington County
Population	51,492	53,913
Median age	25.4 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,752	$62,774
Median home value	$278,200	$201,800
Median gross rent	$1,120	$832
Housing units	18,654	25,505
Homeownership rate	39.9%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.7%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrisonburg city	Washington County
Population	53,273 → 51,492 (-3.3%)	54,071 → 53,913 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$46,679 → $59,752 (+28.0%)	$48,495 → $62,774 (+29.4%)
Median home value	$203,600 → $278,200 (+36.6%)	$151,800 → $201,800 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$883 → $1,120 (+26.8%)	$716 → $832 (+16.2%)

Harrisonburg city

Population

53,27351,492

Median household income

$46,679$59,752

Median home value

$203,600$278,200

Median gross rent

$883$1,120

Washington County

Population

54,07153,913

Median household income

$48,495$62,774

Median home value

$151,800$201,800

Median gross rent

$716$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harrisonburg city	Washington County
Under 5	5.1%	4.1%
5 to 17	12.0%	13.2%
18 to 24	32.1%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.7%	11.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.2%
45 to 54	9.5%	13.2%
55 to 64	7.7%	15.1%
65 to 74	6.0%	14.1%
75 and over	4.0%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrisonburg city	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	61.4%	94.4%
Black or African American	7.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.7%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	23.1%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrisonburg city	Washington County
No high school diploma	16.7%	9.9%
High school graduate	23.4%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	17.4%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrisonburg city	Washington County
Drove alone	68.6%	82.5%
Carpooled	13.1%	7.9%
Public transit	1.3%	0.1%
Walked	5.7%	1.6%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	7.5%
Other means	0.7%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrisonburg city	Washington County
1-unit, detached	37.6%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	22.5%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	21.1%	4.9%
20 or more units	5.7%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Harrisonburg city	Washington County
Poverty rate	25.6%	11.0%
Average household size	2.55	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	17	24
Median year structure built	1987	1981