Harrisonburg city, Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 51,492
Median household income: $59,752
Median home value: $278,200

Home to 51,492 residents, Harrisonburg city is one of Virginia's counties. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $59,752 is below the Virginia median ($90,974).

Between 2019 and 2023, Harrisonburg city's population declined 3.3% from 53,273 to 51,492, while its median household income rose 28.0% from $46,679 to $59,752.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 61.4% of the population. 68.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 51,492
Median age: 25.4 yrs
Median household income: $59,752
Median home value: $278,200
Median gross rent: $1,120
Housing units: 18,654
Homeownership rate: 39.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

53,27351,492

Median household income

$46,679$59,752

Median home value

$203,600$278,200

Median gross rent

$883$1,120

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	53,273	$46,679	$203,600	$883
2020	53,558	$49,117	$220,100	$911
2021	52,062	$51,055	$231,300	$945
2022	51,784	$56,050	$263,700	$1,060
2023	51,492	$59,752	$278,200	$1,120

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 2432.1%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 647.7%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,643	5.1%
5 to 17	6,158	12.0%
18 to 24	16,545	32.1%
25 to 34	6,531	12.7%
35 to 44	5,605	10.9%
45 to 54	4,879	9.5%
55 to 64	3,942	7.7%
65 to 74	3,108	6.0%
75 and over	2,081	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	31,608	61.4%
Black or African American	3,620	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.0%
Asian	1,650	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	308	0.6%
Two or more races	2,405	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,890	23.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate23.4%

Some college or associate's23.1%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree17.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,379	16.7%
High school graduate	6,109	23.4%
Some college or associate's	6,051	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	5,060	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4,547	17.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone68.6%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit1.3%

Walked5.7%

Bicycle1.9%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,268	68.6%
Carpooled	3,110	13.1%
Public transit	309	1.3%
Walked	1,355	5.7%
Bicycle	453	1.9%
Worked from home	2,049	8.6%
Other means	159	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,306	52.2%
15 to 29 min	7,262	33.5%
30 to 44 min	1,708	7.9%
45 to 59 min	415	1.9%
60+ min	963	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 25.6% (11,298 of 44,151)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,949	51.6%
Nonfamily households	8,382	48.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,331	92.9%
Vacant	1,323	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,922	39.9%
Renter-occupied	10,409	60.1%

1-unit, detached37.6%

1-unit, attached22.5%

2 to 4 units12.0%

5 to 19 units21.1%

20 or more units5.7%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,008	37.6%
1-unit, attached	4,190	22.5%
2 to 4 units	2,247	12.0%
5 to 19 units	3,930	21.1%
20 or more units	1,061	5.7%
Mobile home & other	218	1.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 51660
State: Virginia
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 38.4363, -78.8733