2024 population: 138,838 ( 3,262 from 2020)
Land area: 867.1 square miles
Population density: 160.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	104,103	74.98%	0.9%
Black:	6,663	4.80%	14.7%
Indian:	236	0.17%	4.4%
Asian:	3,522	2.54%	13.9%
2+ races:	2,718	1.96%	12.2%
Hispanic:	21,596	15.55%	13.7%

Total non-White:	34,735	25.02%	13.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,415	11.8
Deaths:	5,615	10.4
Net Migration:	-669	-1.2
Net Immigration:	3,057	5.6

Change in White population:	-932	-0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,194	3.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
135,576
105,035	77.47%
5,809	4.28%
226	0.17%
3,091	2.28%
2,422	1.79%
18,993	14.01%
30,541	22.53%

2010
125,228
105,031	83.87%
4,127	3.30%
150	0.12%
2,221	1.77%
1,802	1.44%
11,741	9.38%
20,197	16.13%

2000
108,193
96,354	89.06%
3,134	2.90%
134	0.12%
1,451	1.34%
1,232	1.14%
5,801	5.36%
11,839	10.94%

1990
88,189
83,460	94.64%
2,810	3.19%
102	0.12%
693	0.79%
n/a
1,124	1.27%
4,729	5.36%

1980
76,709
74,201	96.73%
1,544	2.01%
73	0.10%
332	0.43%
n/a
521	0.68%
2,508	3.27%

1970
62,495
60,316	96.51%
1,831	2.93%
23	0.04%
102	0.16%
n/a
193	0.31%
2,179	3.49%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
13,181	10.5
9,144	7.3
1,499	1.2
4,229	3.4

4	0.0
10,344	8.3

Number	Rate
2000's
12,968	12.0
7,915	7.3
2,585	2.4
3,973	3.7

8,677	8.0
8,358	7.7

Number	Rate
1990's
11,931	13.5
7,794	8.8
4,063	4.6
1,380	1.6

12,894	14.6
7,110	8.1

Number	Rate
1980's
10,283	13.4
6,410	8.4
0	0.0
n/a

9,259	12.1
2,221	2.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
9,544	15.3
n/a

13,885	22.2
329	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
34.9
27,815	20.0%
111,023	80.0%
22,596	16.3%

50,046
2.55

31,310	62.6%
23,656	75.6%
2,748	8.8%
18,736	37.4%

2010
Number	Percent
33.5
25,420	20.3%
99,808	79.7%
15,997	12.8%

45,165
2.57

28,634	63.4%
22,377	78.1%
2,420	8.5%
16,531	36.6%

2000
Number	Percent
32.3
22,826	21.1%
85,367	78.9%
13,157	12.2%

38,508
2.58

25,574	66.4%
20,769	81.2%
1,770	6.9%
12,934	33.6%

1990
Number	Percent
30.9
18,894	21.4%
69,295	78.6%
10,808	12.3%

31,127
2.59

21,881	70.3%
18,672	85.3%
1,237	5.7%
9,246	29.7%

1980
Number	Percent
28.4
18,567	24.2%
58,142	75.8%
7,997	10.4%

25,019
2.79

19,192	76.7%
16,649	86.7%
979	5.1%
5,827	23.3%

2024 Housing Data for Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,368	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,741	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,699	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,796	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,994	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,720	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,678	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,914	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,961	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,430	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,699	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,294	14.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,765	11.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,701	7.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,059	8.1%
$200,000 or more	4,227	8.4%

Median Household Income	74,296
Per Capita Income	37,023

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,847	3.7%
Public Assistance	896	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,354	8.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	52,507	68.8%
Unemployed	2,343	3.1%
In Armed Forces	71	0.1%

Total Labor Force	54,921	72.0%
Not in Labor Force	21,404	28.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	24,070	19,794	54.9%
Non-Profit	1,829	3,575	33.8%
Self-Employed	4,338	2,572	62.8%

Local Government	1,998	3,350	37.4%
State Government	2,011	2,879	41.1%
Federal Government	500	506	49.7%

Total Private + Self	28,408	22,366	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,338	10,310	38.1%
Total	34,746	32,676	51.5%

Pct. Govt.	16.7%
Pct. Private + Self	75.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,201	13.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,478	18.5%
Professional, Technical	15,109	22.4%
Service Occupations	12,200	18.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	770	1.1%
All others	18,578	27.5%

White Collar		54.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	9,485	14.0%
Manufacturing	9,128	13.5%
Retail trade	7,739	11.5%
Health care and social assistance	6,970	10.3%
Accommodation and food services	5,753	8.5%
Construction	4,575	6.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,990	5.9%
Other services	3,833	5.7%
Transportation and warehousing	3,529	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,099	3.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,843	2.7%
Public administration	1,826	2.7%
Finance and insurance	1,591	2.4%
Wholesale trade	1,567	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,388	2.1%
Information	976	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	806	1.2%
Utilities	303	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	165	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,672	4.14%
Puerto Rican	3,339	2.44%
Cuban	888	0.65%
Dominican	1,064	0.78%

Total Central American	6,718	4.90%
Costa Rican	34	0.02%
Guatemalan	1,070	0.78%
Honduran	3,299	2.41%
Nicaraguan	36	0.03%
Panamanian	6	0.00%
Salvadoran	2,273	1.66%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	833	0.61%
Argentinean	87	0.06%
Bolivian	99	0.07%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	305	0.22%
Ecuadorian	40	0.03%
Paraguayan	63	0.05%
Peruvian	24	0.02%
Uruguayan	194	0.14%
Venezuelan	21	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,571	1.15%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	466	0.34%
Vietnamese	399	0.29%
Korean	329	0.24%
Filipino	323	0.24%
Indian	320	0.23%
Bangladeshi	74	0.05%
Thai	60	0.04%
Japanese	37	0.03%
Laotian	17	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	107,347	83.0%
Spanish	15,318	11.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,525	1.2%
Other Indo-European	1,393	1.1%
Other	939	0.7%
Arabic	827	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	492	0.4%
German, other Germanic	461	0.4%
Other Asian	312	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	25,570	18.7%
English	15,376	11.2%
Irish	11,247	8.2%
American	8,453	6.2%
Italian	4,800	3.5%
Swiss	3,385	2.5%
European	3,154	2.3%
Scottish	2,563	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	2,344	1.7%
Polish	1,884	1.4%
French	1,743	1.3%
Dutch	1,311	1.0%
Russian	842	0.6%
Welsh	796	0.6%
Swedish	693	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	128,435	93.8%
Not a citizen	8,557	6.2%

Native	122,530	89.4%
Foreign-born	14,462	10.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,156	6.1%	6,264	7.4%	27,006	32.0%	19,383	22.9%	15,007	17.8%	11,690	13.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,156	6.1%
9-12 Years	6,264	7.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	27,006	32.0%
Some College	19,383	22.9%
Bach. Degree	15,007	17.8%
Grad Degree	11,690	13.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	96,338	91,144	5,194	5.4%
1991	99,706	94,130	5,576	5.6%
1992	103,958	99,210	4,748	4.6%
1993	105,804	102,218	3,586	3.4%
1994	107,198	104,284	2,914	2.7%
1995	109,688	106,636	3,052	2.8%
1996	108,626	105,840	2,786	2.6%
1997	109,524	107,666	1,858	1.7%
1998	109,774	108,380	1,394	1.3%
1999	112,694	111,294	1,400	1.2%

2000	111,584	109,478	2,106	1.9%
2001	114,094	111,122	2,972	2.6%
2002	116,456	112,150	4,306	3.7%
2003	120,476	116,122	4,354	3.6%
2004	122,044	117,594	4,450	3.6%
2005	122,670	118,326	4,344	3.5%
2006	127,546	123,952	3,594	2.8%
2007	128,620	124,952	3,668	2.9%
2008	130,314	125,198	5,116	3.9%
2009	130,054	121,856	8,198	6.3%

2010	127,258	117,754	9,504	7.5%
2011	129,998	121,344	8,654	6.7%
2012	129,800	121,788	8,012	6.2%
2013	129,346	122,146	7,200	5.6%
2014	129,640	123,010	6,630	5.1%
2015	128,500	122,722	5,778	4.5%
2016	129,750	124,638	5,112	3.9%
2017	131,388	126,588	4,800	3.7%
2018	131,888	128,014	3,874	2.9%
2019	135,318	131,832	3,486	2.6%

2020	131,568	124,570	6,998	5.3%
2021	132,684	128,200	4,484	3.4%
2022	135,772	131,856	3,916	2.9%
2023	139,378	135,364	4,014	2.9%
2024	144,806	140,772	4,034	2.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	55,217
Median Value	$308,301

Occupied	50,046	90.6%
Vacant	5,171	9.4%

Owned	31,459	62.9%
Rented	18,587	37.1%
Median Rent	$1,168

Single-Family Units	41,448	75.1%
Detached	33,511	60.7%
Attached	7,937	14.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,134	12.9%
Mobile Homes	3,166	5.7%

Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area