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Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area


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2022 population: 136,555   ( 11,327 from 2010 , 986 from 2020)
Land area: 867.1 square miles
Population density: 157.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:106,090 77.69% 1.0%
Black:6,2294.56% 50.9%
Indian:2320.17% 54.7%
Asian:3,2762.40% 47.5%
2+ races:2,6151.91% 45.1%
Hispanic:18,11313.26% 54.3%
Total non-White:30,46522.31% 50.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:3,361 12.4
Deaths:2,95510.9
Net Migration: -469-1.7
Net Immigration: 9913.7
Change in White population:1,059 0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:10,268 8.2




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
125,228
105,03183.87%
4,1273.30%
1500.12%
2,2211.77%
1,8021.44%
11,7419.38%
20,19716.13%

2000
108,193
96,35489.06%
3,1342.90%
1340.12%
1,4511.34%
1,2321.14%
5,8015.36%
11,83910.94%

1990
88,189
83,46094.64%
2,8103.19%
1020.12%
6930.79%
n/a
1,1241.27%
4,7295.36%

1980
76,709
74,20196.73%
1,5442.01%
730.10%
3320.43%
n/a
5210.68%
2,5083.27%

1970
62,495
60,31696.51%
1,8312.93%
230.04%
1020.16%
n/a
1930.31%
2,179 3.49%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
12,968 12.0
7,9157.3
2,5852.4
3,9733.7
8,677 8.0
8,358 7.7
1990's
NumberRate
11,931 13.5
7,7948.8
4,0634.6
1,3801.6
12,894 14.6
7,110 8.1
1980's
NumberRate
10,283 13.4
6,410 8.4
0 0.0
n/a
9,259 12.1
2,221 2.9
1970's
NumberRate
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):

2022
NumberPercent
35.2
26,860 19.7%
109,695 80.3%
21,415 15.7%
48,754
2.59
30,932 63.4%
23,650 76.5%
2,479 8.0%
17,822 36.6%

2010
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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%

2022 Housing Data for Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units54,291 
Median Value$265,804 
Occupied48,75489.8%
Vacant5,53710.2%
Owned30,31962.2%
Rented18,43537.8%
Median Rent$1,072 
Single-Family Units40,27474.2%
    Detached32,29959.5%
    Attached7,97514.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units6,84912.6%
Mobile Homes3,2646.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,6035.3%
$10,000 to $14,9991,6313.3%
$15,000 to $19,9991,5853.3%
$20,000 to $24,9992,0304.2%
$25,000 to $29,9991,9434.0%
$30,000 to $34,9991,8463.8%
$35,000 to $39,9991,9434.0%
$40,000 to $44,9992,1554.4%
$45,000 to $49,9992,1974.5%
$50,000 to $59,9994,1958.6%
$60,000 to $74,9995,30910.9%
$75,000 to $99,9996,74913.8%
$100,000 to $124,9995,14510.6%
$125,000 to $149,9992,7575.7%
$150,000 to $199,9993,3997.0%
$200,000 or more3,2676.7%
Median Household Income67,190 
Per Capita Income33,207 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.85 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,7193.5%
Public Assistance8811.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps3,8047.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed53,65668.1%
Unemployed2,4273.1%
In Armed Forces1120.1%
Total Labor Force56,19571.3%
Not in Labor Force22,61128.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 31.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector23,92519,70254.8%
Non-Profit2,1033,58237.0%
Self-Employed4,0482,15765.2%
Local Government2,0613,16039.5%
State Government2,0322,85441.6%
Federal Government29249936.9%
Total Private + Self27,97321,85956.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.6,48810,09539.1%
Total34,46131,95451.9%
Pct. Govt.16.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts8,43712.7%
Sales and Office Occupations12,62719.0%
Professional, Technical14,80622.2%
Service Occupations12,43118.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing8411.3%
All others18,25527.4%
White Collar 53.9%
Industry
 Number%
Educational services9,63614.5%
Manufacturing8,78713.2%
Retail trade7,94111.9%
Health care and social assistance7,47411.2%
Accommodation and food services5,7258.6%
Construction4,8747.3%
Other services3,7575.6%
Professional, scientific, technical3,2564.9%
Transportation and warehousing2,9104.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2,0583.1%
Public administration1,9272.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,7232.6%
Wholesale trade1,5442.3%
Finance and insurance1,3622.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,2931.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing9281.4%
Information7991.2%
Utilities3220.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1840.3%
Management560.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican5,6274.15%
Puerto Rican2,8312.09%
Cuban6800.50%
Dominican9650.71%
Total Central American5,0023.69%
Costa Rican50.00%
Guatemalan5760.42%
Honduran2,3521.73%
Nicaraguan290.02%
Panamanian60.00%
Salvadoran2,0341.50%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1,1230.83%
Argentinean590.04%
Bolivian1020.08%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian2680.20%
Ecuadorian790.06%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian640.05%
Uruguayan2660.20%
Venezuelan2850.21%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1,0950.81%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese4600.34%
Chinese3480.26%
Indian3250.24%
Filipino2760.20%
Korean2120.16%
Laotian1330.10%
Bangladeshi1160.09%
Burmese950.07%
Japanese630.05%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English107,62483.8%
Spanish13,50510.5%
Other Indo-European1,6171.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1,2981.0%
Other1,1110.9%
Arabic1,0090.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun5920.5%
Other Asian5110.4%
German, other Germanic4310.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German25,10818.5%
English13,62110.0%
Irish11,3788.4%
American9,1746.8%
Italian4,5403.3%
Swiss3,4112.5%
European3,2712.4%
Scottish2,9382.2%
Scotch-Irish2,5411.9%
Polish1,9981.5%
French1,9141.4%
Dutch1,5391.1%
Welsh1,0700.8%
British9920.7%
Russian9360.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen127,26393.8%
Not a citizen8,4266.2%
Native121,86889.8%
Foreign-born13,82110.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
5,387 6.4%6,283 7.5%27,650 33.0%18,588 22.2%14,979 17.9%10,824 12.9%
  Average years of education: 13.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 5,387 6.4%
9-12 Years 6,283 7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 27,650 33.0%
Some College 18,588 22.2%
Bach. Degree 14,979 17.9%
Grad Degree 10,824 12.9%
Average years of education: 13.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
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%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com