2022 population: 51,158 ( 2,244 from 2010 , 652 from 2020)
Land area: 17.3 square miles
Population density: 2950.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	32,578	63.68%	7.9%
Black:	4,072	7.96%	39.9%
Indian:	105	0.21%	56.7%
Asian:	2,234	4.37%	27.0%
2+ races:	1,323	2.59%	31.1%
Hispanic:	10,846	21.20%	41.5%

Total non-White:	18,580	36.32%	37.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,460	14.1
Deaths:	820	7.9
Net Migration:	-1,968	-19.0
Net Immigration:	650	6.3

Change in White population:	-2,813	-5.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,057	10.3

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
48,914
35,391	72.35%
2,911	5.95%
67	0.14%
1,759	3.60%
1,009	2.06%
7,665	15.67%
13,523	27.65%

2000
40,468
32,416	80.10%
2,266	5.60%
57	0.14%
1,257	3.11%
846	2.09%
3,580	8.85%
8,052	19.90%

1990
30,707
27,670	90.11%
1,995	6.50%
36	0.12%
479	1.56%
n/a
527	1.72%
3,037	9.89%

1980
19,671
18,466	93.87%
893	4.54%
14	0.07%
219	1.11%
n/a
79	0.40%
1,205	6.13%

1970
14,605
13,824	94.65%
664	4.55%
2	0.01%
41	0.28%
n/a
67	0.46%
781	5.35%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
4,818	11.9
2,388	5.9
-227	-0.6
2,674	6.6

2,975	7.4
5,471	13.5

Number	Rate
1990's
3,789	12.3
2,652	8.6
2,979	9.7
398	1.3

4,746	15.5
5,015	16.3

Number	Rate
1980's
2,645	13.4
1,971	10.0
0	0.0
n/a

9,204	46.8
1,832	9.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
0	0.0
n/a

4,642	31.8
424	2.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Harrisonburg city, VA

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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
Number	Percent
25.4
8,497	16.6%
42,661	83.4%
4,975	9.7%

17,142
2.59

8,867	51.7%
5,825	65.7%
1,192	13.4%
8,275	48.3%

2010
Number	Percent
22.7
7,348	15.0%
41,566	85.0%
4,033	8.2%

15,988
2.59

7,515	47.0%
5,224	69.5%
994	13.2%
8,473	53.0%

2000
Number	Percent
23.8
6,131	15.2%
34,337	84.8%
3,746	9.3%

13,156
2.53

6,584	50.0%
4,896	74.4%
762	11.6%
6,572	50.0%

1990
Number	Percent
24.5
4,811	15.7%
25,896	84.3%
3,188	10.4%

10,250
2.40

5,606	54.7%
4,426	79.0%
590	10.5%
4,644	45.3%

1980
Number	Percent
24.2
3,172	16.1%
16,499	83.9%
2,107	10.7%

5,927
2.47

3,742	63.1%
3,056	81.7%
294	7.9%
2,185	36.9%

2022 Housing Data for Harrisonburg city, VA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,609	9.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	847	4.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	648	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,009	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	765	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	747	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	616	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	839	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	626	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,639	9.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,844	10.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,960	11.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,304	7.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	747	4.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,081	6.3%
$200,000 or more	861	5.0%

Median Household Income	56,050
Per Capita Income	25,881

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	83
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	687	4.0%
Public Assistance	446	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,015	11.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	18,010	56.8%
Unemployed	1,341	4.2%
In Armed Forces	100	0.3%

Total Labor Force	19,451	61.4%
Not in Labor Force	12,237	38.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		42.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	9,030	7,756	53.8%
Non-Profit	845	1,173	41.9%
Self-Employed	922	805	53.4%

Local Government	594	885	40.2%
State Government	1,009	1,261	44.4%
Federal Government	60	312	16.1%

Total Private + Self	9,952	8,561	53.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2,508	3,631	40.9%
Total	12,460	12,192	50.5%

Pct. Govt.	16.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,762	11.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	4,196	17.0%
Professional, Technical	6,290	25.5%
Service Occupations	5,265	21.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	313	1.3%
All others	6,181	25.0%

White Collar		53.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	3,763	15.2%
Retail trade	3,242	13.1%
Manufacturing	3,206	13.0%
Accommodation and food services	2,948	11.9%
Health care and social assistance	2,466	10.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,668	6.8%
Construction	1,500	6.1%
Other services	1,233	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	961	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	647	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	643	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	477	1.9%
Wholesale trade	436	1.8%
Public administration	427	1.7%
Finance and insurance	384	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	336	1.4%
Information	247	1.0%
Utilities	110	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,815	5.44%
Puerto Rican	1,937	3.74%
Cuban	458	0.88%
Dominican	556	1.07%

Total Central American	4,049	7.82%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	477	0.92%
Honduran	2,087	4.03%
Nicaraguan	9	0.02%
Panamanian	6	0.01%
Salvadoran	1,470	2.84%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	623	1.20%
Argentinean	12	0.02%
Bolivian	30	0.06%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	229	0.44%
Ecuadorian	61	0.12%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	60	0.12%
Uruguayan	222	0.43%
Venezuelan	9	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	324	0.63%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	308	0.59%
Vietnamese	240	0.46%
Indian	234	0.45%
Korean	196	0.38%
Filipino	169	0.33%
Laotian	114	0.22%
Burmese	95	0.18%
Japanese	58	0.11%
Bangladeshi	25	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	36,111	73.2%
Spanish	8,557	17.4%
Other Indo-European	1,034	2.1%
Other	828	1.7%
Arabic	615	1.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	486	1.0%
Other Asian	446	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	440	0.9%
German, other Germanic	233	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	8,139	15.7%
Irish	5,431	10.5%
English	4,305	8.3%
Italian	2,690	5.2%
American	2,214	4.3%
Swiss	1,138	2.2%
European	934	1.8%
Scottish	882	1.7%
Polish	877	1.7%
French	866	1.7%
Other Arab	620	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	614	1.2%
Other Subsaharan African	527	1.0%
Swedish	491	0.9%
Iraqi	485	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	45,928	88.7%
Not a citizen	5,856	11.3%

Native	42,680	82.4%
Foreign-born	9,104	17.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,427	9.2%	1,879	7.2%	6,764	25.7%	5,958	22.7%	5,194	19.8%	4,053	15.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,427	9.2%
9-12 Years	1,879	7.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	6,764	25.7%
Some College	5,958	22.7%
Bach. Degree	5,194	19.8%
Grad Degree	4,053	15.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	15,980	15,002	978	6.1%	4.4%
1991	16,405	15,553	852	5.2%	5.8%
1992	16,868	16,277	591	3.5%	6.2%
1993	17,478	16,952	526	3.0%	5.2%
1994	17,603	17,204	399	2.3%	4.8%
1995	18,008	17,594	414	2.3%	4.4%
1996	17,690	17,253	437	2.5%	4.3%
1997	17,855	17,546	309	1.7%	3.7%
1998	18,142	17,903	239	1.3%	2.8%
1999	18,723	18,488	235	1.3%	2.7%

2000	19,661	19,215	446	2.3%	2.3%
2001	20,050	19,481	569	2.8%	3.3%
2002	20,454	19,670	784	3.8%	4.4%
2003	21,070	20,204	866	4.1%	4.3%
2004	21,192	20,292	900	4.2%	4.1%
2005	21,009	20,141	868	4.1%	3.8%
2006	21,702	21,000	702	3.2%	3.3%
2007	22,773	22,057	716	3.1%	3.3%
2008	22,958	21,925	1,033	4.5%	4.3%
2009	23,149	21,558	1,591	6.9%	6.8%

2010	23,202	21,240	1,962	8.5%	7.3%
2011	23,747	21,903	1,844	7.8%	6.6%
2012	24,084	22,345	1,739	7.2%	5.9%
2013	24,033	22,446	1,587	6.6%	5.6%
2014	24,296	22,843	1,453	6.0%	5.1%
2015	23,977	22,722	1,255	5.2%	4.4%
2016	24,259	23,107	1,152	4.7%	4.0%
2017	24,895	23,808	1,087	4.4%	3.7%
2018	24,667	23,817	850	3.4%	2.9%
2019	24,855	24,084	771	3.1%	2.7%

2020	24,259	22,712	1,547	6.4%	6.2%
2021	24,355	23,361	994	4.1%	3.9%
2022	24,936	24,076	860	3.4%	2.9%
2023	25,665	24,766	899	3.5%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	18,599
Median Value	$263,700

Occupied	17,142	92.2%
Vacant	1,457	7.8%

Owned	6,534	38.1%
Rented	10,608	61.9%
Median Rent	$1,060

Single-Family Units	10,943	58.8%
Detached	6,650	35.8%
Attached	4,293	23.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,983	26.8%
Mobile Homes	196	1.1%

Harrisonburg city, VA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Harrisonburg city, VA

2022 Housing Data for Harrisonburg city, VA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Harrisonburg city, VA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Harrisonburg city, VA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Harrisonburg city, VA

Historical Labor Force Data for Harrisonburg city, VA