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:	6,229	4.56%	50.9%
Indian:	232	0.17%	54.7%
Asian:	3,276	2.40%	47.5%
2+ races:	2,615	1.91%	45.1%
Hispanic:	18,113	13.26%	54.3%

Total non-White:	30,465	22.31%	50.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,361	12.4
Deaths:	2,955	10.9
Net Migration:	-469	-1.7
Net Immigration:	991	3.7

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
105,031	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
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):

2022
Number	Percent
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
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%

2022 Housing Data for Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,603	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,631	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,585	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,030	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,943	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,846	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,943	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,155	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,197	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,195	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,309	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,749	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,145	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,757	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,399	7.0%
$200,000 or more	3,267	6.7%

Median Household Income	67,190
Per Capita Income	33,207

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,719	3.5%
Public Assistance	881	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,804	7.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	53,656	68.1%
Unemployed	2,427	3.1%
In Armed Forces	112	0.1%

Total Labor Force	56,195	71.3%
Not in Labor Force	22,611	28.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	23,925	19,702	54.8%
Non-Profit	2,103	3,582	37.0%
Self-Employed	4,048	2,157	65.2%

Local Government	2,061	3,160	39.5%
State Government	2,032	2,854	41.6%
Federal Government	292	499	36.9%

Total Private + Self	27,973	21,859	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,488	10,095	39.1%
Total	34,461	31,954	51.9%

Pct. Govt.	16.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,437	12.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,627	19.0%
Professional, Technical	14,806	22.2%
Service Occupations	12,431	18.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	841	1.3%
All others	18,255	27.4%

White Collar		53.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	9,636	14.5%
Manufacturing	8,787	13.2%
Retail trade	7,941	11.9%
Health care and social assistance	7,474	11.2%
Accommodation and food services	5,725	8.6%
Construction	4,874	7.3%
Other services	3,757	5.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,256	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	2,910	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,058	3.1%
Public administration	1,927	2.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,723	2.6%
Wholesale trade	1,544	2.3%
Finance and insurance	1,362	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,293	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	928	1.4%
Information	799	1.2%
Utilities	322	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	184	0.3%
Management	56	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,627	4.15%
Puerto Rican	2,831	2.09%
Cuban	680	0.50%
Dominican	965	0.71%

Total Central American	5,002	3.69%
Costa Rican	5	0.00%
Guatemalan	576	0.42%
Honduran	2,352	1.73%
Nicaraguan	29	0.02%
Panamanian	6	0.00%
Salvadoran	2,034	1.50%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,123	0.83%
Argentinean	59	0.04%
Bolivian	102	0.08%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	268	0.20%
Ecuadorian	79	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	64	0.05%
Uruguayan	266	0.20%
Venezuelan	285	0.21%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,095	0.81%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	460	0.34%
Chinese	348	0.26%
Indian	325	0.24%
Filipino	276	0.20%
Korean	212	0.16%
Laotian	133	0.10%
Bangladeshi	116	0.09%
Burmese	95	0.07%
Japanese	63	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	107,624	83.8%
Spanish	13,505	10.5%
Other Indo-European	1,617	1.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,298	1.0%
Other	1,111	0.9%
Arabic	1,009	0.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	592	0.5%
Other Asian	511	0.4%
German, other Germanic	431	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	25,108	18.5%
English	13,621	10.0%
Irish	11,378	8.4%
American	9,174	6.8%
Italian	4,540	3.3%
Swiss	3,411	2.5%
European	3,271	2.4%
Scottish	2,938	2.2%
Scotch-Irish	2,541	1.9%
Polish	1,998	1.5%
French	1,914	1.4%
Dutch	1,539	1.1%
Welsh	1,070	0.8%
British	992	0.7%
Russian	936	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	127,263	93.8%
Not a citizen	8,426	6.2%

Native	121,868	89.8%
Foreign-born	13,821	10.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
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

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%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	54,291
Median Value	$265,804

Occupied	48,754	89.8%
Vacant	5,537	10.2%

Owned	30,319	62.2%
Rented	18,435	37.8%
Median Rent	$1,072

Single-Family Units	40,274	74.2%
Detached	32,299	59.5%
Attached	7,975	14.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,849	12.6%
Mobile Homes	3,264	6.0%

Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area