Language Spoken At Home in Harrisonburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 46,612 | 100% |
English only | 36,492 | 78.3% |
Language other than English | 10,120 | 21.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,051 | 10.8% |
Spanish | 6,576 | 14.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,609 | 7.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,830 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 530 | 1.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 871 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 321 | 0.7% |
Other languages | 843 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 591 | 1.3% |
Ancestry in Harrisonburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 49,043 | 100% |
American | 15,319 | 31.2% |
Arab | 580 | 1.2% |
Czech | 38 | 0.1% |
Danish | 62 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 213 | 0.4% |
English | 3,175 | 6.5% |
French (except Basque) | 710 | 1.4% |
French Canadian | 471 | 1.0% |
German | 5,508 | 11.2% |
Greek | 97 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 100 | 0.2% |
Irish | 3,013 | 6.1% |
Italian | 1,312 | 2.7% |
Lithuanian | 78 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 272 | 0.6% |
Polish | 717 | 1.5% |
Portuguese | 103 | 0.2% |
Russian | 495 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 443 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 777 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 79 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 672 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 468 | 1.0% |
Swiss | 1,088 | 2.2% |
Ukrainian | 106 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 297 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 78 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Harrisonburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 15,334 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,937 | 51.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,781 | 24.7% |
Married-couple family | 5,845 | 38.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,438 | 15.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 817 | 5.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 489 | 3.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,275 | 8.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 854 | 5.6% |
Nonfamily households | 7,397 | 48.2% |
Householder living alone | 3,697 | 24.1% |
65 years and over | 1,200 | 7.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,111 | 26.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,617 | 17.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Harrisonburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 41,266 | 100% |
Householder | 15,334 | 37.2% |
Spouse | 5,898 | 14.3% |
Child | 8,879 | 21.5% |
Other relatives | 1,473 | 3.6% |
Nonrelatives | 9,682 | 23.5% |
Unmarried partner | 862 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Harrisonburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 19,698 | 100% |
Never married | 11,831 | 60.1% |
Now married, except separated | 6,327 | 32.1% |
Separated | 383 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 302 | 1.5% |
Divorced | 855 | 4.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 22,874 | 100% |
Never married | 13,681 | 59.8% |
Now married, except separated | 6,416 | 28.0% |
Separated | 265 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 1,134 | 5.0% |
Divorced | 1,378 | 6.0% |
Fertility in Harrisonburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 641 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 274 | 42.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 5 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Harrisonburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 327 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 183 | 56.0% |
Less than 1 year | 91 | 27.8% |
1 or 2 years | 39 | 11.9% |
3 or 4 years | 9 | 2.8% |
5 or more years | 44 | 13.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 183 | 100% |
Who are female | 85 | 46.4% |
Who are married | 163 | 89.1% |
School Enrollment in Harrisonburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 23,794 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 541 | 2.3% |
Kindergarten | 452 | 1.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,071 | 12.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,412 | 5.9% |
College or graduate school | 18,318 | 77.0% |
Educational Attainment in Harrisonburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 21,495 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,071 | 9.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,079 | 9.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,359 | 24.9% |
Some college, no degree | 3,143 | 14.6% |
Associate's degree | 1,182 | 5.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,225 | 19.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,436 | 16.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 35.6% |
Veteran Status in Harrisonburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 41,448 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,667 | 4.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Harrisonburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 48,260 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,941 | 6.1% |
Under 18 years | 7,507 | 100% |
With a disability | 133 | 1.8% |
18 to 64 years | 37,234 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,544 | 4.1% |
65 years and over | 3,519 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,264 | 35.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Harrisonburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 48,430 | 100% |
Same house | 32,749 | 67.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 15,015 | 31.0% |
Same county | 4,505 | 9.3% |
Different county | 10,510 | 21.7% |
Same state | 8,375 | 17.3% |
Different state | 2,135 | 4.4% |
Abroad | 666 | 1.4% |
Place Of Birth in Harrisonburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 49,043 | 100% |
Native | 41,752 | 85.1% |
Born in United States | 39,767 | 81.1% |
State of residence | 24,218 | 49.4% |
Different state | 15,549 | 31.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,985 | 4.0% |
Foreign born | 7,291 | 14.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Harrisonburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 7,291 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,043 | 28.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,248 | 72.0% |
Year of Entry in Harrisonburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 9,276 | 100% |
Native | 1,985 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 182 | 9.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,803 | 90.8% |
Foreign born | 7,291 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 621 | 8.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,670 | 91.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Harrisonburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 7,291 | 100% |
Europe | 756 | 10.4% |
Asia | 1,824 | 25.0% |
Africa | 532 | 7.3% |
Oceania | 10 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 4,057 | 55.6% |
Northern America | 112 | 1.5% |