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Language Spoken At Home in Harrisonburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 118,414 | 100% |
English only | 102,347 | 86.4% |
Language other than English | 16,067 | 13.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,320 | 6.2% |
Spanish | 10,274 | 8.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,310 | 4.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,798 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 971 | 0.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,012 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 392 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 983 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 647 | 0.5% |
Ancestry in Harrisonburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 125,396 | 100% |
American | 38,059 | 30.4% |
Arab | 874 | 0.7% |
Czech | 137 | 0.1% |
Danish | 180 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 986 | 0.8% |
English | 10,182 | 8.1% |
French (except Basque) | 1,791 | 1.4% |
French Canadian | 554 | 0.4% |
German | 21,043 | 16.8% |
Greek | 240 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 205 | 0.2% |
Irish | 7,930 | 6.3% |
Italian | 2,866 | 2.3% |
Lithuanian | 130 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 615 | 0.5% |
Polish | 1,434 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 138 | 0.1% |
Russian | 855 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,035 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 1,966 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 169 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 814 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 931 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 2,471 | 2.0% |
Ukrainian | 848 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 563 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 155 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Harrisonburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 44,950 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 29,290 | 65.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,373 | 27.5% |
Married-couple family | 23,209 | 51.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,015 | 20.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,880 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 976 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,201 | 9.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,382 | 5.3% |
Nonfamily households | 15,660 | 34.8% |
Householder living alone | 10,578 | 23.5% |
65 years and over | 4,221 | 9.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 13,666 | 30.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 11,111 | 24.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Harrisonburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 115,965 | 100% |
Householder | 44,950 | 38.8% |
Spouse | 23,250 | 20.0% |
Child | 30,259 | 26.1% |
Other relatives | 4,983 | 4.3% |
Nonrelatives | 12,523 | 10.8% |
Unmarried partner | 2,435 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Harrisonburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 49,557 | 100% |
Never married | 19,798 | 39.9% |
Now married, except separated | 24,345 | 49.1% |
Separated | 756 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 1,218 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 3,440 | 6.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 54,572 | 100% |
Never married | 19,990 | 36.6% |
Now married, except separated | 24,600 | 45.1% |
Separated | 852 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 4,415 | 8.1% |
Divorced | 4,715 | 8.6% |
Fertility in Harrisonburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,750 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 513 | 29.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 85 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Harrisonburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,983 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,074 | 54.2% |
Less than 1 year | 173 | 8.7% |
1 or 2 years | 387 | 19.5% |
3 or 4 years | 39 | 2.0% |
5 or more years | 475 | 24.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,074 | 100% |
Who are female | 631 | 58.8% |
Who are married | 820 | 76.4% |
School Enrollment in Harrisonburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 41,915 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,772 | 4.2% |
Kindergarten | 1,225 | 2.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 11,260 | 26.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 5,270 | 12.6% |
College or graduate school | 22,388 | 53.4% |
Educational Attainment in Harrisonburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 73,102 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 6,825 | 9.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,411 | 10.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 24,289 | 33.2% |
Some college, no degree | 10,786 | 14.8% |
Associate's degree | 4,105 | 5.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 11,826 | 16.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 7,860 | 10.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.9% |
Veteran Status in Harrisonburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 99,875 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,666 | 6.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Harrisonburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 124,179 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,896 | 9.6% |
Under 18 years | 25,368 | 100% |
With a disability | 751 | 3.0% |
18 to 64 years | 83,362 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,804 | 7.0% |
65 years and over | 15,449 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,341 | 34.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Harrisonburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 123,792 | 100% |
Same house | 99,831 | 80.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 23,031 | 18.6% |
Same county | 7,924 | 6.4% |
Different county | 15,107 | 12.2% |
Same state | 11,809 | 9.5% |
Different state | 3,298 | 2.7% |
Abroad | 930 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in Harrisonburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 125,396 | 100% |
Native | 114,361 | 91.2% |
Born in United States | 111,790 | 89.1% |
State of residence | 76,889 | 61.3% |
Different state | 34,901 | 27.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,571 | 2.1% |
Foreign born | 11,035 | 8.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Harrisonburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 11,035 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,872 | 26.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 8,163 | 74.0% |
Year of Entry in Harrisonburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 13,606 | 100% |
Native | 2,571 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 206 | 8.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,365 | 92.0% |
Foreign born | 11,035 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 667 | 6.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 10,368 | 94.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Harrisonburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 11,035 | 100% |
Europe | 1,563 | 14.2% |
Asia | 2,452 | 22.2% |
Africa | 662 | 6.0% |
Oceania | 10 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 6,152 | 55.7% |
Northern America | 196 | 1.8% |