Population

50,839

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$299,100

Owner-occupied units

Harrisonburg, VA

Virginia · 38.436° N, 78.873° W · 17 sq mi

Harrisonburg is a city in Virginia, with a population of 50,839 and about 2,933 residents per square mile. The median household earns $62,254 a year, and the median home is worth $299,100.

Conditions

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

17 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,933

People per square mile

Rank by population

#874

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#695

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$62,254

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,184

Per month

Homeownership

39.5%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

17.1 min

One way

People

Median age

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

37.5%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

17.8%

Households

17,360

2.54 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 24.4^%

Arts, food & hospitality 15.2^%

Manufacturing 12.8^%

Professional & business services 12.2^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Virginia

Name

Jacqueline Mars

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$39B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

The Plains

Source of wealth

Candy, pet food

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Virginia · private sector

Employer

Inova Health System

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Virginia

Company

RTX

Revenue

$80.7B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Arlington

Ticker

RTX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Virginia

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Flowering Dogwood

State capital

Richmond

Nickname

The Old Dominion

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