Humidity & wind
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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
25
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
State of Virginia
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Flowering Dogwood
State capital
Richmond
Nickname
The Old Dominion
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Cities near Harrisonburg
- Lynchburg, VA74 mi · 81,347
- Centreville, VA82 mi · 71,706
- Dale City, VA84 mi · 71,016
- Reston, VA90 mi · 64,414
- Richmond, VA98 mi · 237,257
- Arlington, VA100 mi · 236,254
- Alexandria, VA100 mi · 160,662
- Roanoke, VA100 mi · 99,111
Cities about the same size
- Hoffman Estates, IL50,858
- La Crosse, WI50,784
- Troy, NY50,912
- East Hartford, CT50,918
- Paramount, CA50,755
- Levittown, PA50,926
- Watsonville, CA50,716
- Grapevine, TX50,714
More in Virginia
- Virginia Beach453,737
- Chesapeake255,332
- Norfolk231,013
- Newport News183,230
- Hampton137,315
- Suffolk104,699
- Portsmouth96,777
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.