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Harrisonburg City Public Schools Overview

Eastern Mennonite University located in Harrisonburg City Public Schools area. A total of 16,723 households are located in Harrisonburg City Public Schools area. Among them, 4,982 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.14 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 10,464 and 23,330 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

14.14% (6,497) of residents are non-citizens and 28.08% (12,902) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Harrisonburg City Public Schools, Virginia
Household	16,723
Population	45,953
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,982 (29.79%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	10,464
Total Students	23,330
Pre-Kindergarten	551
Kindergarten	597
Grade 1-8	3,813
Grade 9-12	1,481
College/Graduate School	16,888
Veterans	44,488
Non-citizen	6,497
Non-English Home Language	12,902
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

45,417 residents are over the age of 16 and 27,168 people are in labor force. Among them, 27,092 people are in civilian labor force and 76 are in armed labor force. 25,772 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Harrisonburg City Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,039	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	17,106	68.32%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,544	14.15%
Public transportation	512	2.04%
Walked	1,987	7.94%
Other method	822	3.28%
Worked from home	1,068	4.27%
Average Commute Time	17 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,772	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	8,848	34.33%
Service	6,105	23.69%
Sales and office	4,609	17.88%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,180	8.46%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,030	15.64%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,772	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	419	1.63%
Construction	1,339	5.20%
Manufacturing	3,417	13.26%
Wholesale trade	428	1.66%
Retail trade	2,758	10.70%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	608	2.36%
Information	569	2.21%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	917	3.56%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,643	6.38%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,246	28.12%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	4,823	18.71%
Other services, except public administration	1,056	4.10%
Public administration	549	2.13%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,772	-
Private wage and salary workers	20,206	78.40%
Government workers	4,526	17.56%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,015	3.94%
Unpaid family workers	25	0.10%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $65,667 for the 16,723 households in Harrisonburg City Public Schools area, Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $17,140. 46,062 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.59%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	16,723	-
Less than $10,000	1,662	9.94%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,093	6.54%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,634	9.77%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,004	11.98%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,661	15.91%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,684	16.05%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,857	11.10%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,980	11.84%
$150,000 - $199,999	639	3.82%
More than $200,000	509	3.04%
Median Household Income	$46,679	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$65,667	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	9,007	-
Less than $10,000	398	4.42%
$10,000 - $14,999	353	3.92%
$15,000 - $24,999	498	5.53%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,031	11.45%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,459	16.20%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,488	16.52%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,305	14.49%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,537	17.06%
$150,000 - $199,999	505	5.61%
More than $200,000	433	4.81%

Median Family Income	$63,410	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$80,838	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$17,140	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$44,761	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$44,761	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	52,590	-
With health insurance coverage	46,062	87.59%
Public coverage	11,693	22.23%
Private health insurance	38,450	73.11%
Without health insurance coverage	6,528	12.41%

Housing

There are 18,261 housing units in Harrisonburg City Public Schools area, Virginia with 16,723 units (91.58%) occupied. 6,621 houses (39.59%) are occupied by owner and 10,102 houses (60.41%) are rented. The average housing value is $203,600 and the average rental cost is $883. 381 houses (2.09%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,202 houses (12.06%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,261	-
Occupied	16,723	91.58%
Owner Occupied	6,621	39.59%
Renter Occupied	10,102	60.41%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,632	36.32%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	4,140	22.67%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	7,153	39.17%
Mobile Homes	336	1.84%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,261	-
Built 2014 or later	381	2.09%
Built 2010 - 2013	913	5.00%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,438	18.83%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,965	16.24%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,243	17.76%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,840	15.55%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,188	6.51%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,091	5.97%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,202	12.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,261	-
1 room	333	1.82%
2 rooms	599	3.28%
3 rooms	1,854	10.15%
4 rooms	3,728	20.42%
5 rooms	3,816	20.90%
6 rooms	3,252	17.81%
7 rooms	1,287	7.05%
8 rooms	1,184	6.48%
9 rooms or more	2,208	12.09%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,261	-
no bedroom	375	2.05%
1 bedroom	1,948	10.67%
2 bedrooms	5,244	28.72%
3 bedrooms	6,435	35.24%
4 bedrooms	3,631	19.88%
5 bedrooms or more	628	3.44%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	6,621	-
Less than $50,000	269	4.06%
$50,000 - $99,999	227	3.43%
$100,000 - $149,999	800	12.08%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,928	29.12%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,151	32.49%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,099	16.60%
$500,000 - $999,999	127	1.92%
$1,000,000 or more	20	0.30%
Median House Value	$203,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	9,739	-
Less than $500	953	9.79%
$500 - $999	4,965	50.98%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,735	28.08%
$1,500 - $1,999	719	7.38%
$2,000 - $2,499	341	3.50%
$2,500 - $2,999	26	0.27%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$883	-

Demographic

A total of 53,273 people lives in Harrisonburg City Public Schools area, Virginia with 25,548 male and 27,725 female. The males to female ratio is 47.96 to 52.04. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	53,273	-
Male	25,548	47.96%
Female	27,725	52.04%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	53,273	-
Under 5 years	2,728	5.12%
5 - 9 years	2,568	4.82%
10 - 14 years	2,215	4.16%
15 - 19 years	9,265	17.39%
20 - 24 years	9,495	17.82%
25 - 34 years	7,510	14.10%
35 - 44 years	5,956	11.18%
45 - 54 years	4,600	8.63%
55 - 59 years	2,098	3.94%
60 - 64 years	2,060	3.87%
65 - 74 years	2,572	4.83%
75 - 84 years	1,381	2.59%
85 years and older	825	1.55%
Median Age	25.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	53,273	-
One Race	49,719	93.33%
White	42,838	80.41%
Black or African American	3,946	7.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native	76	0.14%
Asian	2,073	3.89%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	786	1.48%

Two or more races	3,554	6.67%
White and Black or African American	2,019	3.79%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	60	0.11%
White and Asian	633	1.19%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	79	0.15%