People QuickFacts Harrisonburg Virginia Population, 2011 estimate 49,973 8,096,604 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 48,914 8,001,030 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 2.2% 1.2% Population, 2010 48,914 8,001,024 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 5.0% 6.4% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 15.0% 23.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 8.2% 12.2% Female persons, percent, 2010 53.4% 50.9%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 78.4% 68.6% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 6.4% 19.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 3.5% 5.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 3.1% 2.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 15.7% 7.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 72.4% 64.8%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 63.2% 83.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 13.5% 10.8% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 18.7% 14.1% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 77.5% 86.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 33.3% 33.8% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 15.6 27.1  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 38.6% 68.9% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 44.2% 21.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $213,400 $255,100 Households, 2006-2010 14,965 2,974,481 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.56 2.56 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $16,750 $32,145 Median household income 2006-2010 $37,235 $61,406 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 32.7% 10.3%     Business QuickFacts Harrisonburg Virginia Total number of firms, 2007 3,693 638,643 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 9.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 7.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 4.5% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.4% 30.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 746,325 92,417,797 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 378,468 60,513,396 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,465,322 105,663,299 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $33,306 $13,687 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 168,643 15,340,483     Geography QuickFacts Harrisonburg Virginia Land area in square miles, 2010 17.42 39,490.09 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,808.2 202.6 FIPS Code 35624 51 Counties Harrisonburg city (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts