Harrisonburg city, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	61%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.8%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (15.2%), Retail trade (13.7%), Manufacturing (13.6%).

Type of workers:

Harrisonburg city, Virginia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Harrisonburg city, Virginia:

Median resident age:	22.6 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 19,171	(47.4%)
Females: 21,297	(52.6%)

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Harrisonburg city:	2.5 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county:	$38,216
Virginia:	$59,562

This county:	$561
State:	$753

Harrisonburg city:	$280,251
Virginia:	$262,100

Detached houses: $325,743

Here:	$325,743
State:	$357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $244,315

Here:	$244,315
State:	$371,438

In 2-unit structures: $161,451

Here:	$161,451
State:	$295,743

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $361,196

Here:	$361,196
State:	$305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $654,284

Here:	$654,284
State:	$316,638

Mobile homes: $14,350

Here:	$14,350
State:	$37,843

This county:	30.1%
Whole state:	9.6%

This county:	18.4%
Whole state:	4.3%

Area name: Harrisonburg, VA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Harrisonburg city is $482 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $586 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $821 a month.

Cities in this county include: Harrisonburg.

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Here:	6.7%
Virginia:	7.0%

Current college students: 14,822
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,733 (18% naturalized citizens)

Harrisonburg city:	9.2%
Whole state:	8.1%

Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,203
• One, attached: 1,679
• Two: 703
• 3 or 4: 1,584
• 5 to 9: 1,654
• 10 to 19: 2,006
• 20 or more: 548
• Mobile homes: 303
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Harrisonburg city with a mortgage: 3,061 (275 second mortgage, 556 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,542

Here:	66.5% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Harrisonburg city-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Virginia state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 79.4 miles away from Harrisonburg city center
On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 64.5 miles away from the county center
On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 71.0 miles away from the county center
On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi) earthquake occurred 78.5 miles away from Harrisonburg city center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.4 miles away from the county center
On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 38.8 miles away from Harrisonburg city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,921 (71%) Carpooled: 1,831 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 476 (3%) Subway or elevated: 9 (0%) Taxi: 112 (1%) Motorcycle: 45 (0%) Bicycle: 223 (1%) Walked: 1,745 (10%) Other means: 240 (1%) Worked at home: 668 (4%)

13.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,928 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.61%
Virginia average:	11.06%

0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($111 average AGI)

Harrisonburg city:	0.28%
Virginia average:	0.41%

8.85% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($18,034 average AGI)
4.47% relocated from other states ($10,781 average AGI)

Harrisonburg city:	4.47%
Virginia average:	4.24%

from Rockingham County, VA	3.98% ($26,564 average AGI)
from Augusta County, VA	0.65% ($27,351)
from Shenandoah County, VA	0.43% ($26,412)
from Fairfax County, VA	0.38% ($25,822)
from Page County, VA	0.33% ($28,154)
from Virginia Beach city, VA	0.21% ($21,480)
from Staunton city, VA	0.20% ($21,667)

13.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,680 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.59%
Virginia average:	10.78%

0.13% of residents moved to foreign countries ($53 average AGI)

Harrisonburg city:	0.13%
Virginia average:	0.22%

8.94% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($22,827 average AGI)
4.53% relocated to other states ($9,800 average AGI)

Harrisonburg city:	4.53%
Virginia average:	4.13%

to Rockingham County, VA	4.19% ($38,181 average AGI)
to Augusta County, VA	0.77% ($38,467)
to Fairfax County, VA	0.49% ($28,948)
to Staunton city, VA	0.27% ($31,063)
to Shenandoah County, VA	0.21% ($27,880)
to Arlington County, VA	0.20% ($32,417)
to Waynesboro city, VA	0.20% ($33,957)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,509 (4,040 aged, 469 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 20,410 (4,876 male householders, 1,708 female householders)

  5,015 spouses, 7,069 children (6,505 natural, 155 adopted, 409 stepchildren), 251 grandchildren, 296 brothers or sisters, 149 parents, 492 other relatives, 554 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 12,818 (3,005 male householders (1,675 living alone)), 3,567 female householders (2,033 living alone)), 6,246 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 7,240 (883 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,914 2-persons, 1,481 3-persons, 1,201 4-persons, 626 5-persons, 214 6-persons, 148 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,708 1-person, 1,103 2-persons, 478 3-persons, 1,099 4-persons, 102 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 57 7-or-more-persons.

86.1% of residents of Harrisonburg city speak English at home.
8.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 20% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (41% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $145,083,000 ($3533 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,586,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $64,985,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $34,800,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $938,000
Federal grants: $23,221,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,895,000 ($2,771,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,243,000 ($1,452,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $10,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,936,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,587,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	33 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Here:	+38 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	-70 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.8
State:	6.6

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

35% of Harrisonburg city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Virginia.

Harrisonburg city:	35.0%
State average:	53.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 20596
• Northeast: 5683
• Midwest: 2458
• South: 5927
• West: 1247

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $130,800

Here:	6.5%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	11.5%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	7.4%
Virginia:	20.6%

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