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Harrisonburg, VA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Harrisonburg is $17,919, which is much lower than the state average of $33,958 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Harrisonburg median household income is $38,807, which has grown by 29.58% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 38.81% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Harrisonburg residents spend 14.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #484

Harrisonburg, VA	17,919 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Harrisonburg, VA	12,636 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Harrisonburg, VA	18,543 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Harrisonburg, VA	8,660 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #388

Harrisonburg, VA	38,807 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Harrisonburg, VA	53,546 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #183

Harrisonburg, VA	29.58%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Harrisonburg, VA		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.34%	$14,490, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	19.82%	$17,810, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.76%	$2,784, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.72%	$20,380, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Harrisonburg, VA	56,077 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Harrisonburg, VA	71,517 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Harrisonburg, VA	Virginia	U.S.
White	$39,865, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$29,985, see rank	$44,288	$35,600
Hispanic	$40,910, see rank	$60,459	$42,396
Asian	$19,886, see rank	$94,223	$73,244
One Race, Other	$62,222, see rank	$54,333	$40,300
Two or More Races	$22,386, see rank	$65,164	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Harrisonburg, VA	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$15,148, see rank	$30,558	$25,788
25 to 44	$45,215, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$65,914, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$36,882, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Harrisonburg, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	43,598, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	20,156, 46.23%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	12,596, 62.49%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	74, 0.37%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	12,522, 62.13%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	11,522, 92.01%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,000, 7.99%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	7,560, 37.51%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	23,442, 53.77%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	12,613, 53.81%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	36, 0.15%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	12,577, 53.65%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	11,875, 94.42%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	702, 5.58%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	10,829, 46.19%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Harrisonburg, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	22,787, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	16,941, 74.35%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,108, 9.25%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	659, 2.89%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	1,943, 8.53%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	505, 2.22%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	631, 2.77%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Harrisonburg, VA	14.7 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Harrisonburg, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	23,397	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	11,522, 49.25%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,307, 28.70%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,284, 19.82%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,126, 18.45%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	170, 1.48%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	852, 7.39%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,313, 20.07%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	11,875, 50.75%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,281, 36.05%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,294, 27.74%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,063, 25.79%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	189, 1.59%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	39, 0.33%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,000, 8.42%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Harrisonburg, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	23,397, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	474, 2.03%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	1,162, 4.97%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,472, 10.57%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	368, 1.57%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,376, 10.16%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	721, 3.08%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	338, 1.44%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,017, 4.35%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,816, 7.76%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6,447, 27.55%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,574, 19.55%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	660, 2.82%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	972, 4.15%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Harrisonburg, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	14,087	32.51%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	967	12.02%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.