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Population (year 2000): 40,468. Estimated
population in July 2005: 40,438 (-0.1% change)
Males: 19,171 (47.4%), Females: 21,297 (52.6%)
Zip codes:
22801,
22802.
Median resident age: 22.6 years
Median household income: $29,949 (year 2000)
Median house value: $122,700 (year 2000)
Races in Harrisonburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (80.1%)
- Hispanic (8.8%)
- Black (5.9%)
- Other race (3.3%)
- Two or more races (2.6%)
- Korean (0.8%)
- Other Asian (0.7%)
- Chinese (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (20.0%), Irish (10.3%),
English (9.6%), United States (9.2%), Italian (4.8%),
Scotch-Irish (2.6%).
Elevation: 1352 feet
Land area: 17.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Harrisonburg
- High school or higher: 76.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.7%
- Unemployed: 9.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Harrisonburg city
- Never married: 52.6%
- Now married: 35.0%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 3.8%
- Divorced: 6.5%
9.2% Foreign born (4.8% Latin America, 2.5%
Asia, 1.2% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +9,635 (+31.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Harrisonburg:
- ROCKINGHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (235 CANTRELL
AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Harrisonburg:
- AUGUSTA MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles;
FISHERSVILLE, VA)
- WOODROW WILSON REHABILITATION CENTER (about 25
miles; FISHERSVILLE, VA)
- WESTERN STATE HOSP (about 25 miles; STAUNTON, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Harrisonburg:
- SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL (about 14 miles;
STAUNTON/WAYNESBORO/HARRIS, VA; ID: SHD)
- CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (about 37 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; ID: CHO)
- LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 81
miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: LYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Harrisonburg:
- BRIDGEWATER AIR PARK (about 8 miles; BRIDGEWATER,
VA; ID: VBW)
- NEW MARKET (about 19 miles; NEW MARKET, VA; ID: 8W2)
- EAGLE'S NEST (about 27 miles; WAYNESBORO, VA; ID:
W13)
Colleges/Universities in Harrisonburg:
- JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 14,447; Public; Website: www.jmu.edu; Offers
Doctor's degree)
- EASTERN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment:
1,238; Location: 1200 PARK RD; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.emu.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- HARRISONBURG BEAUTY COLLEGE (Location: 92 S
MAIN; Private, for-profit)
- ROCKINGHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF MED TECHN
(Location: 235 CANTRELL AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Harrisonburg:
- UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 37 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 19,602)
- PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
- LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
MIDDLETOWN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles;
LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)
- SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; WINCHESTER,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,030)
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA;
FT enrollment: 5,348)
- FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles;
FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
Public high schools in Harrisonburg:
- HARRISONBURG HIGH (Students: 1,210; Location:
395 SOUTH HIGH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MASSANUTTEN TECH CTR (Location: 325 PLEASANT
VALLEY RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Harrisonburg:
- EASTERN MENNONITE HIGH SCH (Students: 307;
Location: 801 PARKWOOD DRIVE; Grades: 6 - 12)
- BEREA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 171;
Location: 1350 GARBERS CHURCH ROAD; Grades: 1 - 12)
- VICTORY BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 23;
Location: 521 ALLEGHANY AVE; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Harrisonburg:
- THOMAS HARRISON MIDDLE (Students: 954;
Location: 1311 W. MARKET STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- STONE SPRING ELEM. (Students: 548; Location:
1575 PEACH GROVE AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM. (Students: 471; Location:
2800 RAWLEY PIKE; Grades: PK - 05)
- WATERMAN ELEM. (Students: 437; Location: 451
CHICAGO AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- SPOTSWOOD ELEM. (Students: 421; Location: 400
MOUNTAIN VIEW DRIVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- LACEY SPRING ELEM. (Students: 329; Location:
8621 NORTH VALLEY PIKE; Grades: PK - 05)
- PLEASANT VALLEY ELEM. (Students: 315;
Location: 215 PLEASANT VALLEY RD; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Harrisonburg:
- EASTERN MENNONITE UNIV EARLY L (Students: 52;
Location: 1600 COLLEGE AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
- CORNERSTONE CHR SCH-HARRISONBU (Students: 23;
Location: PO BOX 1366; Grades: 6 - 8)
Library in Harrisonburg:
- MASSANUTTEN REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $1,840,428; Location: 174 S. MAIN STREET;
198,414 books; 4,750 audio materials; 7,543 video
materials; 451 serial subscriptions)
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