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Harrisonburg Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Harrisonburg Area is $23,819, which is lower than the state average of $33,958 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Harrisonburg Area median household income is $48,518. On average Harrisonburg Area residents spend 18.8 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, #406

Harrisonburg Area	23,819 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 Area	22,181 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 Area	28,233 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 Area	16,762 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, #328

Harrisonburg Area	48,518 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Harrisonburg Area	65,548 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Harrisonburg Area	6.51%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Harrisonburg Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Virginia and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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 Area		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.09%	$18,850, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.36%	$18,556, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.76%	$3,099, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.58%	$20,430, 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 Area	60,909 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Harrisonburg Area	78,834 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 Area	Virginia	U.S.
White	$49,440, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$33,145, see rank	$44,288	$35,600
Hispanic	$38,194, see rank	$60,459	$42,396
Asian	$36,466, see rank	$94,223	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$44,810, see rank	$54,801	$37,170
One Race, Other	$34,909, see rank	$54,333	$40,300
Two or More Races	$27,500, 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 Area	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$18,475, see rank	$30,558	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,717, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$64,427, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$36,782, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Harrisonburg Area	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	105,113, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	49,726, 47.31%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	33,757, 67.89%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	93, 0.19%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	33,664, 67.70%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	31,233, 92.78%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,431, 7.22%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	15,969, 32.11%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	55,387, 52.69%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	31,416, 56.72%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	40, 0.07%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	31,376, 56.65%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	29,691, 94.63%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,685, 5.37%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	23,971, 43.28%, 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 Area	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	59,638, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	47,109, 78.99%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	5,105, 8.56%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	822, 1.38%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	3,012, 5.05%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	931, 1.56%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,659, 4.46%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Harrisonburg Area	18.8 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 Area	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	60,924	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	31,233, 51.27%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8,933, 28.60%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4,437, 14.21%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,159, 16.52%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	640, 2.05%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,189, 10.21%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,799, 21.77%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	29,691, 48.73%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10,431, 35.13%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	6,784, 22.85%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9,252, 31.16%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	333, 1.12%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	62, 0.21%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,706, 9.11%, 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 Area	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	60,924, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,198, 3.61%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	4,348, 7.14%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	7,772, 12.76%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,172, 1.92%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	7,505, 12.32%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,312, 3.79%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	821, 1.35%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,678, 4.40%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4,347, 7.14%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	15,941, 26.17%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	7,351, 12.07%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,828, 3.00%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,651, 4.35%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Harrisonburg Area	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	22,317	18.76%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,696	9.17%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

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