Harrisonburg, VA Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school19,504100.0
Nursery school, preschool4352.2
Kindergarten3441.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)2,54513.0
High school (grades 9-12)1,3587.0
College or graduate school14,82276.0
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over17,448100.0
Less than 9th grade1,85310.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma2,19312.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)4,11023.6
Some college, no degree2,97817.1
Associate degree8675.0
Bachelor's degree3,39819.5
Graduate or professional degree2,04911.7
Percent high school graduate or higher76.8(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher31.2(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over35,295100.0
Never married18,56452.6
Now married, except separated12,36835.0
Separated7042.0
Widowed1,3573.8
Female
1,1253.2
Divorced2,3026.5
Female
1,3303.8
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years326100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren10933.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over34,281100.0
Civilian veterans2,1786.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years13,384100.0
With a disability9837.3
Population 21 to 64 years21,002100.0
With a disability2,70712.9
Percent employed
56.4(X)
No disability18,29587.1
Percent employed
73.7(X)
Population 65 years and over3,199100.0
With a disability1,39043.5
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over38,524100.0
Same house in 199512,78033.2
Different house in the U.S. in 199523,76461.7
Same county
1,7214.5
Different county
22,04357.2
Same state
15,89541.3
Different state
6,14816.0
Elsewhere in 19951,9805.1
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population40,468100.0
Native36,73590.8
Born in United States
35,91188.7
State of residence
20,59650.9
Different state
15,31537.8
Born outside United States
8242.0
Foreign born3,7339.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2,6496.5
Naturalized citizen
6661.6
Not a citizen
3,0677.6
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)3,733100.0
Europe48012.9
Asia1,01327.1
Africa1885.0
Oceania80.2
Latin America1,93951.9
Northern America1052.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over38,524100.0
English only33,16386.1
Language other than English5,36113.9
Speak English less than 'very well
2,9257.6
Spanish
3,1128.1
Speak English less than "very well"
1,9085.0
Other Indo-European languages
1,2073.1
Speak English less than "very well"
5021.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
7932.1
Speak English less than "very well"
3691.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population40,468100.0

Total ancestries reported

39,29697.1
Arab1640.4
Czech11090.3
Danish750.2
Dutch4781.2
English3,8869.6
French (except Basque)18822.2
French Canadian11360.3
German8,08820.0
Greek1650.4
Hungarian1120.3
Irish14,15510.3
Italian1,9514.8
Lithuanian870.2
Norwegian2930.7
Polish8562.1
Portuguese360.1
Russian5091.3
Scotch-Irish1,0552.6
Scottish8722.2
Slovak1130.3
Subsaharan African2300.6
Swedish4561.1
Swiss8732.2
Ukrainian1180.3
United States or American3,7089.2
Welsh2780.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)490.1
Other ancestries9,56223.6
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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