Jury Pool Profile
Harrisonburg City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Harrisonburg
- Judicial district
- 26th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 50,839
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 51,392.
At a glance
Harrisonburg City is a 50,839-person venue. The city population is 64% White and 8% Black (Census race-alone categories). 24% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $63,973, $28,143 below the VA state median of $92,116; 37.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 28.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other and unspecified languages (1.7%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 30.8% of covered employment, average pay $60,131/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.97%, above the 3.66% state average. The city carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 64% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 51,392
- Median household income
- $62,254
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This city: 64% / 8%.
Harrisonburg City has a population of 51,392, with a median age of 25.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 64.3%; Black residents 7.7%. Independently, 23.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,973; 37.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 26.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 31% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.97%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 61%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Harrisonburg City was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.7% in 2024, 64.5% in 2020, 57.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 50% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 28.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
28.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 3.5% of the adult civilian population (1,471 individuals).