COMPARING TWO PLACES
Timberville vs Harrisonburg
PLACE A
Timberville, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Timberville is 94% smaller than Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg earns more, with a median household income $2,345 higher. Timberville has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 6%).
TIMBERVILLEHARRISONBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population3,16650,839−94% vs Harrisonburg
Population density2,3702,933−563
Population growth17.5%5.9%+11.6 pts
Median age35.925.0+10.9
Male48.8%48.6%+0.2 pts
Female51.2%51.4%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born6.9%17.8%−10.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.7%60.8%+17.9 pts
Black1.0%7.2%−6.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino19.0%23.6%−4.6 pts
Asian0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Other1.3%4.9%−3.6 pts
Median household income$59,909$62,254−$2,345
Per capita income$28,017$28,857−$840
Poverty rate17.1%25.7%−8.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4000.454−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.5%37.5%−27.9 pts
Graduate degree4.0%18.7%−14.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%6.9%−1.4 pts
Labor force participation66.9%61.9%+5.0 pts
Median home value$231,000$299,100−$68,100
Median gross rent$970$1,184−$214
Owner-occupied57.0%39.5%+17.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.3%7.0%−0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households37.4%44.6%−7.1 pts
Average commute27.817.1+10.6
Worked from home2.7%9.1%−6.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Uninsured7.8%10.5%−2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025