As shown above, the population of the City of Harrisonburg has increased by 11% over the past six years to it's current (estimated) level of 54,224.  A few other fast facts from today's Daily News Record article....

• Harrisonburg has been the 4th fastest growing City in Virginia since 2010.
   
• On average, cities have grown at a rate of 4.8% per year since 2010.
   
• Rockingham County (not shown) has grown by 4.5% during the same time period to an estimated population of 79,735.
   
• The Harrisonburg-Rockingham MSA has grown 7% over the past six years to a combined population of 133,959.

Read the full Daily News Record article for much more context and insightful commentary.