With 24,672 people, Herndon is a city in Virginia. 42% of locals were born outside the United States. That is roughly 59% ahead of the Virginia median. 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income. The median household earns $148,000, about 80% above the national median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $148,000, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
53% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 88%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Herndon
What changed most since 1990
White share72.2% → 36.0%(−36.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share9.2% → 34.6%(+25.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Poverty rate3.2% → 8.1%(+4.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Herndon's population equals 2.1% of Fairfax County's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 1.4% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 1.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)33.4%(340)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)38.7%(394)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.1%(276)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,019 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Herndon, decade by decade
Herndon population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
16,139
$129,220
$398,651
37.9%
56.7
2000
21,655
$132,821
$318,790
40.8%
85.3
2010
23,292
$131,152
$542,917
44.0%
89.4
2020
24,655
$136,529
$564,931
50.6%
89.2
2024
24,672
$148,000
$599,100
53.2%
89.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
