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Lake Ridge

Virginia · 46,049 residents · 9.12 sq mi
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Lake Ridge is a city of 46,049 people in Virginia. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 15,645 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Households here earn about 36% more than in Virginia as a whole. There are 5,051 people per square mile.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
50% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 67%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
46,049
+51%since 2000
from 30,404 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
5,051 / sq mi
+51%since 2009
from 3,334 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.0
+13%since 2000
from 33.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
9.12 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
22K28K35K42K48K19902000201020202024Lake Ridge
202446K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(2,716)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.4%(3,408)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.8%(3,141)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.2%(3,311)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.2%(2,837)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.4%(5,254)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4416.5%(7,582)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.2%(6,063)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.2%(5,629)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.4%(3,878)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.6%(1,678)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.2%(552)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$127,154
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $71,458 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$52,155
+71%since 2000
from $30,506 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
76.4%
+11.4 ptssince 2009
from 64.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
5.8%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 2.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.361
+6%since 2010
from 0.340 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services6.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade5.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade2.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$471,200
+67%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $154,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,033
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $986 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
76.4%
+3.7 ptssince 2000
from 72.7% in 2000
23.6% rent
Vacancy rate
2.1%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.87 people
+8%since 2009
from 2.65 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
23.6%
−8.8 ptssince 2009
from 32.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
40.9%
+3.4 ptssince 2009
from 37.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.7
−4%since 2009
from 3.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
33
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic70.3%(21,363)
Black15.7%(4,781)
Hispanic / Latino7.1%(2,161)
Asian3.5%(1,063)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic42.2%(19,455)
Black19.2%(8,826)
Hispanic / Latino21.2%(9,775)
Asian8.9%(4,076)
Other8.5%(3,917)
Diversity Score
91
+28%since 2009
from 71 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American6.8%(3,132)
South American6.6%(3,054)
Salvadoran5%(2,302)
Mexican3.8%(1,762)
Peruvian2.4%(1,109)
Puerto Rican1.5%(682)
Ecuadorian1.4%(627)
Bolivian1%(468)
Guatemalan1%(454)
Colombian0.8%(353)
Spaniard0.5%(237)
Venezuelan0.4%(207)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.4%(204)
Cuban0.4%(199)
Argentine0.4%(185)
Honduran0.2%(113)
Chilean0.1%(68)
Costa Rican0.1%(41)
Uruguayan0.1%(37)
Dominican0.1%(33)
Asian origin
Kazakh1.7%(773)
Asian Indian1.4%(639)
Pakistani1%(469)
Korean1%(467)
Filipino0.9%(426)
Indonesian0.9%(399)
Chinese0.7%(331)
Thai0.3%(142)
Nepalese0.3%(122)
Vietnamese0.2%(109)
Bangladeshi0.2%(73)
Japanese0.1%(67)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0.1%(58)
Uzbek0%(20)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(11)
Ancestry
German9.1%(4,173)
English9%(4,150)
Irish8.3%(3,836)
Italian4.1%(1,865)
American4%(1,864)
Ethiopian3.9%(1,774)
Arab2.9%(1,326)
Scottish2.1%(962)
Polish1.8%(810)
Ghanaian1.3%(604)
Lebanese1.2%(553)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
French1.1%(523)
Swedish0.8%(386)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(340)
West Indian0.7%(320)
Hungarian0.7%(318)
British0.5%(253)
Danish0.5%(249)
Russian0.5%(237)
Romanian0.4%(179)
Brazilian0.4%(178)
Czech0.4%(177)
Welsh0.4%(175)
Norwegian0.4%(174)
Ukrainian0.3%(145)
Portuguese0.3%(144)
Egyptian0.3%(130)
Nigerian0.3%(126)
Dutch0.3%(119)
Jordanian0.3%(116)
Turkish0.2%(113)
Jamaican0.2%(106)
Iraqi0.2%(104)
Canadian0.2%(94)
Swiss0.2%(93)
Somali0.2%(90)
Iranian0.2%(86)
Croatian0.2%(71)
Slovak0.1%(69)
Moroccan0.1%(63)
Serbian0.1%(57)
Lithuanian0.1%(52)
Armenian0.1%(49)
Greek0.1%(42)
Belgian0.1%(25)
Slovene0.1%(24)
Austrian0%(18)
Haitian0%(17)
Finnish0%(8)
Kenyan0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
50.0%
+5.7 ptssince 2000
from 44.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.0%
−3.1 ptssince 2000
from 95.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
21.2%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 18.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
35.7 min
+12%since 2000
from 31.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
66.9%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 70.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.5%
−5.8 ptssince 2009
from 15.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.1%
−5.7 ptssince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
19.9%
+15.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.0%
−1.1 ptssince 2011
from 5.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
70.5%
−6.5 ptssince 2011
from 77.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
79.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 78.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.0%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 15.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
53.4%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.7%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 46.5% in 2009
Female
52.3%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 53.5% in 2009
Foreign born
25.0%
+10.9 ptssince 2009
from 14.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
12.3%
−7.0 ptssince 2009
from 19.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.0%
+2.4 ptssince 2012
from 7.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.2%
−2.3 ptssince 2013
from 10.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
96.9%
+2.2 ptssince 2017
from 94.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 98.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.5%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 88.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
66.7%
−4.4 ptssince 2016
from 71.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
14.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2016
from 14.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.2%(5,256)
Married59.1%(9,944)
Widowed1.6%(265)
Divorced8.1%(1,360)
Women 15+
Never married31.6%(6,310)
Married49.7%(9,920)
Widowed7%(1,405)
Divorced11.6%(2,324)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.2%
−2.3 ptssince 2013
from 10.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
62.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 62.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
9.7%
−3.1 ptssince 2020
from 12.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 12.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.1%
+4.8 ptssince 2020
from 9.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 3.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
77.6%
−3.6 ptssince 2020
from 81.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
28.4%
+5.2 ptssince 2020
from 23.2% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)50.7%(2,119)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)48.3%(2,017)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.7%(1,033)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(109)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,180 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Lake Ridge, Virginia?

Lake Ridge, Virginia has about 46,049 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Lake Ridge, Virginia?

The typical household in Lake Ridge, Virginia earns about $127,154 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Lake Ridge, Virginia expensive?

In Lake Ridge, Virginia, the median home is worth about $471,200, and the typical rent is about $2,033 a month.

How educated are people in Lake Ridge, Virginia?

About 50.0% of adults age 25 and over in Lake Ridge, Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Lake Ridge, Virginia?

About 5.8% of people in Lake Ridge, Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Lake Ridge, Virginia grown since 1990?

Yes, Lake Ridge, Virginia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 22,187 residents, a change of about 93 percent over that period.

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