Leesburg is a city of 49,171 people in Virginia. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 20,860 people. This is an unusually credentialed place: 57% of adults have a four-year degree. That is roughly 56% ahead of the Virginia median. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income. The typical home is worth $667,800, having more than tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $145,205, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
57% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 105%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Leesburg
What changed most since 1990
Population16,202 → 49,171(+203%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants55.1% → 68.9%(+13.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree28.6% → 56.7%(+28.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)40.8%(802)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.9%(588)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era19.9%(392)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,966 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
Leesburg, decade by decade
Leesburg 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
16,202
$95,732
$391,931
28.6%
37.6
2000
28,311
$125,441
$325,348
41.3%
42.6
2010
42,616
$136,336
$632,971
46.7%
69.9
2020
48,250
$138,091
$556,447
54.3%
78.5
2024
49,171
$145,205
$667,800
56.7%
80.1
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.
