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Loudoun County

Virginia · 449,749 residents (2025 est.) · 516 sq mi
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With 432,998 people, Loudoun County is a county in Virginia. Households here earn about 95% more than in Virginia as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 65% of adults have a four-year degree. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 263,399 people. The median household earns $181,765, about 121% above the national median. The typical home is worth $743,800, having more than tripled since 2000.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $181,765, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
65% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 102%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Loudoun County

What changed most since 1990

  • Population86,129 → 432,998 (+403%)US over the same years: +35%
  • White share87.6% → 51.0% (−36.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Adults with a bachelor's degree32.7% → 64.6% (+31.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts

Among the 133 counties in Virginia

  • 1st in household income$181,765
  • 5th in share with a bachelor's degree64.6%
  • 3rd in home value$743,800
  • 7th in diversity score83.0
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
432,998
+155%since 2000
from 169,599 in 2000
449,749 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
840 / sq mi
+155%since 2000
from 329 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
38.2
+14%since 2000
from 33.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
516 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
51K156K260K364K468K19902000201020202024Loudoun County
2024433K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.2%(26,798)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.2%(31,290)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148.2%(35,634)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.4%(31,943)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.4%(23,353)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.9%(47,099)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4416.8%(72,668)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5415.8%(68,432)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.3%(48,887)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 746.3%(27,091)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.4%(14,848)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.1%(4,955)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$181,765
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $80,648 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$71,986
+115%since 2000
from $33,530 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
84.2%
+13.4 ptssince 2009
from 70.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
4.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2000
from 2.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.391
+6%since 2010
from 0.367 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services8%
US avg: 6.7%
Information7.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Public administration6.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade5%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade4.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance3.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Arts, entertainment, food3.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing1%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$743,800
+102%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $202,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,386
+37%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $954 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
77.9%
−1.4 ptssince 2000
from 79.4% in 2000
22.1% rent
Vacancy rate
2.7%
−6.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.02 people
−1%since 2009
from 3.04 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.5%
−19.8 ptssince 2009
from 37.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.3%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 44.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.1
−10%since 2009
from 4.5 in 2009
1990 – 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
52
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic79.6%(134,972)
Black6.8%(11,517)
Hispanic / Latino5.9%(10,089)
Asian5.3%(9,025)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic51%(220,791)
Black7.5%(32,463)
Hispanic / Latino14.3%(61,750)
Asian21.7%(94,036)
Other5.5%(23,958)
Diversity Score
83
+29%since 2009
from 64 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
30
−4%since 2020
from 31 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American6.1%(26,440)
Salvadoran4.2%(18,114)
South American3.4%(14,797)
Mexican1.6%(7,073)
Puerto Rican1.3%(5,460)
Peruvian1.1%(4,871)
Bolivian1%(4,301)
Honduran0.8%(3,329)
Guatemalan0.8%(3,308)
Colombian0.7%(2,817)
Cuban0.4%(1,788)
Ecuadorian0.3%(1,088)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.2%(942)
Spaniard0.2%(836)
Chilean0.2%(711)
Panamanian0.1%(607)
Venezuelan0.1%(540)
Nicaraguan0.1%(468)
Argentine0.1%(328)
Costa Rican0.1%(290)
Uruguayan0%(48)
Asian origin
Asian Indian11%(47,553)
Pakistani2.4%(10,553)
Vietnamese1.5%(6,685)
Chinese1.4%(6,229)
Korean1.4%(6,147)
Filipino1%(4,185)
Kazakh0.6%(2,424)
Nepalese0.4%(1,780)
Bangladeshi0.4%(1,726)
Thai0.2%(972)
Japanese0.2%(889)
Laotian0.1%(574)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0.1%(377)
Cambodian0.1%(372)
Sri Lankan0.1%(314)
Mongolian0.1%(304)
Indonesian0.1%(228)
Burmese0.1%(217)
Malaysian0%(119)
Okinawan0%(25)
Uzbek0%(5)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(103)
Tongan0%(82)
Fijian0%(26)
Samoan0%(17)
Ancestry
German10.2%(44,123)
English10.1%(43,850)
Irish9.7%(41,835)
Italian5.4%(23,311)
American5.2%(22,414)
Polish2.6%(11,351)
Arab2.2%(9,480)
Scottish1.9%(8,276)
French1.3%(5,613)
Iranian1%(4,492)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(3,758)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.9%(3,704)
Dutch0.7%(3,235)
Norwegian0.7%(3,197)
Russian0.6%(2,638)
British0.6%(2,627)
Egyptian0.6%(2,540)
Greek0.6%(2,417)
Welsh0.5%(2,305)
West Indian0.4%(1,805)
Ukrainian0.4%(1,772)
Lebanese0.4%(1,711)
Turkish0.4%(1,707)
Hungarian0.4%(1,579)
Czech0.4%(1,521)
French Canadian0.3%(1,469)
Swiss0.3%(1,375)
Slovak0.3%(1,316)
Iraqi0.3%(1,173)
Nigerian0.3%(1,159)
Ethiopian0.3%(1,089)
Austrian0.2%(1,036)
Portuguese0.2%(972)
Armenian0.2%(957)
Syrian0.2%(943)
Moroccan0.2%(927)
Danish0.2%(826)
Canadian0.2%(808)
Lithuanian0.2%(806)
Romanian0.1%(645)
Brazilian0.1%(591)
Ghanaian0.1%(580)
Jamaican0.1%(577)
Australian0.1%(530)
Croatian0.1%(527)
Guyanese0.1%(386)
Palestinian0.1%(340)
Haitian0.1%(313)
Belgian0.1%(312)
Finnish0.1%(304)
Somali0.1%(293)
Bulgarian0.1%(272)
Serbian0.1%(254)
Jordanian0.1%(223)
Kenyan0%(211)
Slovene0%(159)
Latvian0%(54)
Israeli0%(28)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
64.6%
+17.4 ptssince 2000
from 47.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2000
from 92.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
28.6%
+13.4 ptssince 2000
from 15.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.1 min
+30%since 2000
from 23.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
57.5%
−21.6 ptssince 2009
from 79.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.4%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.4%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
31.2%
+24.9 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.9%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.3%
−1.0 ptssince 2011
from 4.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
74.0%
−3.5 ptssince 2011
from 77.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
79.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 79.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
63.5%
+7.9 ptssince 2009
from 55.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Female
49.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Foreign born
27.4%
+7.6 ptssince 2009
from 19.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.0%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
7.1%
+2.2 ptssince 2012
from 4.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.4%
−3.0 ptssince 2013
from 8.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
97.0%
+4.0 ptssince 2017
from 93.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
99.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 97.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 87.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
65.1%
−4.3 ptssince 2016
from 69.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
11.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2016
from 10.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29.8%(50,332)
Married62.9%(106,192)
Widowed1.3%(2,113)
Divorced6%(10,075)
Women 15+
Never married26.7%(45,518)
Married59.1%(100,825)
Widowed5.4%(9,205)
Divorced8.8%(15,016)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.4%
−3.0 ptssince 2013
from 8.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
75.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 76.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.9%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 12.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
10.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 9.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
7.3%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 5.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 1.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
85.6%
−2.4 ptssince 2020
from 88.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
17.8%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 14.6% 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)45.2%(10,025)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)42%(9,318)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era18.4%(4,078)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(616)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(277)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 22,189 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

Loudoun County, decade by decade

Loudoun County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199086,129$124,957$411,37232.7%28.3
2000169,599$146,913$368,52147.2%44.4
2010312,311$166,261$712,09357.2%71.0
2020420,959$178,304$647,95661.6%82.8
2024432,998$181,765$743,80064.6%83.0

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Loudoun County, Virginia?

Loudoun County, Virginia has about 432,998 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Loudoun County, Virginia?

The typical household in Loudoun County, Virginia earns about $181,765 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Loudoun County, Virginia expensive?

In Loudoun County, Virginia, the median home is worth about $743,800, and the typical rent is about $2,386 a month.

How educated are people in Loudoun County, Virginia?

About 64.6% of adults age 25 and over in Loudoun County, Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Loudoun County, Virginia?

About 4.2% of people in Loudoun County, Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Loudoun County, Virginia grown since 1990?

Yes, Loudoun County, Virginia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 346,869 residents, a change of about 403 percent over that period.

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