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Loudoun County

Virginia · 420,959 residents · 516 sq mi
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With 420,959 people, Loudoun County is a county in Virginia. Households here earn about 93% more than in Virginia as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 62% of adults have a four-year degree. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 251,360 people. The median household earns $147,111, about 122% above the national median. The typical home is worth $534,600, having more than doubled since 2000.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 37.0
US median: 38.8
More educated
62% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 76%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
420,959
+148%since 2000
from 169,599 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
37.0
+10%since 2000
from 33.6 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
516 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
51K156K260K364K468K19902000201020202024Loudoun County
2024433K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56.4%(27,065)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.9%(33,089)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 148.6%(36,363)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 197.7%(32,391)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.3%(22,191)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3411%(46,205)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4416.3%(68,526)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5415.7%(66,288)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6411.2%(47,344)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 745.9%(24,795)
US avg: 10%
75 to 842.9%(12,323)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1%(4,379)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$147,111
+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $80,648 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$57,513
+72%since 2000
from $33,530 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
78.2%
+7.3 ptssince 2009
from 70.9% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
3.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2000
from 2.8% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information7.8%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services7.6%
US avg: 6.6%
Public administration5.7%
US avg: 4.7%
Wholesale trade4.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade4.2%
US avg: 10%
Arts, entertainment, food3.6%
US avg: 2%
Finance & insurance3.6%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical3.2%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing1.2%
US avg: 2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.8%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$534,600
+76%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $202,300 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,913
+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $954 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
76.4%
−2.9 ptssince 2000
from 79.4% in 2000
23.6% rent
Persons per household
3.04 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 3.04 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
3.6
−20%since 2009
from 4.5 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.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic51.5%(216,865)
Black7.1%(29,725)
Hispanic / Latino14.2%(59,744)
Asian21.2%(89,372)
Other4.8%(20,101)
Segregation Score
31
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 American5.4%(21,762)
Salvadoran3.5%(14,313)
South American3%(12,293)
Mexican2.1%(8,465)
Puerto Rican1.3%(5,194)
Peruvian1.1%(4,647)
Bolivian0.9%(3,473)
Honduran0.7%(3,003)
Guatemalan0.7%(2,637)
Colombian0.6%(2,248)
Cuban0.4%(1,728)
Dominican0.4%(1,455)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.3%(1,025)
Spaniard0.2%(958)
Ecuadorian0.2%(740)
Venezuelan0.1%(464)
Costa Rican0.1%(431)
Chilean0.1%(430)
Panamanian0.1%(353)
Argentine0.1%(203)
Uruguayan0%(76)
Asian origin
Asian Indian10.3%(41,943)
Pakistani1.6%(6,612)
Korean1.3%(5,348)
Vietnamese1.2%(4,995)
Filipino1.2%(4,955)
Chinese1.2%(4,748)
Thai0.2%(1,013)
Cambodian0.2%(827)
Bangladeshi0.2%(769)
Japanese0.2%(752)
Nepalese0.2%(661)
Taiwanese0.1%(460)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0.1%(432)
Sri Lankan0.1%(423)
Mongolian0%(103)
Burmese0%(93)
Malaysian0%(38)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(277)
Tongan0%(178)
Samoan0%(63)
Fijian0%(18)
Ancestry
German10.6%(42,896)
Irish10.2%(41,297)
English8.5%(34,283)
Italian5.9%(24,061)
American5.7%(23,115)
Polish2.5%(10,273)
Scottish1.8%(7,249)
French1.7%(6,958)
British1.2%(4,798)
Scotch-Irish1%(4,214)
Iranian0.8%(3,427)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.8%(3,197)
Dutch0.8%(3,142)
Norwegian0.7%(3,022)
Swedish0.7%(3,010)
Welsh0.7%(2,999)
West Indian0.5%(2,065)
Greek0.5%(1,930)
Ukrainian0.5%(1,862)
Hungarian0.4%(1,783)
Czech0.4%(1,629)
Egyptian0.4%(1,588)
French Canadian0.4%(1,451)
Turkish0.3%(1,331)
Lebanese0.3%(1,248)
Somali0.3%(1,194)
Armenian0.3%(1,161)
Swiss0.3%(1,127)
Slovak0.3%(1,119)
Austrian0.3%(1,069)
Danish0.2%(992)
Jamaican0.2%(900)
Portuguese0.2%(865)
Iraqi0.2%(824)
Nigerian0.2%(794)
Jordanian0.2%(749)
Lithuanian0.2%(741)
Ghanaian0.2%(733)
Canadian0.2%(694)
Croatian0.1%(576)
Ethiopian0.1%(518)
Arab0.1%(510)
Romanian0.1%(477)
Latvian0.1%(451)
Palestinian0.1%(397)
Moroccan0.1%(366)
Brazilian0.1%(366)
Australian0.1%(354)
Finnish0.1%(312)
Syrian0.1%(291)
Haitian0.1%(284)
Serbian0.1%(271)
Belgian0.1%(249)
Guyanese0%(134)
Israeli0%(124)
Barbadian0%(101)
Bulgarian0%(93)
Slovene0%(62)
Kenyan0%(25)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
61.6%
+14.4 ptssince 2000
from 47.2% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
93.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2000
from 92.5% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
26.4%
+11.2 ptssince 2000
from 15.2% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
34.3 min
+48%since 2000
from 23.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
72.1%
−7.0 ptssince 2009
from 79.1% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
2.7%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.6%
−0.8 ptssince 2011
from 4.3% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
75.4%
−2.1 ptssince 2011
from 77.5% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
79.4%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
59.9%
+4.3 ptssince 2009
from 55.6% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Female
50.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Foreign born
25.2%
+5.4 ptssince 2009
from 19.9% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
5.5%
−2.9 ptssince 2013
from 8.4% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
97.9%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
87.7%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
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
5.5%
−2.9 ptssince 2013
from 8.4% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
76.6%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
12.2%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
9.0%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
5.5%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.6%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
88.0%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
14.6%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)35.9%(8,279)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)42.1%(9,695)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era21.7%(5,001)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War4.7%(1,085)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II2%(460)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 23,044 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 Loudoun County, Virginia?

Loudoun County, Virginia has about 420,959 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Loudoun County, Virginia earns about $147,111 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 $534,600, and the typical rent is about $1,913 a month.

How educated are people in Loudoun County, Virginia?

About 61.6% 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 3.2% 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 334,830 residents, a change of about 389 percent over that period.

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