Brambleton vs Leesburg

A side-by-side comparison of Brambleton and Leesburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Brambleton and Leesburg are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Leesburg has the higher population (48,788 vs 23,999 in Brambleton). Brambleton has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $140,668 in Leesburg). Brambleton has the higher median home value ($833,000 vs $617,700 in Leesburg).

Population, income & housing

	Brambleton	Leesburg
Population	23,999	48,788
Median age	38.1 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$140,668
Median home value	$833,000	$617,700
Median gross rent	$2,592	$1,980
Housing units	7,698	17,252
Homeownership rate	82.4%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	78.7%	56.2%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brambleton	Leesburg
Population	21,358 → 23,999 (+12.4%)	52,994 → 48,788 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$181,905 → $250,001 (+37.4%)	$114,444 → $140,668 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$600,700 → $833,000 (+38.7%)	$434,300 → $617,700 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,292 → $2,592 (+13.1%)	$1,624 → $1,980 (+21.9%)

Brambleton

Population

21,35823,999

Median household income

$181,905$250,001

Median home value

$600,700$833,000

Median gross rent

$2,292$2,592

Leesburg

Population

52,99448,788

Median household income

$114,444$140,668

Median home value

$434,300$617,700

Median gross rent

$1,624$1,980

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brambleton	Leesburg
Under 5	6.4%	8.2%
5 to 17	26.3%	17.5%
18 to 24	4.6%	8.1%
25 to 34	8.7%	15.3%
35 to 44	20.7%	15.8%
45 to 54	20.6%	13.6%
55 to 64	7.4%	11.6%
65 to 74	3.6%	5.8%
75 and over	1.7%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brambleton	Leesburg
White (non-Hispanic)	42.6%	56.0%
Black or African American	9.1%	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	38.3%	10.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.9%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	18.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brambleton	Leesburg
No high school diploma	3.1%	7.0%
High school graduate	6.8%	16.5%
Some college or associate's	11.5%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	39.3%	34.3%
Graduate or professional degree	39.4%	21.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brambleton	Leesburg
Drove alone	50.6%	64.4%
Carpooled	4.9%	6.1%
Public transit	1.8%	1.6%
Walked	0.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	41.1%	25.5%
Other means	0.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brambleton	Leesburg
1-unit, detached	43.0%	41.5%
1-unit, attached	43.1%	30.3%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	20.8%
20 or more units	5.5%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Brambleton	Leesburg
Poverty rate	2.7%	7.6%
Average household size	3.12	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	36	27
Median year structure built	2010	1993