Brambleton vs South Riding

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

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

South Riding has the higher population (34,200 vs 23,999 in Brambleton). Brambleton has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $190,701 in South Riding). Brambleton has the higher median home value ($833,000 vs $689,400 in South Riding).

Population, income & housing

	Brambleton	South Riding
Population	23,999	34,200
Median age	38.1 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$190,701
Median home value	$833,000	$689,400
Median gross rent	$2,592	$2,853
Housing units	7,698	10,452
Homeownership rate	82.4%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	78.7%	66.5%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brambleton	South Riding
Population	21,358 → 23,999 (+12.4%)	31,515 → 34,200 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$181,905 → $250,001 (+37.4%)	$158,996 → $190,701 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$600,700 → $833,000 (+38.7%)	$528,400 → $689,400 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$2,292 → $2,592 (+13.1%)	$2,256 → $2,853 (+26.5%)

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

South Riding

Population

31,51534,200

Median household income

$158,996$190,701

Median home value

$528,400$689,400

Median gross rent

$2,256$2,853

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brambleton	South Riding
Under 5	6.4%	5.7%
5 to 17	26.3%	22.9%
18 to 24	4.6%	6.3%
25 to 34	8.7%	10.3%
35 to 44	20.7%	20.2%
45 to 54	20.6%	19.0%
55 to 64	7.4%	9.5%
65 to 74	3.6%	4.1%
75 and over	1.7%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brambleton	South Riding
White (non-Hispanic)	42.6%	37.1%
Black or African American	9.1%	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	38.3%	35.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	1.1%
Two or more races	3.9%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brambleton	South Riding
No high school diploma	3.1%	5.9%
High school graduate	6.8%	11.3%
Some college or associate's	11.5%	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	39.3%	33.4%
Graduate or professional degree	39.4%	33.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brambleton	South Riding
Drove alone	50.6%	61.4%
Carpooled	4.9%	7.2%
Public transit	1.8%	1.5%
Walked	0.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	41.1%	27.3%
Other means	0.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brambleton	South Riding
1-unit, detached	43.0%	46.7%
1-unit, attached	43.1%	45.8%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	4.3%
20 or more units	5.5%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Brambleton	South Riding
Poverty rate	2.7%	4.0%
Average household size	3.12	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	36	34
Median year structure built	2010	2006