Brambleton vs Sterling

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

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

Sterling has the higher population (31,251 vs 23,999 in Brambleton). Brambleton has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $125,753 in Sterling). Brambleton has the higher median home value ($833,000 vs $508,400 in Sterling).

Population, income & housing

	Brambleton	Sterling
Population	23,999	31,251
Median age	38.1 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$125,753
Median home value	$833,000	$508,400
Median gross rent	$2,592	$1,979
Housing units	7,698	10,017
Homeownership rate	82.4%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	78.7%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brambleton	Sterling
Population	21,358 → 23,999 (+12.4%)	30,271 → 31,251 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$181,905 → $250,001 (+37.4%)	$97,647 → $125,753 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$600,700 → $833,000 (+38.7%)	$359,000 → $508,400 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$2,292 → $2,592 (+13.1%)	$1,812 → $1,979 (+9.2%)

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

Sterling

Population

30,27131,251

Median household income

$97,647$125,753

Median home value

$359,000$508,400

Median gross rent

$1,812$1,979

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brambleton	Sterling
Under 5	6.4%	7.8%
5 to 17	26.3%	16.7%
18 to 24	4.6%	9.5%
25 to 34	8.7%	16.4%
35 to 44	20.7%	17.1%
45 to 54	20.6%	11.8%
55 to 64	7.4%	10.6%
65 to 74	3.6%	6.4%
75 and over	1.7%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brambleton	Sterling
White (non-Hispanic)	42.6%	28.0%
Black or African American	9.1%	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	38.3%	13.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	49.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brambleton	Sterling
No high school diploma	3.1%	20.9%
High school graduate	6.8%	19.8%
Some college or associate's	11.5%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	39.3%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	39.4%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brambleton	Sterling
Drove alone	50.6%	66.8%
Carpooled	4.9%	17.1%
Public transit	1.8%	1.1%
Walked	0.8%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	41.1%	12.9%
Other means	0.6%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brambleton	Sterling
1-unit, detached	43.0%	51.0%
1-unit, attached	43.1%	29.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	9.0%
20 or more units	5.5%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Brambleton	Sterling
Poverty rate	2.7%	6.8%
Average household size	3.12	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	36	26
Median year structure built	2010	1981