Broadlands vs Sterling

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

Broadlands 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 14,673 in Broadlands). Broadlands has the higher median household income ($235,491 vs $125,753 in Sterling). Broadlands has the higher median home value ($859,400 vs $508,400 in Sterling).

Population, income & housing

	Broadlands	Sterling
Population	14,673	31,251
Median age	37.1 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$235,491	$125,753
Median home value	$859,400	$508,400
Median gross rent	$2,549	$1,979
Housing units	4,419	10,017
Homeownership rate	82.1%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	78.7%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broadlands	Sterling
Population	13,576 → 14,673 (+8.1%)	30,271 → 31,251 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$184,475 → $235,491 (+27.7%)	$97,647 → $125,753 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$618,400 → $859,400 (+39.0%)	$359,000 → $508,400 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,975 → $2,549 (+29.1%)	$1,812 → $1,979 (+9.2%)

Broadlands

Population

13,57614,673

Median household income

$184,475$235,491

Median home value

$618,400$859,400

Median gross rent

$1,975$2,549

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)

	Broadlands	Sterling
Under 5	4.1%	7.8%
5 to 17	27.1%	16.7%
18 to 24	9.2%	9.5%
25 to 34	7.2%	16.4%
35 to 44	15.9%	17.1%
45 to 54	21.5%	11.8%
55 to 64	8.5%	10.6%
65 to 74	3.7%	6.4%
75 and over	2.8%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broadlands	Sterling
White (non-Hispanic)	54.6%	28.0%
Black or African American	3.8%	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	27.5%	13.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	49.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broadlands	Sterling
No high school diploma	1.6%	20.9%
High school graduate	7.3%	19.8%
Some college or associate's	12.4%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	42.9%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	35.8%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broadlands	Sterling
Drove alone	55.9%	66.8%
Carpooled	5.5%	17.1%
Public transit	1.7%	1.1%
Walked	0.9%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.1%	12.9%
Other means	1.9%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broadlands	Sterling
1-unit, detached	62.4%	51.0%
1-unit, attached	22.9%	29.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	9.0%
20 or more units	3.1%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Broadlands	Sterling
Poverty rate	1.1%	6.8%
Average household size	3.37	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	2003	1981