Leesburg vs South Riding

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

Leesburg and South Riding 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 34,200 in South Riding). South Riding has the higher median household income ($190,701 vs $140,668 in Leesburg). South Riding has the higher median home value ($689,400 vs $617,700 in Leesburg).

Population, income & housing

	Leesburg	South Riding
Population	48,788	34,200
Median age	35.6 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$140,668	$190,701
Median home value	$617,700	$689,400
Median gross rent	$1,980	$2,853
Housing units	17,252	10,452
Homeownership rate	69.1%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.2%	66.5%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leesburg	South Riding
Population	52,994 → 48,788 (-7.9%)	31,515 → 34,200 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$114,444 → $140,668 (+22.9%)	$158,996 → $190,701 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$434,300 → $617,700 (+42.2%)	$528,400 → $689,400 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,624 → $1,980 (+21.9%)	$2,256 → $2,853 (+26.5%)

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

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)

	Leesburg	South Riding
Under 5	8.2%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.5%	22.9%
18 to 24	8.1%	6.3%
25 to 34	15.3%	10.3%
35 to 44	15.8%	20.2%
45 to 54	13.6%	19.0%
55 to 64	11.6%	9.5%
65 to 74	5.8%	4.1%
75 and over	4.0%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leesburg	South Riding
White (non-Hispanic)	56.0%	37.1%
Black or African American	9.9%	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	10.4%	35.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	1.1%
Two or more races	4.8%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	18.5%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leesburg	South Riding
No high school diploma	7.0%	5.9%
High school graduate	16.5%	11.3%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	34.3%	33.4%
Graduate or professional degree	21.9%	33.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leesburg	South Riding
Drove alone	64.4%	61.4%
Carpooled	6.1%	7.2%
Public transit	1.6%	1.5%
Walked	1.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	25.5%	27.3%
Other means	1.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leesburg	South Riding
1-unit, detached	41.5%	46.7%
1-unit, attached	30.3%	45.8%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	20.8%	4.3%
20 or more units	5.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Leesburg	South Riding
Poverty rate	7.6%	4.0%
Average household size	2.89	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	27	34
Median year structure built	1993	2006