Lake Ridge vs Woodbridge

A side-by-side comparison of Lake Ridge and Woodbridge: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lake Ridge has the higher population (45,007 vs 43,443 in Woodbridge). Lake Ridge has the higher median household income ($120,844 vs $100,370 in Woodbridge). Lake Ridge has the higher median home value ($452,800 vs $395,400 in Woodbridge).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Ridge	Woodbridge
Population	45,007	43,443
Median age	37.4 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$120,844	$100,370
Median home value	$452,800	$395,400
Median gross rent	$2,011	$1,985
Housing units	16,251	15,028
Homeownership rate	76.1%	57.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.5%	31.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Ridge	Woodbridge
Population	44,716 → 45,007 (+0.7%)	4,373 → 43,443 (+893.4%)
Median household income	$102,244 → $120,844 (+18.2%)	$113,065 → $100,370 (-11.2%)
Median home value	$341,400 → $452,800 (+32.6%)	$357,400 → $395,400 (+10.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,819 → $2,011 (+10.6%)	$1,918 → $1,985 (+3.5%)

Lake Ridge

Population

44,71645,007

Median household income

$102,244$120,844

Median home value

$341,400$452,800

Median gross rent

$1,819$2,011

Woodbridge

Population

4,37343,443

Median household income

$113,065$100,370

Median home value

$357,400$395,400

Median gross rent

$1,918$1,985

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Ridge	Woodbridge
Under 5	6.4%	7.1%
5 to 17	18.6%	17.7%
18 to 24	8.4%	11.3%
25 to 34	12.0%	15.9%
35 to 44	16.4%	14.5%
45 to 54	13.5%	13.0%
55 to 64	11.4%	10.9%
65 to 74	8.7%	6.6%
75 and over	4.6%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Ridge	Woodbridge
White (non-Hispanic)	43.3%	19.9%
Black or African American	21.3%	21.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	8.8%	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.9%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.2%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	19.4%	45.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Ridge	Woodbridge
No high school diploma	7.2%	16.2%
High school graduate	17.1%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	29.2%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	21.3%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Ridge	Woodbridge
Drove alone	66.7%	68.3%
Carpooled	10.4%	11.0%
Public transit	3.4%	2.1%
Walked	0.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.9%	12.5%
Other means	1.4%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Ridge	Woodbridge
1-unit, detached	38.6%	37.2%
1-unit, attached	44.7%	20.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	23.0%
20 or more units	4.7%	14.6%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Lake Ridge	Woodbridge
Poverty rate	5.8%	9.0%
Average household size	2.86	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	38	37
Median year structure built	1986	1987