Leesylvania vs Sudley

A side-by-side comparison of Leesylvania and Sudley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Leesylvania has the higher population (22,848 vs 18,420 in Sudley). Leesylvania has the higher median household income ($137,460 vs $92,101 in Sudley). Leesylvania has the higher median home value ($508,800 vs $417,100 in Sudley).

Population, income & housing

	Leesylvania	Sudley
Population	22,848	18,420
Median age	35.3 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$137,460	$92,101
Median home value	$508,800	$417,100
Median gross rent	$2,278	$1,974
Housing units	8,205	5,718
Homeownership rate	64.9%	60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.9%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leesylvania	Sudley
Population	21,880 → 22,848 (+4.4%)	18,575 → 18,420 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$120,610 → $137,460 (+14.0%)	$73,669 → $92,101 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$393,900 → $508,800 (+29.2%)	$296,700 → $417,100 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,929 → $2,278 (+18.1%)	$1,682 → $1,974 (+17.4%)

Leesylvania

Population

21,88022,848

Median household income

$120,610$137,460

Median home value

$393,900$508,800

Median gross rent

$1,929$2,278

Sudley

Population

18,57518,420

Median household income

$73,669$92,101

Median home value

$296,700$417,100

Median gross rent

$1,682$1,974

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leesylvania	Sudley
Under 5	7.1%	7.2%
5 to 17	19.3%	19.6%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	15.9%	16.9%
35 to 44	16.4%	16.4%
45 to 54	13.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.7%	9.5%
65 to 74	5.3%	6.5%
75 and over	2.8%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leesylvania	Sudley
White (non-Hispanic)	23.2%	22.4%
Black or African American	43.3%	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.3%	10.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.9%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	16.8%	56.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leesylvania	Sudley
No high school diploma	6.1%	20.9%
High school graduate	15.0%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	30.3%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	21.6%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leesylvania	Sudley
Drove alone	69.9%	67.2%
Carpooled	7.1%	12.9%
Public transit	4.3%	1.3%
Walked	1.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	11.1%
Other means	2.3%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leesylvania	Sudley
1-unit, detached	41.5%	40.8%
1-unit, attached	30.1%	40.6%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	12.7%
20 or more units	17.1%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Leesylvania	Sudley
Poverty rate	3.8%	8.6%
Average household size	2.84	3.37
Mean commute (minutes)	39	33
Median year structure built	2008	1979