Herndon

Population: 24,529
Median household income: $141,418
Median home value: $568,700

Herndon is a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, home to 24,529 residents. Its median household income of $141,418 runs below the Fairfax County figure of $150,113.

From 2019 to 2023, Herndon's population held roughly steady from 24,532 to 24,529, while its median home value rose 28.5% from $442,700 to $568,700.

58.1% of workers drive to work alone. 41.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,529
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $141,418
Median home value: $568,700
Median gross rent: $2,147
Housing units: 8,095
Homeownership rate: 62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,53224,529

Median household income

$111,371$141,418

Median home value

$442,700$568,700

Median gross rent

$1,807$2,147

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,532	$111,371	$442,700	$1,807
2020	24,577	$112,644	$466,100	$1,829
2021	24,574	$117,741	$470,200	$1,901
2022	24,456	$133,403	$524,400	$2,029
2023	24,529	$141,418	$568,700	$2,147

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4417.8%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,811	7.4%
5 to 17	3,955	16.1%
18 to 24	2,107	8.6%
25 to 34	4,017	16.4%
35 to 44	4,371	17.8%
45 to 54	2,928	11.9%
55 to 64	2,728	11.1%
65 to 74	1,680	6.8%
75 and over	932	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,064	32.9%
Black or African American	1,956	8.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	45	0.2%
Asian	3,677	15.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	133	0.5%
Two or more races	1,117	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,537	38.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate15.4%

Some college or associate's18.0%

Bachelor's degree29.4%

Graduate or professional degree20.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,720	16.3%
High school graduate	2,570	15.4%
Some college or associate's	2,996	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	4,892	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3,478	20.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone58.1%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit4.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home19.4%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,242	58.1%
Carpooled	1,846	13.0%
Public transit	561	4.0%
Walked	313	2.2%
Bicycle	74	0.5%
Worked from home	2,747	19.4%
Other means	399	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,213	19.4%
15 to 29 min	4,237	37.1%
30 to 44 min	2,514	22.0%
45 to 59 min	939	8.2%
60+ min	1,532	13.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.14
Poverty rate: 9.4% (2,269 of 24,139)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,710	73.1%
Nonfamily households	2,105	26.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,815	96.5%
Vacant	280	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,898	62.7%
Renter-occupied	2,917	37.3%

1-unit, detached41.4%

1-unit, attached29.7%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units16.6%

20 or more units10.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,351	41.4%
1-unit, attached	2,403	29.7%
2 to 4 units	117	1.4%
5 to 19 units	1,342	16.6%
20 or more units	882	10.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5136648
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.9704, -77.3871