Leesburg

Population: 48,788
Median household income: $140,668
Median home value: $617,700

Located in Loudoun County, Virginia, Leesburg is a community with a population of 48,788. Its median household income of $140,668 runs below the Loudoun County figure of $178,707.

From 2019 to 2023, Leesburg's population declined 7.9% from 52,994 to 48,788, while its median home value rose 42.2% from $434,300 to $617,700.

The median resident is 35.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 48,788
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $140,668
Median home value: $617,700
Median gross rent: $1,980
Housing units: 17,252
Homeownership rate: 69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	52,994	$114,444	$434,300	$1,624
2020	53,731	$113,933	$459,100	$1,649
2021	48,223	$116,350	$490,500	$1,763
2022	48,465	$132,298	$572,500	$1,859
2023	48,788	$140,668	$617,700	$1,980

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,016	8.2%
5 to 17	8,561	17.5%
18 to 24	3,960	8.1%
25 to 34	7,451	15.3%
35 to 44	7,726	15.8%
45 to 54	6,630	13.6%
55 to 64	5,663	11.6%
65 to 74	2,848	5.8%
75 and over	1,933	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,307	56.0%
Black or African American	4,848	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.1%
Asian	5,062	10.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	125	0.3%
Two or more races	2,365	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,045	18.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate16.5%

Some college or associate's20.3%

Bachelor's degree34.3%

Graduate or professional degree21.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,272	7.0%
High school graduate	5,327	16.5%
Some college or associate's	6,540	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	11,056	34.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7,056	21.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone64.4%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit1.6%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home25.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,903	64.4%
Carpooled	1,682	6.1%
Public transit	455	1.6%
Walked	274	1.0%
Bicycle	46	0.2%
Worked from home	7,097	25.5%
Other means	326	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,578	27.0%
15 to 29 min	6,991	33.8%
30 to 44 min	4,145	20.0%
45 to 59 min	2,041	9.9%
60+ min	1,931	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 7.6% (3,683 of 48,352)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,919	71.1%
Nonfamily households	4,848	28.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,767	97.2%
Vacant	485	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,590	69.1%
Renter-occupied	5,177	30.9%

1-unit, detached41.5%

1-unit, attached30.3%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units20.8%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,165	41.5%
1-unit, attached	5,220	30.3%
2 to 4 units	189	1.1%
5 to 19 units	3,585	20.8%
20 or more units	865	5.0%
Mobile home & other	228	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5144984
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 39.1064, -77.5592