Sterling, VA Demographic Data
Sterling, VA Summary
Sterling is located in Loudoun County in Virginia
- Population: 26,241
- Area: 5.51 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.48 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 4,764.16 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 337.93 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sterling, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
14,817
50%
50.8
Male
14,780
50%
49.2
Total Population
29,597
323,128,000
Sterling, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,315
7.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,070
7.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,777
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,158
7.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,995
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,769
16.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,946
16.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,926
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,779
6.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,137
3.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,771
6.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
703
2.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
251
0.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
22,262
75.2%
77.2
Female
11,383
51.1%
51.3
Male
10,879
48.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
21,103
71.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,249
11.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,725
9.2%
15.2
Female
1,738
63.8%
55.8
Male
987
36.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Sterling, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
27,830
94.0%
96.8
White
18,045
61.0%
72.6
Black or African American
2,712
9.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
92
0.3%
0.8
Asian
3,683
12.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
699
2.4%
1.2
Chinese
255
0.9%
1.3
Filipino
301
1.0%
0.9
Japanese
39
0.1%
0.2
Korean
177
0.6%
0.4
Vietnamese
683
2.3%
0.6
Other Asian
1,529
5.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
67
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
12
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
55
0.2%
0.1
Some Other Race
3,231
10.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,767
6.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
10,421
35.2%
17.8
Mexican
2,471
8.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
384
1.3%
1.7
Cuban
92
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
7,474
25.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
19,176
64.8%
82.2
Sterling, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,193
11.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,695
8.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,447
23.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,944
15.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,163
6.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
4,534
23.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,306
12.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,888
20.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
15,394
79.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
6,840
35.5%
31.2
Sterling, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,608
36.7%
33.7%
Now Married
10,979
46.8%
47.5
Divorced
2,258
9.6%
11.0%
Separated
633
2.7%
2.0
Widowed
957
4.1
5.8%
Sterling, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
14,073
51.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
13,209
48.4%
21.6%
Spanish
8,756
32.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
1,735
6.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2,141
7.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
577
2.1%
1.1%
Sterling, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
216
2.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
265
2.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
343
3.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
538
5.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,077
11.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,825
19.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,496
15.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,084
22.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
869
9.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
764
8.1%
6.4
Median household income
83,870
57,617
Per capita income
32,661
31,128
Sterling, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
35
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,992
11.6%
9.8
Construction
1,429
8.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,578
15.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
818
4.8%
6.6
Information
603
3.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
577
3.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
907
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
3,719
21.7%
11.4
Public administration
972
5.7%
4.6
Retail trade
1,892
11.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,362
8.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
217
1.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,741
10.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,922
34.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,946
11.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,783
22.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,709
21.7%
18.1%
Sterling, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
16,962
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
13,742
81.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,708
10.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
725
4.3%
5.1
Walked
197
1.2%
2.7
Other means
155
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
435
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.2
26.6
Sterling, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
347
3.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,483
26.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,734
39.4%
37.1
3 or more
2,913
30.7%
21.0
Sterling, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,477
97.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,883
72.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,594
27.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
294
3.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.2
0.0%
2.5
Sterling, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,771
1 room
145
1.5%
2.4
2 rooms
64
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
513
5.3%
9.1
4 rooms
1,015
10.4%
16.5
5 rooms
1,781
18.2%
19.8
6 rooms
1,985
20.3%
17.8
7 rooms
1,580
16.2%
12.0
8 rooms
1,361
13.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,327
13.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Sterling, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,771
1-unit, detached
5,082
52.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,906
29.7%
5.9
2-units
26
0.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
316
3.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
534
5.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
511
5.2%
4.4
20 or more units
317
3.2%
9.0
Mobile home
79
0.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Sterling, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
119
1.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
123
1.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
372
3.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,640
16.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,560
26.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,877
19.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,444
25.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
614
6.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
22
0.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Sterling, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,118
43.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
128
1.4%
4.7
Electricity
5,163
54.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
29
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
28
0.3%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
11
0.1%
1.1
Sterling, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,707
47295100.0
Less than $500
16
0.3%
1.6%
$500 to $999
202
3.5%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
403
7.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
751
13.2%
7.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
956
16.8%
28.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,416
24.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,963
34.4%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,038
35.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
930
16.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
774
13.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
660
11.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,305
22.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Sterling, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,520
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
Less than $500
85
3.4%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
92
3.7%
1.9%
$500 to $999
417
16.5%
41.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
456
18.1%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
630
25.0%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
840
33.3%
11.9%
No Cash Rent
74
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,576
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
258
10.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
241
9.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
386
15.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
175
6.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
336
13.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,124
44.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
74
0.0%
0.0%
Sterling, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,883
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
55
0.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
69
1.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
219
3.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
460
6.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,954
28.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3,830
55.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
289
4.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
7
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
325,300
205,000