Leesburg, VA

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2020 Population

53,731

1.39% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

35.1

0.284% 1-year decrease

2020 Poverty Rate

4.04%

19.4% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$113,933

0.447% 1-year decline

2020 Median Property Value

$459,100

5.71% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Leesburg, VA had a population of 53.7k people with a median age of 35.1 and a median household income of $113,933. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Leesburg, VA grew from 52,994 to 53,731, a 1.39% increase and its median household income declined from $114,444 to $113,933, a −0.447% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Leesburg, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (60%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.4%), White (Hispanic) (10.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (8.78%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (3.24%).

None of the households in Leesburg, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90% of the residents in Leesburg, VA are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Leesburg, VA was $459,100, and the homeownership rate was 69.2%.

Most people in Leesburg, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Leesburg, VA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Leesburg, VA is home to a population of 53.7k people, from which 90% are citizens. As of 2020, 20.9% of Leesburg, VA residents were born outside of the country (11.2k people).

In 2020, there were 5.78 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (32.2k people) in Leesburg, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.57k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 5.42k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

90%

2020 Citizenship

89.2%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 90% of Leesburg, VA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Leesburg, VA was 89.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Leesburg, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Leesburg, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
32.2k ± 1.3k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
5.57k ± 980
White (Hispanic)
5.42k ± 773

16.5%

Hispanic Population

8.84k people

16.5% of the people in Leesburg, VA are hispanic (8.84k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Leesburg, VA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

20.9%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

11.2k people

21.3%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

11.3k people

As of 2020, 20.9% of Leesburg, VA residents (11.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Leesburg, VA was 21.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Leesburg, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
991 ± 292
Gulf War (1990s)
641 ± 190
Vietnam
364 ± 146

Leesburg, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.55 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Leesburg, VA employs 29.8k people. The largest industries in Leesburg, VA are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (5,737 people), Educational Services (2,957 people), and Retail Trade (2,753 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($164,219), Utilities ($125,156), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($105,609).

Employment

Occupations

29.8k

2020 Value

± 1,494

−1.62%

1 Year decline

± 6.97%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Leesburg, VA declined at a rate of −1.62%, from 30.3k employees to 29.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Leesburg, VA, are Management Occupations (4,745 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,009 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,875 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Leesburg, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

29.8k

2020 Value

± 1,494

−1.62%

1 Year decline

± 6.97%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Leesburg, VA declined at a rate of −1.62%, from 30.3k employees to 29.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Leesburg, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (5,737 people), Educational Services (2,957 people), and Retail Trade (2,753 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Leesburg, VA, though some of these residents may live in Leesburg, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$68,384

Median earning men ± $8,417

$40,754

Median earning women ± $2,377

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Wholesale Trade ($162,552), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($105,284), and Information ($102,563).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Wholesale Trade ($181,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($78,763), and Public Administration ($76,212).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Virginia to other states, or from other states to Virginia.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Mixed freight
$37.3B
Electronics
$28.7B
Machinery
$25.6B

In 2020, the top outbound Virginia product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $37.3B, followed by Electronics ($28.7B) and Machinery ($25.6B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Virginia products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Virginia.

$325B

2020 Value in Virginia

$612B

Projected 2050 Value in Virginia

88.1% growth

In 2020, total outbound Virginia trade was $325B. This is expected to increase 88.1% to $612B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Virginia trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Virginia to other states, or from other states to Virginia.

Most Common Trade Partners

In 2020, the top outbound Virginia domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was North Carolina with $25B, followed by Maryland with $18.9B and Pennsylvania and $13.2B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Virginia shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Virginia

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Mark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Tim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2020, 0.823% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.842% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (1.66M), Some college (1.42M), and Bachelors Degree (1.41M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Leesburg, VA was $459,100 in 2020, which is 2 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $434,300 to $459,100, a 5.71% increase. The homeownership rate in Leesburg, VA is 69.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Leesburg, VA have an average commute time of 31.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Leesburg, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Leesburg, VA is $113,933. In 2020, the place with the highest median household income in Leesburg, VA was Census Tract 6106.02 with a value of $209,602, followed by Census Tract 6106.04 and Census Tract 6105.03, with respective values of $160,816 and $159,679.

Property

$459,100

Median Property Value 2020

±$14,601

$12,517

Median Property Taxes

±$761

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Leesburg, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Leesburg, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69.2%

Homeownership

2020

70.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 69.2% of the housing units in Leesburg, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Leesburg, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 6106.02
Census Tract 6106.04
Census Tract 6105.03

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Leesburg, VA was Census Tract 6106.02 with a value of $209,602, followed by Census Tract 6106.04 and Census Tract 6105.03, with respective values of $160,816 and $159,679.

The following map shows all of the places in Leesburg, VA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$113,933

Median Household Income

± $5,641

17.5k

Number of Households

± 909

In 2020, the median household income of the 17.5k households in Leesburg, VA declined from $113,933 from the previous year's value of $114,444.

The following chart displays the households in Leesburg, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Leesburg, VA is from Virginia.

0.478

2020 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.479

2019 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2020, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.181% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (72.7%)
Worked At Home (12%)
Carpooled (8.33%)

In 2020, 72.7% of workers in Leesburg, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12%) and those who carpooled to work (8.33%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Leesburg, VA have a longer commute time (31.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 3.55% of the workforce in Leesburg, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Leesburg, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Leesburg, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Leesburg, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.04% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Leesburg, VA (2.16k out of 53.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Leesburg, VA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.6% of the population of Leesburg, VA has health coverage, with 68.2% on employee plans, 4.94% on Medicaid, 4.91% on Medicare, 10.2% on non-group plans, and 2.31% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Virginia was $7,556 in 2014. This is a 3.42% increase from the previous year ($7,306).

Primary care physicians in Loudoun County, VA see 1304 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.929% increase from the previous year (1292 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1493 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 637 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

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Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Virginia, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,304 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Loudoun County, VA

Primary care physicians in Loudoun County, VA see an average of 1,304 patients per year. This represents a 0.929% increase from the previous year (1,292 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Loudoun County, VA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Virginia across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30% under 18 years, 20.1% between 18 and 34 years, 42.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 7.83% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.4%

Uninsured

68.2%

Employer Coverage

4.94%

Medicaid

4.91%

Medicare

10.2%

Non-Group

2.31%

Military or VA

Between 2017 and 2018, the percent of uninsured citizens in Leesburg, VA declined by 2.93% from 9.68% to 9.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Leesburg, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.