The Town Files

Loudoun County, Virginia

432,998 people. The median home is worth $743,800 (typical Virginia town: $298,050) and the median household earns $181,765.

Towns in Loudoun County

Towns in Loudoun County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Leesburg48,250$667,800$145,20536.1
Ashburn46,349$699,300$154,97841.6
South Riding33,877$746,200$196,40338.5
Sterling30,337$526,000$123,30335.3
Brambleton23,486$865,800$238,01839.0
Stone Ridge15,039$672,800$187,56334.8
Broadlands14,021$896,900$241,04237.4
Lansdowne12,427$774,300$168,73144.9
Cascades12,366$671,100$167,17139.0
Sugarland Run12,345$576,700$166,38536.5
Loudoun Valley Estates11,436$814,200$224,70440.4
Lowes Island11,023$793,200$220,83340.2
Countryside10,418$630,200$148,81036.4
Belmont10,268$846,300$242,54242.7
Purcellville8,929$654,200$165,12136.0
Dulles Town Center5,909$606,500$125,94135.7
Moorefield4,421$800,200$205,25738.1
University Center3,969$507,500$120,53332.0
Lovettsville2,694$543,700$141,40631.6

People and housing

Loudoun CountyTypical Virginia town
Median home value$743,800$298,050
Median rent$2,386$1,254
Median household income$181,765$78,595
Median age38.239.8
Bachelor's degree or higher64.6%31.2%
Below the poverty line4.2%8.8%

Jobs and pay

198,113 jobs in 2024, average pay $84,788 a year.

Largest industries in Loudoun CountyProfessional & technical serv…25,546 jobs · $138,427Construction20,327 jobs · $94,913Health care & social assistan…18,569 jobs · $65,894Hotels & restaurants18,228 jobs · $33,270Retail17,258 jobs · $40,840Transportation & warehousing14,548 jobs · $59,230
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Loudoun County0%2%4%6%2000200420082012201620202023 2.5%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 1,320 storm events in Loudoun County from 1996 to 2026, with 3 deaths.

Storm events in Loudoun County by type since 1996Hail134Heat18Flood109Tornado21Dense Fog69Lightning17Heavy Rain15Flash Flood73Frost/Freeze28Winter Storm28
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Loudoun County has been included in 16 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
January 23, 2026Winter StormEM-3631: Severe Winter Storm
April 2, 2020BiologicalDR-4512: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3448: Covid-19
September 11, 2018HurricaneEM-3403: Hurricane Florence
March 7, 2016SnowstormDR-4262: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm
November 26, 2012HurricaneDR-4092: Hurricane Sandy
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).