Demographics of Herndon town, Virginia

Herndon town, Virginia had 25,506 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +921 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Herndon town, in four figures

25,506
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 24,672 ±39.; +3.7%
Change since July 2020: +921 people.; 35.1 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $148,000 ±$18,469
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Herndon town, Virginia's population grew 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Herndon town, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Herndon town, Virginia's population grew 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Herndon town, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	24,585	100.0	100.0
2021	24,374	99.1	100.2
2022	24,186	98.4	100.7
2023	24,971	101.6	101.6
2024	25,157	102.3	102.5
2025	25,506	103.7	103.1

Population of Herndon town, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	24,585	—
2021	24,374	−211
2022	24,186	−188
2023	24,971	+785
2024	25,157	+186
2025	25,506	+349

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.1 ±1.2: for men 35.3 ±1.5 and for women 34.9 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Herndon town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,735 ±370	7.0% ±1.5	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,999 ±467	16.2% ±1.9	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,375 ±461	9.6% ±1.9	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,464 ±703	34.3% ±2.8	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,660 ±518	22.9% ±2.1	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,439 ±320	9.9% ±1.3	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $148,000 ±$18,469, and income per person $57,984 ±$3,986, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Herndon town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	337 ±121	4.3% ±1.5	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	517 ±153	6.6% ±1.9	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	698 ±196	9.0% ±2.5	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	974 ±224	12.5% ±2.8	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,396 ±270	17.9% ±3.4	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,109 ±201	14.2% ±2.5	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,765 ±324	35.5% ±3.8	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Herndon town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	1,976 ±660	8.1% ±2.7	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	603 ±272	11.0% ±4.8	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,164 ±392	7.5% ±2.5	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	209 ±100	6.0% ±2.8	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Herndon town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Herndon town	Virginia	United States
Housing units	8,076 ±363	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.5% ±1.0	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.7% to 5.3%	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.1% ±4.5	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.9% ±3.4	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$599,100 ±$23,806	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,259 ±$80	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±2	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Herndon town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,548 ±1,285	34.6% ±5.2	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,878 ±1,163	36.0% ±4.7	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,007 ±690	8.1% ±2.8	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,961 ±763	16.1% ±3.1	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 51	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1 to 45	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,232 ±389	5.0% ±1.6	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Herndon town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	7,036 ±737	28.5% ±3.0	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,740 ±750	27.3% ±3.0	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	478 ±141	1.9% ±0.6	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	10,418 ±891	42.2% ±3.6	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,484 ±615	18.2% ±2.5	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,934 ±928	24.1% ±3.8	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Herndon town among the places of Virginia

25th of 162 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Places of Virginia near Herndon town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Springfield CDP	31,154 ±1,847
Short Pump CDP	29,026 ±1,236
Tysons CDP	28,936 ±1,835
Cherry Hill CDP	26,044 ±1,522
Cave Spring CDP	25,742 ±1,147
Herndon town	24,672 ±39
Brambleton CDP	24,537 ±1,691
Chester CDP	24,474 ±1,608
Bailey's Crossroads CDP	24,271 ±1,872
Chantilly CDP	24,036 ±1,426
Christiansburg town	22,720 ±48

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Herndon town, Virginia

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Virginia by foreign-born share
No. 6 Places in Virginia by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 22 Places in Virginia by poverty rate
No. 24 Places in Virginia by median household income
No. 25 Places in Virginia by median rent
No. 48 Places in Virginia by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026