Demographics of Leesburg town, Virginia

Leesburg town, Virginia had 49,917 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,484 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Leesburg town, in four figures

49,917
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 49,171 ±61.; +3.1%
Change since July 2020: +1,484 people.; 36.1 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $145,205 ±$8,147
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Leesburg 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

Leesburg town, Virginia's population grew 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Leesburg 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	48,433	100.0	100.0
2021	49,043	101.3	100.2
2022	49,088	101.4	100.7
2023	49,405	102.0	101.6
2024	49,848	102.9	102.5
2025	49,917	103.1	103.1

Population of Leesburg town, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	48,433	—
2021	49,043	+610
2022	49,088	+45
2023	49,405	+317
2024	49,848	+443
2025	49,917	+69

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.1 ±1.3: for men 35.4 ±1.1 and for women 37.0 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Leesburg town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	3,782 ±569	7.7% ±1.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,867 ±788	18.0% ±1.6	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,002 ±601	8.1% ±1.2	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	15,040 ±993	30.6% ±2.0	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,280 ±830	25.0% ±1.7	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,200 ±566	10.6% ±1.2	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $145,205 ±$8,147, and income per person $61,175 ±$2,731, 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 Leesburg town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	864 ±272	5.2% ±1.6	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,301 ±337	7.8% ±2.0	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,431 ±370	8.6% ±2.2	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,964 ±409	11.8% ±2.4	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,101 ±408	18.6% ±2.4	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,712 ±411	16.3% ±2.4	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,287 ±464	31.7% ±2.6	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 Leesburg town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	3,214 ±928	6.6% ±1.9	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	958 ±386	7.6% ±3.0	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,726 ±495	6.0% ±1.7	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	530 ±257	7.3% ±3.5	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Leesburg town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Leesburg town	Virginia	United States
Housing units	17,155 ±519	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.1% ±0.3	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.9% ±1.4	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.9% ±2.1	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.1% ±2.7	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$667,800 ±$19,967	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,105 ±$62	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±2	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Leesburg town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	10,188 ±1,255	20.7% ±2.6	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	26,613 ±1,276	54.1% ±2.6	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,247 ±823	8.6% ±1.7	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5,561 ±968	11.3% ±2.0	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 12	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	58 to 390	0.1% to 0.8%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,318 ±482	4.7% ±1.0	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 Leesburg town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	18,735 ±1,196	38.1% ±2.4	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	18,492 ±1,255	37.6% ±2.6	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,309 ±430	2.7% ±0.9	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	10,635 ±1,134	21.6% ±2.3	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6,112 ±782	12.4% ±1.6	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,523 ±983	9.2% ±2.0	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Leesburg town among the places of Virginia

6th 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 Leesburg town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Centreville CDP	71,706 ±3,472
Dale City CDP	71,016 ±2,662
Reston CDP	64,414 ±2,368
McLean CDP	49,627 ±1,811
Tuckahoe CDP	49,183 ±1,823
Leesburg town	49,171 ±61
Lake Ridge CDP	46,049 ±1,890
Ashburn CDP	46,026 ±2,203
Blacksburg town	45,446 ±61
Burke CDP	44,029 ±1,806
Woodbridge CDP	43,945 ±2,691

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Leesburg town, Virginia

Rankings this appears in

No. 19 Places in Virginia by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 28 Places in Virginia by poverty rate
No. 34 Places in Virginia by median household income
No. 35 Places in Virginia by median home value
No. 41 Places in Virginia by per capita income
No. 45 Places in Virginia by foreign-born share

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