Moving to Sterling, Virginia

About Sterling, Virginia
Sterling

Sterling, Virginia, refers most specifically to a census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The population of the CDP as of the 2020 United States Census was 30,337 The CDP boundaries are confined to a relatively small area between Virginia State Route 28 on the west and Virginia State Route 7 on the northeast, excluding areas near SR 606 and the Dulles Town Center.

A much wider region has a preferred mailing address of "Sterling, Virginia", per the United States Postal Service. Other localities included within this larger area include Arcola, Cascades, Countryside, Dulles, Dulles Town Center, Oak Grove, and Sugarland Run. The "Greater Sterling" region includes part of Washington Dulles International Airport and the former AOL corporate headquarters. Greater Sterling is also home to the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office LWX (serving the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area), as well as the Sterling Field Support Center, the National Weather Service test, research, and evaluation center for weather instruments.

The following includes information covering both the CDP and the wider "Greater Sterling" region.

Gender
Gender Sterling Virginia Country
Female 49.7% 50.8% 50.8%
Male 50.3% 49.2% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Sterling Virginia Country
Less than $10,000 2.8% 4.8% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 2% 3.3% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 3% 7% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 3.9% 7.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 10% 10.8% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 14% 16.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 13.8% 12.9% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 21.4% 17.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 13.9% 9% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 15.2% 11.6% 8.3%
Education


Education Sterling Virginia Country
< 9th Grade 11% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 10% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 20% 24% 27.0%
Other College 16% 19% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 7% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 24% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 9% 13% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Sterling Virginia Country
White 30.3% 61.2% 60.1%
African American 7% 18.7% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 15.9% 6.6% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.2% 3.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 45% 9.5% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity