Virginia · Census place 75376
Sterling CDP, VA
Quick answer
Sterling CDP has 31,251 residents, ranking #35 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $125,753, the median home is worth $508,400 and median gross rent runs $1,979 a month.
- Population
- 31,251Sterling CDP residents
- Median household income
- $125,753Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $508,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,979Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sterling CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sterling CDP median would spend about 18.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.8% of residents and 75.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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