Ashburn

Population & Demographics

Ashburn, VA

Ashburn is home to 46,026 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 26,199 resident workers commute each day.

VirginiaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
46,026
people
Population

46,026 residents

Median age 41.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Ashburn population & demographics

Who lives in Ashburn — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
46,026
Median age
41.6yrs
Median household income
$154,978
Median home value
$699,300
Median gross rent
$2,455/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
66.1%
Poverty rate
4.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Ashburn

How Ashburn breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White53.9%
Asian22.6%
Hispanic or Latino9.8%
Black8.5%
Two or more races4.6%
Some other race0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Ashburn

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Ashburn.

Ashburn at a glance
Employed Residents
26,199
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
14.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
8.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
30.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Reston
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Ashburn proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Ashburn commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

51 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Ashburn

26,199 commutes, one dot at a time

Ashburn

Where 26,199 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Ashburn, by worker count.

1Ashburn0.0 mi2,344
2Reston8.7 mi1,639
3Tysons15.7 mi1,585
4Washington26.3 mi1,346
5Arlington22.7 mi1,343
6Leesburg6.4 mi1,040
7Chantilly10.2 mi979
8Broadlands2.3 mi732

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Ashburn.

1Ashburn0.0 mi2,344
2Leesburg6.4 mi1,406
3Reston8.7 mi799
4Sterling4.4 mi788
5Brambleton4.8 mi718
6Centreville13.6 mi694
7Arlington22.7 mi571
8South Riding8.7 mi519

Top industries

The sectors that employ Ashburn’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services15.8%
INInformation14.3%
COConstruction10.0%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance8.1%
RTRetail Trade7.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.0%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation5.0%
EDEducational Services4.8%
Connectivity

Internet options for Ashburn

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps89%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Ashburn

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