Lake Ridge

Population & Demographics

Lake Ridge, VA

Lake Ridge is home to 46,049 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,004 resident workers commute each day.

VirginiaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
46,049
people
Population

46,049 residents

Median age 38.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Lake Ridge population & demographics

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

Population
46,049
Median age
38.0yrs
Median household income
$127,154
Median home value
$471,200
Median gross rent
$2,033/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
50.0%
Poverty rate
5.8%

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 Lake Ridge

How Lake Ridge 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).

White42.2%
Hispanic or Latino21.2%
Black19.2%
Asian8.9%
Two or more races7.1%
Some other race1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Lake Ridge

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 Lake Ridge.

Lake Ridge at a glance
Employed Residents
21,004
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
15.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
3.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
19.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Washington
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Lake Ridge 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 Lake Ridge 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

29 / 100

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

Lake Ridge

21,004 commutes, one dot at a time

Lake Ridge

Where 21,004 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Washington22.4 mi1,565
2Arlington17.5 mi1,252
3Alexandria15.7 mi974
4Springfield9.6 mi831
5Lake Ridge0.0 mi814
6Tysons17.1 mi761
7Potomac Mills2.2 mi633
8Fair Oaks12.7 mi545

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Lake Ridge.

1Lake Ridge0.0 mi814
2Dale City3.1 mi704
3Woodbridge3.7 mi300
4Cherry Hill7.4 mi162
5Montclair5.2 mi146
6Leesylvania5.1 mi132
7Alexandria15.7 mi110
8Centreville12.9 mi105

Top industries

The sectors that employ Lake Ridge’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%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance29.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services13.3%
RTRetail Trade13.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.1%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)5.2%
INInformation4.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.9%
REReal Estate and Rental and Leasing3.5%
EDEducational Services3.4%
Connectivity

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