What percentage of people rent in Sterling, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Sterling, VA, 2020–2024
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28.2% (±4.0 points) of the occupied homes in Sterling, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,772 renting households against 7,041 that own their home.

In Sterling, the share of households that rent went from 27.1% in 2015–2019 to 28.2% in 2020–2024 (+1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.2% (±4.0 points)
Renting households: 2,772 (±434)
Median renter income: $102,188 (±$17,064)

Who rents and who owns in Sterling

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sterling	Loudoun County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.2% (±4.0 points)	22.1% (±0.8 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,772 (±434)	31,590 (±1,159)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,041 (±473)	111,442 (±1,276)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.6 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.2)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$102,188 (±$17,064)	$103,788 (±$4,835)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$135,908 (±$13,417)	$209,366 (±$4,449)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Sterling, the renter share is higher than in Loudoun County (22.1%).

It is also lower than in Virginia (32.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Loudoun County, Sterling ranks 12 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 265 of 464.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Sterling has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	27.1% (±2.6 points)	28.2% (±4.0 points)	+1.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,812 (±$79)	$2,138 (±$227)	+18.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$97,647 (±$6,399)	$123,303 (±$10,297)	+26.3%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Sterling

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sterling
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sterling	—	28.2% (±4.0 points)	—
Dulles Town Center	1.4 mi	70.0% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Oak Grove	1.6 mi	32.7% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Dranesville	2.0 mi	6.9% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Herndon	2.6 mi	37.9% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Sugarland Run	2.8 mi	15.3% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Hutchison	2.9 mi	54.6% (±10.9 points)	Higher
Kincora	2.9 mi	77.5% (±12.0 points)	Higher
Cascades	3.1 mi	28.4% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dranesville, VA (6.9%), Sugarland Run, VA (15.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Dulles Town Center, VA (70.0%), Herndon, VA (37.9%), Hutchison, VA (54.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Loudoun County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Moorefield	38.5% (±10.7 points)
7	Middleburg	33.4% (±11.4 points)
8	Oak Grove	32.7% (±11.9 points)
9	Ashburn	32.0% (±2.2 points)
10	Leesburg	31.1% (±2.5 points)
11	Cascades	28.4% (±4.9 points)
12	Sterling	28.2% (±4.0 points)
13	Countryside	27.6% (±5.3 points)
14	Round Hill	27.3% (±20.7 points)
15	Lansdowne	26.6% (±4.2 points)
16	One Loudoun	20.8% (±8.6 points)
17	Broadlands	18.1% (±3.8 points)
18	South Riding	16.6% (±3.3 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Loudoun County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Sterling is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sterling

How many renters are there in Sterling?

Sterling has an estimated 2,772 (±434) renting households, 28.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sterling?

In Sterling, the share of households that rent went from 27.1% in 2015–2019 to 28.2% in 2020–2024 (+1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sterling?

A renting household in Sterling has 3.6 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sterling?

The median renting household in Sterling, VA has an income of $102,188 (±$17,064) a year, against $135,908 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Sterling CDP, Virginia (place:75376, in state:51).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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