ZIP 20165 · Sterling
Who lives in ZIP code 20165 (Sterling, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sterling, VA · Loudoun County
uszips 2026
People34,088
Median age38.4
Household income$183,076
Home value$705,022
Median rent$2,531/mo
Poverty3.1%
College degree+67.4%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Metro division
- Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,337 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,939
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.9% are 65 or older; 74.6% are adults.
Household income
74.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $74,804.
Education (adults 25+)
53.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.1%
- Never married
- 28.7%
- Divorced
- 9.5%
- Widowed
- 3.7%
- Family size
- 3.38
- Dual-income families
- 70.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 77.6%
- Rent burden
- 31.5%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 74.8%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Self-employed
- 15.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 48.3%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 6.1%
- No health insurance
- 4.4%
- Limited English
- 4.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.