ZIP 20171 · Herndon
Who lives in ZIP code 20171 (Herndon, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Herndon, VA · Fairfax County
uszips 2026
People51,286
Median age36.2
Household income$171,372
Home value$796,955
Median rent$2,304/mo
Poverty3.6%
College degree+75.0%
Commute27 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
- 1,705 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 18,923
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.6% are 65 or older; 76.9% are adults.
Household income
74.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $87,374.
Education (adults 25+)
60.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.1%
- Never married
- 29.7%
- Divorced
- 6.7%
- Widowed
- 2.5%
- Family size
- 3.22
- Dual-income families
- 70.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 56.9%
- Rent burden
- 26.4%
- Men / women
- 52% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 76.2%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Self-employed
- 13.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 44.1%
- Veterans
- 5.3%
- With a disability
- 7.1%
- No health insurance
- 5.6%
- Limited English
- 3.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.