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Herndon, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Herndon is a Census town of 24,672 people across 4.29 square miles of land, in Fairfax County. Median household income is $148,000, 62.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 95 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $38.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Herndon
What Herndon is
- Census place typetown
- Land area4.29 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,756
- County holding the largest share of its areaFairfax County, 99.9 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Herndon
How many people live in Herndon
- Population24,672
- Median age35.1
- Population under 185,734
- Share under 1823.2 percent
- Population 65 and over2,439
- Share 65 and over9.9 percent
- Households7,796
- Family households5,748
- Share of households that are families73.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Herndon
Income and work in Herndon
- Median household income$148,000
- Per capita income$57,984
- Civilian labor force14,888
- Employed14,279
- Unemployed609 plus or minus 182
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over16,563
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher53.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree22.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Herndon
Housing in Herndon
- Housing units8,076
- Occupied units7,796
- Vacant units280 plus or minus 145
- Vacancy rate3.5 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Owner occupied4,841
- Renter occupied2,955
- Ownership rate62.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$599,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,259
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.3 percent
- Single family units5,728
- Share single family70.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,348
- Share in buildings of two or more29.1 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Herndon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute11,169
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,415 plus or minus 543
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,693
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.0 percent
- Drove alone55.8 percent
- Carpooled14.1 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport3.6 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home21.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Herndon
SBA loans in Herndon (7(a))
- Approvals95
- Gross approval$37,956,300
- Average approval$399,540
- Median approval$185,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$667,200
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,182
- Jobs per approval12.4
- Loans with a final outcome20
- Paid in full15
- Charged off5
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises26.3 percent
- Distinct lenders41
- Distinct industries by NAICS49
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Herndon, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 20 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Herndon
SBA loans in Herndon (504)
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$11,150,000
- Average approval$655,882
- Median approval$398,000
- Largest approval$3,222,000
- Jobs supported152
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Herndon, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Herndon
Flood risk in Herndon
- NFIP communityTown of Herndon
- NFIP community number510052
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/17/10
The Town of Herndon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 510052 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Fairfax County, not Herndon
Fairfax County context, not Herndon figures
- Establishments in Fairfax County31,931
- Covered employment, Fairfax County636,430
- Average annual pay, Fairfax County$114,100
- Housing units permitted, Fairfax County2,861
Every figure in this section is published for Fairfax County as a whole and is not a measurement of Herndon.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Herndon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Herndon, Virginia?
24,672, in 7,796 households. Herndon town covers 4.29 square miles of land, which is 5,756 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Herndon in?
Fairfax County, which holds 99.9 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Herndon?
$148,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $599,100. Median gross rent is $2,259 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Herndon businesses?
95 7(a) approvals totaling $38.0 m since FY2020, across 41 lenders, median approval $185,000, plus 17 504 approvals worth $11.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Herndon, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Herndon borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Herndon. Only 20 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Herndon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Herndon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Herndon, town of, community 510052, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Herndon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fairfax County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Herndon.
Is zoning published for Herndon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.