Sycolin, VA Demographics

Population 702 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Sycolin

Household size in Sycolin

Household size, people per household
PeriodSycolinWashington areaVirginiaU.S.
2006–102.952.732.632.68
2010–143.352.822.682.73
2015–193.612.862.682.71
2020–243.682.772.622.65
Change+0.73+0.04−0.01−0.03
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Sycolin is a place of big households: 3.68 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.95, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Sycolin

Median age, years
PeriodSycolinWashington areaVirginiaU.S.
2006–1036.637.038.237.7
2010–1437.137.639.038.6
2015–1934.838.540.039.6
2020–2437.639.240.340.1
Change+1.0+2.2+2.1+2.3
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The median resident of Sycolin is 37.6 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Sycolin

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodSycolinWashington areaVirginiaU.S.
2006–106.1%11.3%11.1%12.3%
2010–145.3%11.3%11.0%12.3%
2015–198.3%10.4%10.5%11.6%
2020–245.4%10.4%10.7%11.6%
Change−0.7 pts−0.9 pts−0.4 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head only 5.4% of households in Sycolin, well below the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Sycolin

Renters in Sycolin

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodSycolinWashington areaVirginiaU.S.
2006–107.3%34.0%31.1%33.3%
2010–145.7%36.6%33.3%35.6%
2015–197.6%36.8%33.7%36.0%
2020–244.1%36.3%32.7%34.8%
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Only 4.1% of households in Sycolin rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 19.5% have no mortgage at all, well below the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Sycolin

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodSycolinWashington areaVirginiaU.S.
2006–102.1%8.7%10.3%11.4%
2010–142.1%7.3%10.2%11.4%
2015–191.9%6.6%9.7%11.1%
2020–243.1%5.9%8.7%9.6%
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Only 3.1% of homes in Sycolin are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Sycolin

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodSycolinWashington areaVirginiaU.S.
2006–102005197719781974
2010–142003197819801975
2015–192011197919811977
2020–242011198219841980
Change+6+6+5+6
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Sycolin has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 2011, versus 1980 nationally.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Sycolin

Rent, per month
PeriodSycolinWashington areaVirginiaU.S.
2006–10$2,001$1,470$1,143$965
2010–14$1,909$1,583$1,238$1,040
2015–19$2,312$1,907$1,436$1,213
2020–24$2,996$2,236$1,743$1,571
Change+$995+$766+$600+$606
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The median renter in Sycolin pays $2,996 a month for rent and utilities, well above the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 17.7% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Sycolin

Bachelor's degrees in Sycolin

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodSycolinWashington areaVirginiaU.S.
2006–1068.7%46.6%35.2%28.4%
2010–1473.4%48.2%36.7%29.6%
2015–1977.5%51.0%39.3%32.1%
2020–2484.8%53.9%42.5%35.6%
Change+16.1 pts+7.3 pts+7.3 pts+7.2 pts
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College graduates are unusually common in Sycolin: 84.8% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or higher, against 35.6% nationally. Education tends to track local incomes and the kinds of jobs nearby.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Sycolin

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodSycolinWashington areaVirginiaU.S.
2006–1097.9%89.4%86.8%84.9%
2010–1495.8%90.2%88.3%86.1%
2015–1999.4%90.8%89.9%87.7%
2020–2499.4%91.2%91.6%89.3%
Change+1.6 pts+1.7 pts+4.7 pts+4.3 pts
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Finishing high school is nearly universal in Sycolin: 99.4% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Sycolin

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodSycolinWashington areaVirginiaU.S.
2006–103.5%5.9%6.0%8.1%
2010–1410.1%6.9%7.0%9.4%
2015–191.4%4.7%4.7%5.6%
2020–242.8%4.8%4.3%5.4%
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The job market in Sycolin has been strong: just 2.8% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Sycolin compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Sycolin3.6837.65.4%4.1%3.1%2011$2,99684.8%99.4%2.8%
Broadlands3.2237.95.2%18.1%1.4%2003$2,67677.2%99.0%3.2%
Ashburn2.8440.56.8%29.9%3.4%2005$2,79470.1%95.9%3.0%
Brambleton3.0539.35.8%16.1%0.9%2012$2,77680.6%97.4%3.0%
Leesburg3.1238.69.0%23.8%5.3%1995$2,41459.7%92.1%2.8%
Lenah3.6137.29.9%1.0%4.3%2016$2,42784.3%97.8%3.2%
Dulles3.2544.16.3%9.5%6.1%1985$1,36766.5%94.4%5.0%
Lansdowne2.9343.57.6%24.7%4.5%2005$2,89567.3%98.2%1.9%
Mountville3.0241.25.4%20.2%8.5%1987$2,18859.9%98.5%1.5%
North Fork3.0039.93.8%5.8%4.4%1990$2,36266.3%98.5%0.0%
Arcola3.2137.17.9%11.5%5.0%2013$2,30371.4%92.3%0.2%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Sycolin. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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