| Index | Sterling | Virginia | National |
| Income per capita | $37,612 | $34,967 | $29,829 |
| Median household income | $101,079 | $66,149 | $55,322 |
| Median income owner occupied | $113,750 | $82,180 | $70,586 |
| Median income renter occupied | $54,688 | $42,481 | $35,192 |
| Median earnings male | $42,844 | $41,712 | $36,919 |
| Median earnings female | $29,797 | $29,664 | $26,250 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7% | 3.8% | 4.7% |
| Poverty level | 5.8% | 11.4% | 15.1% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 20.1% | 20.1% |
| Manufacturing sector | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Financial & insurance services | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 11.0% | 11.0% |
| Public administration | 7.4% | 7.4% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 9.2% | 9.2% |
| Education, health & social services | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Other | 36.6% | 36.6% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Brookmont, MD | 3,925 | $249,432 | 350.9% |
| Great Falls, VA | 14,793 | $238,828 | 331.7% |
| Travilah, MD | 11,239 | $235,469 | 325.6% |
| McLean, VA | 48,566 | $222,587 | 302.3% |
| Wolf Trap, VA | 16,497 | $216,675 | 291.7% |
| Sterling, VA | 30,872 | $101,079 | 82.7% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Los Altos, CA | 30,878 | $240,094 | 334.0% |
| Fair Oaks, CA | 30,882 | $89,217 | 61.3% |
| Algonquin, IL | 30,848 | $109,819 | 98.5% |
| Centre Wellington, ON | 30,896 | n/a | |
| Cleburne, TX | 30,812 | $51,475 | 7.0% |
| Sterling, VA | 30,872 | $101,079 | 82.7% |
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