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Reston, VA

65,052 Population
15.3 square miles 4,240 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.6 ±2.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$84,651 ±$7,617 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $63,559 ±$522
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $50,866 ±$378
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$154,151 ±$18,011 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $126,244 ±$1,374
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $92,090 ±$831
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7.9% ±3.1% (5,083  ±2,051) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8.3% 523,048 (±0.4% / ±23,764)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 9.8% 835,556 (±0.3% / ±26,795)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26 minutes ±2.5 (644,330  ±37,619) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 32.4 80,867,624 (±0.1 / ±475,151)
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

30,104 ±2,307 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,415,530 ±7,433
  • Virginia: 3,449,307 ±12,826
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.1 (64,874  ±6,033) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,333,457 (±0 / ±2,832)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,575,268
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.6% ±1.9% (567  ±319) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 80,297 (±0.4% / ±5,800)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 5.1% 105,908 (±0.3% / ±5,796)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

32,204 ±2,467 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,550,314 ±1,620
  • Virginia: 3,746,211 ±965
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$656,200 ±$33,815 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $604,800 ±$4,223
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $403,500 ±$3,411
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

16.1% ±4.1% (10,336  ±2,822.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 12.5% 798,264 (±0.5% / ±28,753.7)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Virginia: 12.5% 1,085,848 (±0.3% / ±28,420.3)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

96.1% ±11.4% (48,094  ±3,768) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.3% 4,058,848 (±0.8% / ±33,896)
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 91.7% 5,606,143 (±0.6% / ±39,643.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
71.8% ±9% (35,937  ±3,130.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 55.5% 2,466,941 (±0.5% / ±23,939.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 43.3% 2,649,382 (±0.4% / ±26,359.7)
  • about double the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

23.4% ±4.4% (15,244  ±3,201) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24.7% 1,589,838 (±0.5% / ±29,196)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 13.6% 1,193,581
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.5% ±1.3% (2,487  ±759) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 6.8% 338,418 (±0.2% / ±9,315)
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 8.9% 602,994 (±0.2% / ±11,787)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,487 Total veterans ±759 2,349 Male ±751 138 Female ±129

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