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McLean, VA

47,305 Population
24.8 square miles 1,908.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.1 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 36.7 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 38 ±0.1

Economics

$100,181 ±$4,483 Per capita income
  • more than double the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $46,267 ±$194
  • more than double the amount in Virginia: $36,268 ±$168
$193,426 ±$6,985 Median household income
  • about double the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $97,148 ±$502
  • more than double the amount in Virginia: $68,766 ±$319

3.1% ±0.8% (1,468  ±372) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8.3% 495,507 (±0.2% / ±9,745)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Virginia: 11.2% 906,838 (±0.2% / ±12,605)

30.2 minutes ±0.6 (576,750  ±24,425) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 34.6 105,261,380 (±0.1 / ±404,903)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 28.2 110,651,070 (±0.1 / ±476,299)

Families

16,506 ±346 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,170,034 ±4,462
  • Virginia: 3,105,636 ±8,001
2.9 ±0 (47,134  ±1,041) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.8 5,984,024 (±0 / ±1,626)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,123,404 (±0)

4.9% ±1.5% (457  ±138) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5.2% 81,054 (±0.1% / ±1,843)
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 5.2% 105,067 (±0.1% / ±2,534)

Housing

17,589 ±247 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,316,341 ±765
  • Virginia: 3,466,921 ±511

$990,100 ±$19,184 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $397,900 ±$1,108
  • more than double the amount in Virginia: $255,800 ±$1,036

11.1% ±1.8% (5,186  ±838.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 15.3% 918,002 (±0.2% / ±10,898.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 15.7% 1,294,838 (±0.2% / ±13,420.1)

Social

97.6% ±2.2% (31,709  ±981.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 90.5% 3,746,162 (±0.3% / ±12,652.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 89% 5,056,828 (±0.3% / ±15,831.7)
82.7% ±2.1% (26,847  ±880.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 50% 2,066,467 (±0.2% / ±8,637.4)
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 37.6% 2,133,497 (±0.2% / ±9,924.7)

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

24% ±1.6% (11,338  ±808) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 22.6% 1,377,353 (±0.2% / ±9,022)
  • about double the rate in Virginia: 12.1% 1,014,966 (±0.1% / ±8,651)

7.8% ±0.8% (2,717  ±272) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8.5% 394,185 (±0.1% / ±3,834)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 10.8% 688,536 (±0.1% / ±5,202)
2,717 Total veterans ±272 2,547 Male ±268 170 Female ±73

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