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Reston, VA

66,070 Population
15.3 square miles 4,306.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±1.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 39.3 ±0.1

Economics

$79,000 ±$6,897 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $61,464 ±$596
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $48,689 ±$443
$130,635 ±$11,425 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $121,469 ±$1,331
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $89,931 ±$970

6.1% ±2.5% (3,997  ±1,693) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.9% 490,595 (±0.4% / ±22,757)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 10.2% 864,394 (±0.3% / ±26,897)

26.9 minutes ±2.3 (699,670  ±38,156) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 33 84,854,504 (±0.1 / ±452,475)
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 27.6 99,473,730 (±0.1 / ±440,621)

Families

29,528 ±1,835 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,409,575 ±7,566
  • Virginia: 3,402,670 ±10,363
2.2 ±0.2 (65,967  ±5,983) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,199,581 (±0 / ±2,614)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,479,742

3.8% ±2.3% (597  ±368) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 77,153 (±0.3% / ±4,733)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 5.3% 108,261 (±0.3% / ±5,659)

Housing

30,733 ±1,882 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,532,369 ±2,015
  • Virginia: 3,717,625 ±472

$647,200 ±$39,388 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: $574,000 ±$4,126
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $382,900 ±$2,468

19.7% ±5.1% (12,915  ±3,556.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 13.2% 823,817 (±0.4% / ±26,634.7)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 13% 1,122,831 (±0.3% / ±25,630.1)

Social

95.5% ±10.8% (46,160  ±3,469.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.1% 3,960,964 (±0.8% / ±33,076.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 91.5% 5,520,872 (±0.6% / ±37,318.4)
70.9% ±8.3% (34,241  ±2,786.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 54.8% 2,383,616 (±0.6% / ±24,201.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 42.4% 2,561,362 (±0.4% / ±23,827.5)

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

28.2% ±5.4% (18,651  ±3,967) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24.6% 1,548,194 (±0.3% / ±17,874)
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 13.4% 1,163,486

5.4% ±1.5% (2,889  ±839) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7% 340,037 (±0.2% / ±10,315)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 9.1% 612,622 (±0.2% / ±11,609)
2,889 Total veterans ±839 2,511 Male ±777 378 Female ±364

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