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Oakton

Virginia · 36,528 residents · 9.76 sq mi
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The short version

Oakton is home to 36,528 people in Virginia. 74% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Households here earn about 72% more than in Virginia as a whole. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $792,100. Median household income runs $160,663, well clear of the $82,259 US median. Few US cities rank higher on income.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $160,663, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
74% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 58%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Oakton

What changed most since 1990

  • Asian share5.5% → 22.4% (+16.9 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
  • White share83.9% → 54.3% (−29.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$593,777 → $792,100 (+33%)US over the same years: +67%

Among the 357 cities and towns in the Washington metro

  • 105th in household income$160,663
  • 57th in share with a bachelor's degree74.5%
  • 62nd in home value$792,100
  • 129th in diversity score79.4

Its weight in Fairfax County

Oakton's population equals 3.2% of Fairfax County's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.2% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
36,528
+24%since 2000
from 29,348 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
3,742 / sq mi
+24%since 2000
from 3,007 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
40.1
+11%since 2000
from 36.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
9.76 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
23K27K31K35K38K19902000201020202024Oakton
202437K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.2%(1,551)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(2,255)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.8%(2,494)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.8%(2,839)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.8%(2,113)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.8%(4,683)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.5%(5,288)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5414.5%(5,290)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.1%(4,037)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410%(3,660)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.5%(1,627)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(691)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$160,663
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000
from $87,898 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$80,974
+87%since 2000
from $43,297 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
81.7%
+12.7 ptssince 2009
from 69.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
4.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2000
from 4.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.422
−1%since 2010
from 0.427 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services9.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Information7.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Public administration6.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade4%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade3.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance2.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Arts, entertainment, food2.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Transportation & warehousing0.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$792,100
+58%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $274,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,276
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $1,053 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
66.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 65.7% in 2000
33.4% rent
Vacancy rate
2.2%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.59 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.69 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
16.6%
−10.2 ptssince 2009
from 26.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
35.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 34.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.9
−6%since 2009
from 5.2 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
36
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic68.5%(20,101)
Black4.7%(1,365)
Hispanic / Latino9.6%(2,831)
Asian13.8%(4,051)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic54.3%(19,846)
Black6.6%(2,407)
Hispanic / Latino10.7%(3,913)
Asian22.4%(8,170)
Other6%(2,192)
Diversity Score
79
+14%since 2009
from 70 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
South American4.3%(1,573)
Mexican1.4%(504)
Peruvian1.2%(455)
Puerto Rican1.1%(420)
Bolivian0.9%(338)
Salvadoran0.9%(324)
Spaniard0.9%(311)
Colombian0.8%(275)
Guatemalan0.7%(265)
Venezuelan0.4%(163)
Ecuadorian0.3%(125)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Cuban0.3%(117)
Argentine0.2%(56)
Paraguayan0.1%(32)
Nicaraguan0.1%(31)
Costa Rican0.1%(22)
Dominican0.1%(19)
Chilean0%(17)
Honduran0%(14)
Asian origin
Korean5.3%(1,927)
Chinese4.3%(1,568)
Asian Indian3.4%(1,251)
Vietnamese2.8%(1,023)
Filipino1.1%(400)
Pakistani1%(355)
Nepalese0.9%(345)
Bangladeshi0.6%(225)
Taiwanese0.5%(176)
Japanese0.4%(156)
Indonesian0.2%(76)
Kazakh0.2%(76)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Malaysian0.2%(75)
Thai0.2%(55)
Cambodian0.1%(24)
Uzbek0%(6)
Ancestry
English11.3%(4,145)
German9.9%(3,602)
Irish8.9%(3,255)
Italian5.6%(2,044)
American3.5%(1,263)
Arab2.7%(973)
French2.5%(912)
Polish2%(732)
Scottish1.8%(643)
Iranian1.5%(550)
Turkish1.3%(464)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1.1%(392)
Ethiopian0.9%(327)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(313)
Dutch0.8%(295)
Swedish0.8%(291)
Egyptian0.7%(265)
Norwegian0.7%(247)
British0.7%(240)
Czech0.7%(240)
Danish0.7%(239)
Palestinian0.7%(238)
Portuguese0.6%(234)
Greek0.6%(214)
Syrian0.4%(163)
West Indian0.4%(144)
Nigerian0.4%(138)
Slovak0.4%(134)
Ukrainian0.4%(134)
Swiss0.4%(132)
Romanian0.4%(129)
Welsh0.4%(128)
Hungarian0.3%(127)
Somali0.3%(99)
Lebanese0.3%(97)
Lithuanian0.3%(93)
Iraqi0.3%(92)
Brazilian0.2%(80)
Moroccan0.2%(78)
Ghanaian0.2%(72)
Finnish0.2%(67)
Canadian0.2%(63)
Armenian0.2%(59)
Serbian0.2%(56)
Austrian0.1%(46)
Croatian0.1%(43)
Belgian0.1%(42)
Bulgarian0.1%(42)
Latvian0.1%(38)
Jamaican0.1%(37)
Guyanese0%(18)
Israeli0%(1)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
74.5%
+11.5 ptssince 2000
from 63.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
97.3%
+3.7 ptssince 2000
from 93.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
39.5%
+10.0 ptssince 2000
from 29.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
29.4 min
+38%since 2000
from 21.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
48.0%
−14.8 ptssince 2009
from 62.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.1%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
7.8%
−10.9 ptssince 2009
from 18.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
34.1%
+29.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
1.9%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 3.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
70.6%
−3.3 ptssince 2011
from 73.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
83.0%
+5.6 ptssince 2020
from 77.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
70.2%
+4.3 ptssince 2009
from 65.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Female
49.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Foreign born
31.6%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 28.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.9%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
7.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2012
from 5.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.1%
−5.1 ptssince 2013
from 10.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
97.8%
+5.4 ptssince 2017
from 92.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 97.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.2%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 85.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
64.4%
+3.3 ptssince 2016
from 61.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.3%
−2.8 ptssince 2016
from 10.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33%(4,984)
Married58.5%(8,817)
Widowed1.5%(231)
Divorced7%(1,051)
Women 15+
Never married31%(4,701)
Married56%(8,478)
Widowed5.3%(800)
Divorced7.7%(1,166)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.1%
−5.1 ptssince 2013
from 10.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
76.2%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 73.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.4%
−3.1 ptssince 2020
from 14.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.5%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 13.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
6.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 5.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.5%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 0.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
86.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 85.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
21.0%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 17.8% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)46.3%(775)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)36%(603)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.9%(518)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5%(83)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(30)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,675 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Oakton, decade by decade

Oakton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199024,610$143,320$593,77756.2%36.0
200029,348$160,120$500,59163.0%62.4
201034,166$174,391$857,24468.0%73.4
202036,732$167,986$772,79672.6%82.1
202436,528$160,663$792,10074.5%79.4

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Oakton, Virginia?

Oakton, Virginia has about 36,528 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Oakton, Virginia?

The typical household in Oakton, Virginia earns about $160,663 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Oakton, Virginia expensive?

In Oakton, Virginia, the median home is worth about $792,100, and the typical rent is about $2,276 a month.

How educated are people in Oakton, Virginia?

About 74.5% of adults age 25 and over in Oakton, Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Oakton, Virginia?

About 4.6% of people in Oakton, Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Oakton, Virginia grown since 1990?

Yes, Oakton, Virginia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 11,918 residents, a change of about 48 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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