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Reston

Virginia · 64,414 residents · 15.3 sq mi
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Reston is a city of 64,414 people in Virginia. This is an unusually credentialed place: 72% of adults have a four-year degree. Households here earn about 60% more than in Virginia as a whole. The median household earns $148,710, about 81% above the national median. Few US cities rank higher on income. The typical home is worth $642,000, having roughly tripled since 2000.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $148,710, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
72% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 70%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Reston

What changed most since 1990

  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$475,454 → $642,000 (+35%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Homes owned by their occupants65.9% → 60.6% (−5.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts

Among the 357 cities and towns in the Washington metro

  • 130th in household income$148,710
  • 66th in share with a bachelor's degree72.0%
  • 108th in home value$642,000
  • 145th in diversity score77.3
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
64,414
+14%since 2000
from 56,407 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
4,198 / sq mi
+14%since 2000
from 3,676 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
40.1
+11%since 2000
from 36.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
15.3 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
47K52K56K61K66K19902000201020202024Reston
202464K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.5%(3,515)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95%(3,229)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.1%(3,288)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.7%(3,059)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.1%(3,898)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3417%(10,956)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.6%(8,751)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.2%(8,533)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.6%(8,744)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.1%(5,865)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.4%(3,486)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(1,090)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$148,710
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $80,018 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$81,656
+91%since 2000
from $42,747 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
77.9%
+14.8 ptssince 2009
from 63.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
5.7%
+1.2 ptssince 2000
from 4.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.413
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.414 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services7.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Information6%
US avg: 10.8%
Public administration5.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade3.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Arts, entertainment, food3.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Retail trade2.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Transportation & warehousing0.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$642,000
+70%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $206,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,231
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $989 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
60.6%
−6.1 ptssince 2000
from 66.7% in 2000
39.4% rent
Vacancy rate
5.9%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.24 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.24 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.5%
−8.8 ptssince 2009
from 28.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
35.0%
−8.8 ptssince 2009
from 43.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.3
−9%since 2009
from 4.7 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
50
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic68.4%(38,563)
Black8.9%(5,017)
Hispanic / Latino10.1%(5,699)
Asian9.6%(5,408)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic57.6%(37,086)
Black7.9%(5,104)
Hispanic / Latino16.4%(10,550)
Asian10.9%(7,016)
Other7.2%(4,658)
Diversity Score
77
+23%since 2009
from 63 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
Central American6.2%(3,982)
Salvadoran4.3%(2,761)
South American3.8%(2,443)
Mexican1.8%(1,137)
Puerto Rican1.7%(1,116)
Honduran1.2%(790)
Peruvian0.9%(603)
Bolivian0.9%(552)
Colombian0.8%(540)
Spaniard0.8%(533)
Dominican0.7%(423)
Cuban0.5%(327)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.4%(281)
Guatemalan0.3%(197)
Panamanian0.3%(185)
Chilean0.3%(174)
Ecuadorian0.3%(174)
Argentine0.2%(111)
Asian origin
Asian Indian3.5%(2,254)
Chinese1.4%(925)
Filipino1.3%(812)
Vietnamese1.1%(717)
Pakistani0.8%(493)
Sri Lankan0.7%(424)
Korean0.6%(418)
Japanese0.3%(181)
Bangladeshi0.2%(134)
Kazakh0.1%(86)
Taiwanese0.1%(69)
Burmese0.1%(65)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0.1%(56)
Thai0%(22)
Laotian0%(7)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(2)
Ancestry
English13.2%(8,496)
German13%(8,392)
Irish11.1%(7,119)
Italian6.9%(4,465)
American3.5%(2,241)
Polish2.8%(1,825)
Scottish2.7%(1,716)
Arab2.2%(1,387)
French1.9%(1,243)
Russian1.6%(1,016)
Swedish1.3%(848)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian1.3%(818)
Ukrainian1.3%(817)
Ethiopian1.2%(788)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(786)
Iranian1.1%(723)
Dutch1.1%(688)
British0.8%(494)
Moroccan0.7%(455)
Welsh0.6%(377)
Lithuanian0.6%(365)
Greek0.5%(341)
Czech0.5%(328)
West Indian0.5%(310)
Swiss0.4%(255)
Austrian0.4%(250)
Hungarian0.3%(224)
Slovak0.3%(224)
Turkish0.3%(224)
Egyptian0.3%(207)
Portuguese0.3%(202)
Lebanese0.3%(200)
Croatian0.3%(169)
Romanian0.3%(163)
Brazilian0.2%(161)
Danish0.2%(143)
Jamaican0.2%(125)
Armenian0.2%(114)
Iraqi0.2%(103)
Finnish0.2%(99)
Belgian0.1%(91)
Somali0.1%(86)
Slovene0.1%(76)
Palestinian0.1%(68)
Serbian0.1%(63)
Canadian0.1%(45)
Nigerian0.1%(45)
Bulgarian0.1%(40)
Ghanaian0.1%(38)
Macedonian0.1%(34)
Syrian0%(31)
Kenyan0%(31)
Haitian0%(30)
Latvian0%(20)
Jordanian0%(13)
Guyanese0%(12)
Israeli0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
72.0%
+9.1 ptssince 2000
from 62.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
96.2%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 93.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
34.5%
+6.8 ptssince 2000
from 27.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.0 min
+37%since 2000
from 19.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
52.1%
−26.3 ptssince 2009
from 78.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.3%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
5.6%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
33.5%
+27.9 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.0%
−1.1 ptssince 2011
from 6.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
74.0%
−2.7 ptssince 2011
from 76.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
84.4%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 81.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.9%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
69.2%
+4.4 ptssince 2009
from 64.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.2% in 2009
Female
51.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.8% in 2009
Foreign born
24.6%
+2.9 ptssince 2009
from 21.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.8%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.7%
+1.3 ptssince 2012
from 7.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.7%
−2.6 ptssince 2013
from 8.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
97.0%
+4.5 ptssince 2017
from 92.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 98.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
80.4%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 81.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
69.7%
−2.0 ptssince 2016
from 71.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
11.8%
+1.4 ptssince 2016
from 10.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.9%(9,358)
Married53.1%(13,828)
Widowed1.2%(302)
Divorced9.8%(2,560)
Women 15+
Never married31.8%(9,009)
Married48.2%(13,651)
Widowed6%(1,704)
Divorced14%(3,970)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.7%
−2.6 ptssince 2013
from 8.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
73.4%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 72.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.1%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 13.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 15.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
8.8%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 7.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 1.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
83.4%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 84.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
23.5%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 21.9% 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)43.3%(1,310)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.9%(995)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.3%(887)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(101)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(17)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,028 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

Reston, decade by decade

Reston population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199048,556$136,526$475,45456.8%45.4
200056,407$145,765$376,90062.8%63.0
201058,404$140,537$634,55464.4%70.3
202063,226$147,339$623,35270.2%75.2
202464,414$148,710$642,00072.0%77.3

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 Reston, Virginia?

Reston, Virginia has about 64,414 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Reston, Virginia?

The typical household in Reston, Virginia earns about $148,710 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Reston, Virginia expensive?

In Reston, Virginia, the median home is worth about $642,000, and the typical rent is about $2,231 a month.

How educated are people in Reston, Virginia?

About 72.0% of adults age 25 and over in Reston, Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Reston, Virginia?

About 5.7% of people in Reston, Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Reston, Virginia grown since 1990?

Yes, Reston, Virginia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 15,858 residents, a change of about 33 percent over that period.

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

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