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Vienna

Virginia · 16,691 residents (2025 est.) · 4.40 sq mi
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With 16,412 people, Vienna is a city in Virginia. Households here earn about 133% more than in Virginia as a whole. Households take in $216,953 a year at the median, 164% more than the country as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 75% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $1,008,800, having more than tripled since 2000. 84% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $216,953, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
75% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 141%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Vienna

What changed most since 1990

  • Adults with a bachelor's degree45.2% → 74.7% (+29.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
  • Median household income (2024 dollars)$147,055 → $216,953 (+48%)US over the same years: +14%
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$508,815 → $1,008,800 (+98%)US over the same years: +67%

Among the 357 cities and towns in the Washington metro

  • 38th in household income$216,953
  • 55th in share with a bachelor's degree74.7%
  • 24th in home value$1,008,800
  • 206th in diversity score68.2
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
16,412
+14%since 2000
from 14,453 in 2000
16,691 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,727 / sq mi
+14%since 2000
from 3,283 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
41.7
+4%since 2000
from 40.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
4.40 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
14K15K15K16K17K19902000201020202024Vienna
202416K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.4%(1,044)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.8%(1,124)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148.9%(1,459)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197%(1,153)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 243.2%(532)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 347%(1,152)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.9%(2,607)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5415.3%(2,519)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.2%(2,338)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.5%(1,400)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.6%(757)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(327)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$216,953
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $85,519 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$97,827
+159%since 2000
from $37,753 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
82.5%
+9.0 ptssince 2009
from 73.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
5.0%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 2.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.470
+12%since 2010
from 0.420 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services10.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Information5%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance3.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade3.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade3%
US avg: 9.9%
Arts, entertainment, food2.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing0.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$1,008,800
+141%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $230,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,391
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $1,035 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
83.7%
−3.1 ptssince 2000
from 86.8% in 2000
16.3% rent
Vacancy rate
4.6%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.95 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.91 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.8%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 26.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.4%
−5.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.6
−12%since 2009
from 5.3 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
76
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic77%(11,124)
Black3.4%(486)
Hispanic / Latino7.4%(1,068)
Asian9.4%(1,365)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic64.7%(10,623)
Black4.5%(733)
Hispanic / Latino8.5%(1,391)
Asian14.1%(2,315)
Other8.2%(1,350)
Diversity Score
68
+13%since 2009
from 60 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
Salvadoran2.4%(386)
Mexican1.9%(311)
Cuban0.8%(131)
Guatemalan0.7%(123)
Bolivian0.4%(65)
Colombian0.3%(43)
Peruvian0.3%(43)
Paraguayan0.2%(34)
Spaniard0.1%(18)
Puerto Rican0.1%(16)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(16)
Panamanian0.1%(13)
Argentine0.1%(10)
Chilean0%(8)
Asian origin
Asian Indian3.4%(564)
Korean3%(499)
Chinese2.8%(461)
Japanese0.9%(140)
Vietnamese0.8%(139)
Bangladeshi0.6%(102)
Pakistani0.5%(75)
Kazakh0.4%(72)
Taiwanese0.4%(58)
Filipino0.2%(32)
Nepalese0.1%(19)
Uzbek0.1%(12)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0.1%(9)
Pacific Islander origin
Marshallese0.3%(51)
Ancestry
English15.1%(2,475)
Irish14.1%(2,316)
German13.7%(2,245)
Italian5.9%(969)
American4.3%(708)
Polish4%(658)
Scottish2.1%(351)
Iranian2%(333)
Arab2%(323)
Russian1.5%(244)
Dutch1.4%(224)
+ 36 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish1.2%(202)
Greek1%(165)
Portuguese0.8%(129)
British0.8%(127)
Welsh0.8%(124)
Ukrainian0.7%(122)
Austrian0.7%(116)
Swedish0.6%(97)
Iraqi0.6%(93)
French0.6%(93)
Lithuanian0.5%(89)
Ghanaian0.5%(80)
Czech0.5%(78)
Lebanese0.5%(74)
Slovak0.4%(69)
Norwegian0.4%(68)
Hungarian0.4%(67)
Somali0.4%(67)
Armenian0.4%(58)
Egyptian0.3%(52)
Syrian0.3%(48)
Romanian0.3%(43)
Canadian0.2%(41)
Danish0.2%(38)
Finnish0.2%(33)
Nigerian0.2%(32)
Palestinian0.2%(30)
Latvian0.1%(21)
Swiss0.1%(20)
Israeli0.1%(16)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
74.7%
+18.3 ptssince 2000
from 56.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
96.2%
+4.1 ptssince 2000
from 92.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
42.8%
+18.5 ptssince 2000
from 24.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.3 min
+32%since 2000
from 20.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
46.3%
−21.9 ptssince 2009
from 68.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
3.4%
−8.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
35.4%
+28.6 ptssince 2009
from 6.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.7%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2011
from 3.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
69.9%
−1.6 ptssince 2011
from 71.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 74.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.8%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 13.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
73.6%
+11.0 ptssince 2009
from 62.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Female
49.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Foreign born
21.4%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 24.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.0%
−6.0 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
6.7%
Unchangedsince 2012
from 6.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.3%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 9.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
97.9%
+5.5 ptssince 2017
from 92.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
99.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 98.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
91.4%
+6.2 ptssince 2020
from 85.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
74.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 73.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2016
from 5.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married25.2%(1,621)
Married66.6%(4,292)
Widowed1.4%(93)
Divorced6.8%(437)
Women 15+
Never married22.7%(1,437)
Married66.3%(4,204)
Widowed5.1%(325)
Divorced5.9%(376)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.3%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 9.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
76.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 77.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 13.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.5%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 15.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
7.2%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 3.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 1.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
88.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 88.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
22.8%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 19.4% 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)34.8%(249)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.6%(269)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.7%(191)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.4%(46)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.6%(26)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 715 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

Vienna, decade by decade

Vienna population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199014,852$147,055$508,81545.2%39.4
200014,453$155,786$418,98156.4%48.9
201015,687$167,550$863,28658.9%60.4
202016,473$203,949$943,20969.3%69.2
202416,412$216,953$1,008,80074.7%68.2

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 Vienna, Virginia?

Vienna, Virginia has about 16,412 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Vienna, Virginia?

The typical household in Vienna, Virginia earns about $216,953 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Vienna, Virginia expensive?

In Vienna, Virginia, the median home is worth about $1,008,800, and the typical rent is about $2,391 a month.

How educated are people in Vienna, Virginia?

About 74.7% of adults age 25 and over in Vienna, Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Vienna, Virginia?

About 5.0% of people in Vienna, Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Vienna, Virginia grown since 1990?

Yes, Vienna, Virginia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,560 residents, a change of about 11 percent over that period.

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

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