Annandale vs McLean

A side-by-side comparison of Annandale and McLean: population, income, housing, and more.

Annandale and McLean are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

McLean has the higher population (50,232 vs 41,982 in Annandale). McLean has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $112,872 in Annandale). McLean has the higher median home value ($1,304,900 vs $650,100 in Annandale).

Population, income & housing

	Annandale	McLean
Population	41,982	50,232
Median age	40.8 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$112,872	$250,001
Median home value	$650,100	$1,304,900
Median gross rent	$1,932	$3,376
Housing units	14,509	17,765
Homeownership rate	64.4%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.9%	85.1%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Annandale	McLean
Population	43,295 → 41,982 (-3.0%)	47,682 → 50,232 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$96,533 → $112,872 (+16.9%)	$207,184 → $250,001 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$489,100 → $650,100 (+32.9%)	$1,031,200 → $1,304,900 (+26.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,695 → $1,932 (+14.0%)	$3,065 → $3,376 (+10.1%)

Annandale

Population

43,29541,982

Median household income

$96,533$112,872

Median home value

$489,100$650,100

Median gross rent

$1,695$1,932

McLean

Population

47,68250,232

Median household income

$207,184$250,001

Median home value

$1,031,200$1,304,900

Median gross rent

$3,065$3,376

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Annandale	McLean
Under 5	6.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	15.6%	21.9%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.4%
25 to 34	13.8%	4.9%
35 to 44	14.0%	10.6%
45 to 54	12.5%	17.9%
55 to 64	13.7%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.9%	9.0%
75 and over	6.8%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Annandale	McLean
White (non-Hispanic)	30.9%	65.8%
Black or African American	8.9%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	21.4%	20.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.2%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	34.3%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Annandale	McLean
No high school diploma	15.8%	2.7%
High school graduate	19.9%	4.5%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	7.7%
Bachelor's degree	26.8%	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	18.1%	56.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Annandale	McLean
Drove alone	60.3%	53.6%
Carpooled	13.6%	4.9%
Public transit	4.9%	3.8%
Walked	2.5%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	16.4%	35.1%
Other means	2.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Annandale	McLean
1-unit, detached	47.5%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	17.2%	10.4%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	22.3%	0.6%
20 or more units	9.4%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Annandale	McLean
Poverty rate	10.5%	2.7%
Average household size	2.96	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1968	1976