Chantilly vs McNair

A side-by-side comparison of Chantilly and McNair: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chantilly has the higher population (23,744 vs 22,451 in McNair). Chantilly has the higher median household income ($143,786 vs $123,327 in McNair). Chantilly has the higher median home value ($633,900 vs $566,900 in McNair).

Population, income & housing

	Chantilly	McNair
Population	23,744	22,451
Median age	40.6 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$143,786	$123,327
Median home value	$633,900	$566,900
Median gross rent	$2,260	$2,253
Housing units	7,426	9,497
Homeownership rate	80.1%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.9%	66.1%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chantilly	McNair
Population	24,368 → 23,744 (-2.6%)	21,485 → 22,451 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$124,930 → $143,786 (+15.1%)	$104,761 → $123,327 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$501,200 → $633,900 (+26.5%)	$432,400 → $566,900 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,864 → $2,260 (+21.2%)	$1,888 → $2,253 (+19.3%)

Chantilly

Population

24,36823,744

Median household income

$124,930$143,786

Median home value

$501,200$633,900

Median gross rent

$1,864$2,260

McNair

Population

21,48522,451

Median household income

$104,761$123,327

Median home value

$432,400$566,900

Median gross rent

$1,888$2,253

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chantilly	McNair
Under 5	5.1%	7.7%
5 to 17	20.8%	13.3%
18 to 24	9.0%	10.9%
25 to 34	9.4%	27.8%
35 to 44	13.9%	18.6%
45 to 54	16.5%	11.7%
55 to 64	12.5%	5.5%
65 to 74	8.0%	2.5%
75 and over	5.0%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chantilly	McNair
White (non-Hispanic)	33.1%	30.1%
Black or African American	3.5%	15.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	38.0%	36.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	0.4%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.6%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chantilly	McNair
No high school diploma	9.1%	4.6%
High school graduate	14.9%	11.2%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	31.3%	36.9%
Graduate or professional degree	26.6%	29.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chantilly	McNair
Drove alone	58.8%	55.7%
Carpooled	13.2%	7.4%
Public transit	2.3%	6.1%
Walked	2.3%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.2%
Worked from home	21.0%	26.1%
Other means	1.7%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chantilly	McNair
1-unit, detached	60.9%	2.0%
1-unit, attached	23.6%	25.6%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	24.8%
20 or more units	4.1%	41.2%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chantilly	McNair
Poverty rate	6.1%	5.8%
Average household size	3.24	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1987	2003