Herndon vs McNair

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

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

Herndon has the higher population (24,529 vs 22,451 in McNair). Herndon has the higher median household income ($141,418 vs $123,327 in McNair). Herndon has the higher median home value ($568,700 vs $566,900 in McNair).

Population, income & housing

	Herndon	McNair
Population	24,529	22,451
Median age	35.7 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$141,418	$123,327
Median home value	$568,700	$566,900
Median gross rent	$2,147	$2,253
Housing units	8,095	9,497
Homeownership rate	62.7%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.3%	66.1%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Herndon	McNair
Population	24,532 → 24,529 (-0.0%)	21,485 → 22,451 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$111,371 → $141,418 (+27.0%)	$104,761 → $123,327 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$442,700 → $568,700 (+28.5%)	$432,400 → $566,900 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,807 → $2,147 (+18.8%)	$1,888 → $2,253 (+19.3%)

Herndon

Population

24,53224,529

Median household income

$111,371$141,418

Median home value

$442,700$568,700

Median gross rent

$1,807$2,147

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)

	Herndon	McNair
Under 5	7.4%	7.7%
5 to 17	16.1%	13.3%
18 to 24	8.6%	10.9%
25 to 34	16.4%	27.8%
35 to 44	17.8%	18.6%
45 to 54	11.9%	11.7%
55 to 64	11.1%	5.5%
65 to 74	6.8%	2.5%
75 and over	3.8%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Herndon	McNair
White (non-Hispanic)	32.9%	30.1%
Black or African American	8.0%	15.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	15.0%	36.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	0.5%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.6%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	38.9%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Herndon	McNair
No high school diploma	16.3%	4.6%
High school graduate	15.4%	11.2%
Some college or associate's	18.0%	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	36.9%
Graduate or professional degree	20.9%	29.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Herndon	McNair
Drove alone	58.1%	55.7%
Carpooled	13.0%	7.4%
Public transit	4.0%	6.1%
Walked	2.2%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	19.4%	26.1%
Other means	2.8%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Herndon	McNair
1-unit, detached	41.4%	2.0%
1-unit, attached	29.7%	25.6%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	16.6%	24.8%
20 or more units	10.9%	41.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Herndon	McNair
Poverty rate	9.4%	5.8%
Average household size	3.14	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1983	2003