Mason Neck vs Navy

A side-by-side comparison of Mason Neck and Navy: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Navy has the higher population (3,787 vs 2,059 in Mason Neck). Navy has the higher median household income ($228,906 vs $189,688 in Mason Neck). Navy has the higher median home value ($920,900 vs $798,000 in Mason Neck).

Population, income & housing

	Mason Neck	Navy
Population	2,059	3,787
Median age	48.0 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$189,688	$228,906
Median home value	$798,000	$920,900
Median gross rent	$3,501	—
Housing units	740	1,260
Homeownership rate	94.4%	99.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.0%	86.5%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mason Neck	Navy
Population	1,986 → 2,059 (+3.7%)	4,262 → 3,787 (-11.1%)
Median household income	$142,125 → $189,688 (+33.5%)	$193,081 → $228,906 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$682,900 → $798,000 (+16.9%)	$795,300 → $920,900 (+15.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,563 → $3,501 (+36.6%)	—

Mason Neck

Population

1,9862,059

Median household income

$142,125$189,688

Median home value

$682,900$798,000

Median gross rent

$2,563$3,501

Navy

Population

4,2623,787

Median household income

$193,081$228,906

Median home value

$795,300$920,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mason Neck	Navy
Under 5	4.4%	2.3%
5 to 17	18.5%	22.0%
18 to 24	7.1%	7.4%
25 to 34	7.0%	7.3%
35 to 44	9.6%	10.8%
45 to 54	13.3%	23.8%
55 to 64	21.8%	16.1%
65 to 74	10.7%	6.2%
75 and over	7.7%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mason Neck	Navy
White (non-Hispanic)	65.4%	29.8%
Black or African American	5.1%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.7%	51.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	4.5%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	16.8%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mason Neck	Navy
No high school diploma	4.0%	3.2%
High school graduate	23.7%	4.3%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	5.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.3%	43.3%
Graduate or professional degree	29.8%	43.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mason Neck	Navy
Drove alone	67.5%	51.8%
Carpooled	5.3%	8.0%
Public transit	1.1%	2.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.1%	36.4%
Other means	1.3%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mason Neck	Navy
1-unit, detached	100.0%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	29.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Mason Neck	Navy
Poverty rate	2.2%	7.9%
Average household size	2.95	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1975	1997