McLean vs Oakton

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

McLean and Oakton 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 36,776 in Oakton). McLean has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $163,662 in Oakton). McLean has the higher median home value ($1,304,900 vs $776,700 in Oakton).

Population, income & housing

	McLean	Oakton
Population	50,232	36,776
Median age	46.2 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$163,662
Median home value	$1,304,900	$776,700
Median gross rent	$3,376	$2,333
Housing units	17,765	14,328
Homeownership rate	86.5%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	85.1%	74.7%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McLean	Oakton
Population	47,682 → 50,232 (+5.3%)	36,997 → 36,776 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$207,184 → $250,001 (+20.7%)	$132,256 → $163,662 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$1,031,200 → $1,304,900 (+26.5%)	$631,700 → $776,700 (+23.0%)
Median gross rent	$3,065 → $3,376 (+10.1%)	$1,923 → $2,333 (+21.3%)

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

Oakton

Population

36,99736,776

Median household income

$132,256$163,662

Median home value

$631,700$776,700

Median gross rent

$1,923$2,333

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McLean	Oakton
Under 5	4.2%	4.6%
5 to 17	21.9%	18.0%
18 to 24	6.4%	8.4%
25 to 34	4.9%	12.2%
35 to 44	10.6%	15.1%
45 to 54	17.9%	15.3%
55 to 64	14.9%	11.1%
65 to 74	9.0%	8.9%
75 and over	10.2%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McLean	Oakton
White (non-Hispanic)	65.8%	53.5%
Black or African American	2.2%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	20.5%	22.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.9%
Two or more races	5.4%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McLean	Oakton
No high school diploma	2.7%	3.1%
High school graduate	4.5%	8.2%
Some college or associate's	7.7%	14.0%
Bachelor's degree	28.9%	34.7%
Graduate or professional degree	56.2%	40.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McLean	Oakton
Drove alone	53.6%	51.1%
Carpooled	4.9%	7.1%
Public transit	3.8%	8.1%
Walked	1.1%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	35.1%	30.7%
Other means	1.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McLean	Oakton
1-unit, detached	80.8%	34.7%
1-unit, attached	10.4%	28.2%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	18.4%
20 or more units	7.9%	16.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	McLean	Oakton
Poverty rate	2.7%	4.1%
Average household size	2.91	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1976	1983