McNair vs West Springfield

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

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

West Springfield has the higher population (22,905 vs 22,451 in McNair). West Springfield has the higher median household income ($157,800 vs $123,327 in McNair). West Springfield has the higher median home value ($612,200 vs $566,900 in McNair).

Population, income & housing

	McNair	West Springfield
Population	22,451	22,905
Median age	31.4 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$123,327	$157,800
Median home value	$566,900	$612,200
Median gross rent	$2,253	$2,426
Housing units	9,497	7,900
Homeownership rate	23.0%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.1%	62.8%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McNair	West Springfield
Population	21,485 → 22,451 (+4.5%)	24,223 → 22,905 (-5.4%)
Median household income	$104,761 → $123,327 (+17.7%)	$129,936 → $157,800 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$432,400 → $566,900 (+31.1%)	$472,000 → $612,200 (+29.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,888 → $2,253 (+19.3%)	$2,131 → $2,426 (+13.8%)

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

West Springfield

Population

24,22322,905

Median household income

$129,936$157,800

Median home value

$472,000$612,200

Median gross rent

$2,131$2,426

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McNair	West Springfield
Under 5	7.7%	4.8%
5 to 17	13.3%	21.5%
18 to 24	10.9%	6.0%
25 to 34	27.8%	11.5%
35 to 44	18.6%	14.1%
45 to 54	11.7%	13.8%
55 to 64	5.5%	12.0%
65 to 74	2.5%	10.4%
75 and over	2.1%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McNair	West Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	30.1%	47.0%
Black or African American	15.7%	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	36.1%	17.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.0%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	11.6%	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McNair	West Springfield
No high school diploma	4.6%	5.5%
High school graduate	11.2%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	36.9%	33.6%
Graduate or professional degree	29.2%	29.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McNair	West Springfield
Drove alone	55.7%	57.3%
Carpooled	7.4%	9.1%
Public transit	6.1%	10.2%
Walked	1.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	26.1%	21.2%
Other means	2.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McNair	West Springfield
1-unit, detached	2.0%	45.6%
1-unit, attached	25.6%	37.7%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	24.8%	11.7%
20 or more units	41.2%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	McNair	West Springfield
Poverty rate	5.8%	3.7%
Average household size	2.46	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	25	35
Median year structure built	2003	1973