McNair vs Woodlawn

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

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

McNair has the higher population (22,451 vs 21,828 in Woodlawn). McNair has the higher median household income ($123,327 vs $87,897 in Woodlawn). McNair has the higher median home value ($566,900 vs $309,200 in Woodlawn).

Population, income & housing

	McNair	Woodlawn
Population	22,451	21,828
Median age	31.4 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$123,327	$87,897
Median home value	$566,900	$309,200
Median gross rent	$2,253	$1,789
Housing units	9,497	8,077
Homeownership rate	23.0%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.1%	31.8%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McNair	Woodlawn
Population	21,485 → 22,451 (+4.5%)	24,351 → 21,828 (-10.4%)
Median household income	$104,761 → $123,327 (+17.7%)	$75,622 → $87,897 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$432,400 → $566,900 (+31.1%)	$301,100 → $309,200 (+2.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,888 → $2,253 (+19.3%)	$1,632 → $1,789 (+9.6%)

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

Woodlawn

Population

24,35121,828

Median household income

$75,622$87,897

Median home value

$301,100$309,200

Median gross rent

$1,632$1,789

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McNair	Woodlawn
Under 5	7.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.3%	19.6%
18 to 24	10.9%	8.0%
25 to 34	27.8%	14.8%
35 to 44	18.6%	12.8%
45 to 54	11.7%	14.2%
55 to 64	5.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	2.5%	8.8%
75 and over	2.1%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McNair	Woodlawn
White (non-Hispanic)	30.1%	14.6%
Black or African American	15.7%	30.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	36.1%	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.6%	46.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McNair	Woodlawn
No high school diploma	4.6%	19.5%
High school graduate	11.2%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	36.9%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	29.2%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McNair	Woodlawn
Drove alone	55.7%	62.4%
Carpooled	7.4%	14.1%
Public transit	6.1%	9.8%
Walked	1.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.1%	11.0%
Other means	2.9%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McNair	Woodlawn
1-unit, detached	2.0%	18.6%
1-unit, attached	25.6%	38.8%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	24.8%	32.9%
20 or more units	41.2%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	McNair	Woodlawn
Poverty rate	5.8%	7.5%
Average household size	2.46	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	25	33
Median year structure built	2003	1975