McNair

Population: 22,451
Median household income: $123,327
Median home value: $566,900

McNair, a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, has 22,451 residents. At $123,327, its median household income sits below Fairfax County's $150,113.

From 2019 to 2023, McNair's population grew 4.5% from 21,485 to 22,451, while its median home value rose 31.1% from $432,400 to $566,900.

5.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.46 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,451
Median age: 31.4 yrs
Median household income: $123,327
Median home value: $566,900
Median gross rent: $2,253
Housing units: 9,497
Homeownership rate: 23.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 66.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,485	$104,761	$432,400	$1,888
2020	20,776	$106,204	$440,500	$1,876
2021	20,980	$110,568	$453,800	$1,978
2022	22,187	$115,696	$531,100	$2,166
2023	22,451	$123,327	$566,900	$2,253

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3427.8%

35 to 4418.6%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 645.5%

65 to 742.5%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,730	7.7%
5 to 17	2,977	13.3%
18 to 24	2,443	10.9%
25 to 34	6,251	27.8%
35 to 44	4,169	18.6%
45 to 54	2,618	11.7%
55 to 64	1,228	5.5%
65 to 74	571	2.5%
75 and over	464	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,763	30.1%
Black or African American	3,517	15.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	8,106	36.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	143	0.6%
Some other race	193	0.9%
Two or more races	1,118	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,604	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate11.2%

Some college or associate's18.1%

Bachelor's degree36.9%

Graduate or professional degree29.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	701	4.6%
High school graduate	1,719	11.2%
Some college or associate's	2,763	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	5,646	36.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4,472	29.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone55.7%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit6.1%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home26.1%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,773	55.7%
Carpooled	1,034	7.4%
Public transit	851	6.1%
Walked	212	1.5%
Bicycle	26	0.2%
Worked from home	3,644	26.1%
Other means	404	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,276	31.8%
15 to 29 min	3,607	35.0%
30 to 44 min	1,894	18.4%
45 to 59 min	673	6.5%
60+ min	850	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 5.8% (1,309 of 22,420)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,103	55.9%
Nonfamily households	4,022	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,125	96.1%
Vacant	372	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,099	23.0%
Renter-occupied	7,026	77.0%

1-unit, detached2.0%

1-unit, attached25.6%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units24.8%

20 or more units41.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	187	2.0%
1-unit, attached	2,430	25.6%
2 to 4 units	612	6.4%
5 to 19 units	2,357	24.8%
20 or more units	3,911	41.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5148450
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.04 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 38.9522, -77.4136