Reston

Population: 63,542
Median household income: $139,515
Median home value: $616,000

Located in Fairfax County, Virginia, Reston is a community with a population of 63,542. At $139,515, its median household income sits below Fairfax County's $150,113.

From 2019 to 2023, Reston's population grew 3.9% from 61,147 to 63,542, while its median home value rose 23.4% from $499,200 to $616,000.

Households average 2.22 people. The median gross rent is $2,170.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 63,542
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $139,515
Median home value: $616,000
Median gross rent: $2,170
Housing units: 30,274
Homeownership rate: 60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

61,14763,542

Median household income

$120,396$139,515

Median home value

$499,200$616,000

Median gross rent

$1,859$2,170

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	61,147	$120,396	$499,200	$1,859
2020	61,418	$121,563	$514,300	$1,898
2021	62,453	$126,571	$528,800	$1,975
2022	62,339	$135,503	$591,900	$2,109
2023	63,542	$139,515	$616,000	$2,170

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,325	5.2%
5 to 17	8,298	13.1%
18 to 24	4,824	7.6%
25 to 34	11,058	17.4%
35 to 44	8,557	13.5%
45 to 54	8,367	13.2%
55 to 64	8,712	13.7%
65 to 74	5,787	9.1%
75 and over	4,614	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	37,072	58.3%
Black or African American	5,369	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	7,102	11.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	445	0.7%
Two or more races	3,644	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,900	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate8.9%

Some college or associate's15.7%

Bachelor's degree36.5%

Graduate or professional degree34.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,188	4.6%
High school graduate	4,198	8.9%
Some college or associate's	7,377	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	17,195	36.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16,137	34.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone53.0%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit6.3%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home30.2%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,736	53.0%
Carpooled	2,399	6.4%
Public transit	2,335	6.3%
Walked	679	1.8%
Bicycle	228	0.6%
Worked from home	11,251	30.2%
Other means	624	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,510	21.2%
15 to 29 min	10,142	39.0%
30 to 44 min	5,534	21.3%
45 to 59 min	2,513	9.7%
60+ min	2,302	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 5.4% (3,446 of 63,454)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,918	55.6%
Nonfamily households	12,695	44.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	28,613	94.5%
Vacant	1,661	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,426	60.9%
Renter-occupied	11,187	39.1%

1-unit, detached20.3%

1-unit, attached30.5%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units20.5%

20 or more units25.9%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,145	20.3%
1-unit, attached	9,220	30.5%
2 to 4 units	838	2.8%
5 to 19 units	6,202	20.5%
20 or more units	7,840	25.9%
Mobile home & other	29	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5166672
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.32 sq mi
Center point: 38.9498, -77.3462