Demographics of Reston CDP, Virginia

Reston CDP, Virginia had 64,414 ±2,368 people in the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024. The Census Bureau’s yearly estimates do not cover it: they count incorporated places and towns, not census-designated places. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Reston CDP, in four figures

64,414 ±2,368
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 3rd
Among Virginia's places: Of 162 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 40.1 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $148,710 ±$8,441
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.1 ±1.4: for men 39.1 ±1.7 and for women 41.2 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Reston CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	3,515 ±549	5.5% ±0.8	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,440 ±755	13.1% ±1.1	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,034 ±595	7.8% ±0.9	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	19,707 ±1,098	30.6% ±1.3	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,277 ±1,007	26.8% ±1.2	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,441 ±720	16.2% ±0.9	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $148,710 ±$8,441, and income per person $81,656 ±$3,157, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Reston CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	1,908 ±338	6.6% ±1.2	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,985 ±405	6.9% ±1.4	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,450 ±371	8.5% ±1.3	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,710 ±355	9.4% ±1.2	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,379 ±587	18.7% ±2.0	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,585 ±498	16.0% ±1.7	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	9,684 ±687	33.7% ±2.2	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Reston CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	3,654 ±548	5.7% ±0.8	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	781 ±218	6.6% ±1.7	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,039 ±391	5.4% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	834 ±246	5.7% ±1.6	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Reston CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Reston CDP	Virginia	United States
Housing units	30,485 ±841	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.1% ±1.3	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.9% ±1.2	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.6% ±2.1	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.4% ±1.8	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$642,000 ±$15,234	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,231 ±$54	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±1	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Reston CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	10,550 ±1,569	16.4% ±2.4	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	37,086 ±1,713	57.6% ±1.6	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,104 ±798	7.9% ±1.2	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	7,016 ±939	10.9% ±1.4	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 45	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 5	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	471 ±181	0.7% ±0.3	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,162 ±920	6.5% ±1.4	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Reston CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	18,337 ±1,174	28.5% ±1.5	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	28,172 ±1,548	43.7% ±1.8	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,059 ±374	3.2% ±0.6	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	15,846 ±1,236	24.6% ±1.7	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9,835 ±1,000	15.3% ±1.4	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,011 ±934	9.3% ±1.4	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Reston CDP among the places of Virginia

3rd of 162 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Places of Virginia near Reston CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Centreville CDP	71,706 ±3,472
Dale City CDP	71,016 ±2,662
Reston CDP	64,414 ±2,368
McLean CDP	49,627 ±1,811
Tuckahoe CDP	49,183 ±1,823
Leesburg town	49,171 ±61
Lake Ridge CDP	46,049 ±1,890
Ashburn CDP	46,026 ±2,203

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026