Reston

Population & Demographics

Reston, VA

Reston is home to 64,414 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 34,314 resident workers commute each day.

VirginiaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
64,414
people
Population

64,414 residents

Median age 40.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Reston population & demographics

Who lives in Reston — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
64,414
Median age
40.1yrs
Median household income
$148,710
Median home value
$642,000
Median gross rent
$2,231/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
72.0%
Poverty rate
5.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Reston

How Reston breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White57.6%
Hispanic or Latino16.4%
Asian10.9%
Black7.9%
Two or more races6.5%
Some other race0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Reston

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Reston.

Reston at a glance
Employed Residents
34,314
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
10.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
14.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
33.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Washington
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Reston proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Reston commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

54 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Reston

34,314 commutes, one dot at a time

Reston

Where 34,314 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Reston, by worker count.

1Reston0.0 mi4,820
2Washington18.4 mi3,287
3Tysons7.2 mi2,832
4Arlington14.2 mi2,264
5Springfield14.8 mi1,539
6Chantilly6.6 mi1,117
7McNair3.1 mi1,015
8Herndon2.3 mi989

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Reston.

1Reston0.0 mi4,820
2Arlington14.2 mi3,672
3Centreville9.3 mi1,729
4Ashburn8.7 mi1,639
5Washington18.4 mi1,612
6Leesburg15.1 mi1,411
7Alexandria17.6 mi1,391
8McNair3.1 mi1,214

Top industries

The sectors that employ Reston’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services46.8%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.3%
WSWholesale Trade6.8%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance6.7%
RTRetail Trade5.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services4.9%
INInformation4.7%
FIFinance and Insurance3.4%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Reston

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps81%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Reston

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