McLean

Population & Demographics

McLean, VA

McLean is home to 49,627 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 20,715 resident workers commute each day.

VirginiaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
49,627
people
Population

49,627 residents

Median age 46.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

McLean population & demographics

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

Population
49,627
Median age
46.6yrs
Median household income
$250,001
Median home value
$1,412,700
Median gross rent
$3,422/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
84.3%
Poverty rate
2.9%

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 McLean

How McLean 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).

White65.2%
Asian20.8%
Hispanic or Latino6.3%
Two or more races5.5%
Black1.7%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across McLean

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 McLean.

McLean at a glance
Employed Residents
20,715
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
6.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
38.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Washington
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for McLean 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 McLean 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

49 / 100

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

McLean

20,715 commutes, one dot at a time

McLean

Where 20,715 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Washington9.3 mi4,357
2Tysons2.3 mi2,128
3Arlington5.6 mi1,947
4McLean0.0 mi1,252
5Reston9.1 mi878
6Springfield10.3 mi623
7Alexandria9.9 mi579
8Bethesda5.2 mi341

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into McLean.

1McLean0.0 mi1,252
2Arlington5.6 mi1,165
3Washington9.3 mi772
4Alexandria9.9 mi571
5Reston9.1 mi375
6Tysons2.3 mi306
7Centreville15.1 mi303
8Annandale7.1 mi244

Top industries

The sectors that employ McLean’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 Services32.5%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance12.3%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)8.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.7%
RTRetail Trade7.5%
FIFinance and Insurance6.0%
EDEducational Services5.9%
COConstruction3.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.4%
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