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.
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.
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).
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.
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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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
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in McLean, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into McLean.
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%.
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