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Population
64,414
US Census ACS 2024 5-year average
Median home value
$642,000
Owner-occupied units
Reston, VA
Virginia · 38.950° N, 77.346° W · 15 sq mi
Reston is a city in Virginia, with a population of 64,414 and about 4,198 residents per square mile. The median household earns $148,710 a year, and the median home is worth $642,000.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
15 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
4,198
People per square mile
Rank by population
#663
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#735
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$148,710
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,231
Per month
Homeownership
60.6%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
26 min
One way
People
Median age
40.1
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
72%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
24.6%
Households
28,701
2.24 people each
What people here do for work
Professional & business services 34.1%
Education & health care 16.9%
Public administration 9.4%
Finance, insurance & real estate 7.5%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Virginia
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Flowering Dogwood
State capital
Richmond
Nickname
The Old Dominion
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Cities near Reston
- Centreville, VA9 mi · 71,706
- Bethesda, MD13 mi · 69,397
- Arlington, VA14 mi · 236,254
- Rockville, MD14 mi · 67,563
- Germantown, MD16 mi · 90,719
- Gaithersburg, MD16 mi · 71,113
- Alexandria, VA17 mi · 160,662
- Aspen Hill, MD17 mi · 53,279
Cities about the same size
- Celina, TX64,427
- Hendersonville, TN64,266
- Fulshear, TX64,630
- Coon Rapids, MN64,193
- Hamilton, OH64,644
- Laguna Niguel, CA64,107
- Bellevue, NE64,863
- Millcreek, UT63,926
More in Virginia
- Virginia Beach453,737
- Chesapeake255,332
- Richmond237,257
- Norfolk231,013
- Newport News183,230
- Hampton137,315
- Suffolk104,699
- Roanoke99,111
Wealthiest person in Virginia
Name
Jacqueline Mars
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$39B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
The Plains
Source of wealth
Candy, pet food
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Virginia · private sector
Employer
Inova Health System
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Virginia
Company
RTX
Revenue
$80.7B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Arlington
Ticker
RTX
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.