Reston, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

Back to: Reston, Virginia main profile, Virginia, Virginia smaller cities, Virginia small towns, Virginia forum, All US cities. Total population: 56,447 (All urban) Houses: 24,184 (23,285 occupied: 15,516 owner occupied, 7,769 renter occupied) % of renters here:   33% State:   32% Housing density: 1410 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Reston, Virginia on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Moving to Reston or Herndon  (3 replies) Reston, VA  (2 replies) PLEASE!! What is Reston like? urban? safe? ??  (6 replies) colvin woods/reston  (1 reply) Metrobus in Reston?  (2 replies) Expected rent amount near Reston?  (6 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $147,800 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $950 Median gross rent in Reston, VA in 2000: $989 Housing units in Reston with a mortgage: 11,592 (1,589 second mortgage, 1,364 home equity loan, 35 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 978 Household type by relationship Households: 55,918 In family households: 44,850 (11,128 male householders, 3,501 female householders) 12,198 spouses, 14,649 children (13,407 natural, 621 adopted, 621 stepchildren), 357 grandchildren, 580 brothers or sisters, 383 parents, 907 other relatives, 1,147 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 11,068 (4,044 male householders (2,916 living alone)), 4,673 female householders (3,923 living alone)), 2,351 nonrelatives In group quarters: 529 (369 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 6,319 2-persons, 3,630 3-persons, 2,895 4-persons, 1,161 5-persons, 393 6-persons, 231 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 6,839 1-person, 1,601 2-persons, 213 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons. 9,355 married couples with children. 2,480 single-parent households (463 men, 2,017 women). 76.1% of residents of Reston speak English at home. 9.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all). 7.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 4.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 1.4% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 12,413 (22.0%) (37.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Reston, VA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 5 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 13 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 8 $40,000 to $49,999: 0 $50,000 to $59,999: 15 $60,000 to $69,999: 22 $70,000 to $79,999: 50 $80,000 to $89,999: 118 $90,000 to $99,999: 161 $100,000 to $124,999: 685 $125,000 to $149,999: 1632 $150,000 to $174,999: 1259 $175,000 to $199,999: 980 $200,000 to $249,999: 1729 $250,000 to $299,999: 1897 $300,000 to $399,999: 2304 $400,000 to $499,999: 917 $500,000 to $749,999: 590 $750,000 to $999,999: 112 $1,000,000 or more: 73

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Reston: Less than $100: 113 $100 to $149: 27 $150 to $199: 44 $200 to $249: 167 $250 to $299: 74 $300 to $349: 141 $350 to $399: 91 $400 to $449: 112 $450 to $499: 121 $500 to $549: 142 $550 to $599: 77 $600 to $649: 112 $650 to $699: 103 $700 to $749: 310 $750 to $799: 480 $800 to $899: 1380 $900 to $999: 1169 $1,000 to $1,249: 1907 $1,250 to $1,499: 676 $1,500 to $1,999: 268 $2,000 or more: 139 No cash rent: 108

Percentage of workers working in this county: 66.5%
Number of people working at home: 1,816 (5.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 489 5 to 9 minutes: 2746 10 to 14 minutes: 4026 15 to 19 minutes: 5251 20 to 24 minutes: 4530 25 to 29 minutes: 1971 30 to 34 minutes: 4422 35 to 39 minutes: 1171 40 to 44 minutes: 1265 45 to 59 minutes: 2839 60 to 89 minutes: 2234 90 or more minutes: 573

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 25,472 (76%) Carpooled: 3,800 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 615 (2%) Subway or elevated: 869 (3%) Railroad: 14 (0%) Ferryboat: 8 (0%) Taxi: 73 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 81 (0%) Walked: 455 (1%) Other means: 125 (0%) Worked at home: 1,816 (5%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 739 $10,000 to $14,999: 531 $15,000 to $19,999: 546 $20,000 to $24,999: 553 $25,000 to $29,999: 643 $30,000 to $34,999: 788 $35,000 to $39,999: 820 $40,000 to $44,999: 799 $45,000 to $49,999: 856 $50,000 to $59,999: 1694 $60,000 to $74,999: 2751 $75,000 to $99,999: 3874 $100,000 to $124,999: 2719 $125,000 to $149,999: 1886 $150,000 to $199,999: 2296 $200,000 or more: 1851

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 15200
• German: 5408
• English: 5194
• Irish: 4987
• United States or American: 2603
• Italian: 2384
• Subsaharan African:: 1225
• Scottish: 1210
• Polish: 1150
• French (except Basque): 857
• Scotch-Irish: 851
• European: 811
• Russian: 787
• African: 642
• Arab:: 638
• British: 565
• Iranian: 561
• Swedish: 440
• Norwegian: 424
• Dutch: 355
• French Canadian: 352
• Welsh: 337
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 300
• Afghan: 283
• Greek: 275
• Ukrainian: 206
• Hungarian: 202
• Eastern European: 195
• Canadian: 185
• Austrian: 180
• Ghanian: 157
• Lebanese: 153
• Egyptian: 148
• Liberian: 148
• Swiss: 135
• Danish: 129
• Northern European: 125
• Other Subsaharan African: 123
• Lithuanian: 121
• Jamaican: 109
• Czech: 107
• Czechoslovakian: 103
• Scandinavian: 103
• Romanian: 102
• Finnish: 93
• Slovak: 93
• Jordanian: 90
• Other Arab: 86
• Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 85
• Portuguese: 84
• Croatian: 79
• Armenian: 76
• Latvian: 72
• Haitian: 71
• Australian: 71
• Arab/Arabic: 69
• Nigerian: 64
• Slovene: 54
• Turkish: 52
• Syrian: 46
• Yugoslavian: 36
• Sierra Leonean: 35
• Ethiopian: 32
• Moroccan: 24
• Bulgarian: 22
• Guyanese: 18
• Belizean: 18
• Basque: 17
• Palestinian: 16
• Estonian: 15
• Israeli: 14
• Maltese: 13
• Luxemburger: 13
• Slavic: 13
• Belgian: 13
• Serbian: 11
• Barbadian: 11
• South African: 10
• Icelander: 9
• Pennsylvania German: 8
• Acadian/Cajun: 7
• Cape Verdean: 7
• Ugandan: 7
• Alsatian: 6
• Iraqi: 6
• West Indian: 6

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 11385
• Northeast: 11255
• Midwest: 6084
• South: 10525
• West: 3575

47% of Reston residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 178
• Nursery to 4th grade: 39
• 5th and 6th grade: 170
• 7th and 8th grade: 167
• 9th grade: 108
• 10th grade: 137
• 11th grade: 129
• 12th grade, no diploma: 234
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,406
• Less than 1 year of college: 613
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,671
• Associate degree: 824
• Bachelor's degree: 6,884
• Master's degree: 4,618
• Professional school degree: 971
• Doctorate degree: 965

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 94
• Nursery to 4th grade: 70
• 5th and 6th grade: 242
• 7th and 8th grade: 212
• 9th grade: 158
• 10th grade: 262
• 11th grade: 154
• 12th grade, no diploma: 348
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,231
• Less than 1 year of college: 996
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,949
• Associate degree: 1,445
• Bachelor's degree: 7,144
• Master's degree: 3,448
• Professional school degree: 608
• Doctorate degree: 447

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 2.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 8.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 4.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 2.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.9%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $87,992
• Black householders: $56,696
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $46,364
• Asian householders: $67,440
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $3,750
• Some other race householders: $49,605
• Two or more races householders: $55,089
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $48,990

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $248,400
• Black or African American householders: $180,900
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $255,000
• Asian householders: $227,600
• Some other race householders: $132,800
• Two or more races householders: $142,600
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $147,000

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,712
• One, attached: 8,369
• Two: 43
• 3 or 4: 501
• 5 to 9: 3,559
• 10 to 19: 2,572
• 20 to 49: 1,129
• 50 or more: 1,259
• Mobile homes: 40

Median worth of mobile homes: $112,100

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Virginia:	9.5%

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Virginia:	8.2%

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Virginia:	20.6%

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