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Annandale, VA
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Annandale profile


Living in Annandale



Annandale is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 43,363 people and 14 constituent neighborhoods, Annandale is the 25th largest community in Virginia.

Annandale home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Annandale real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Annandale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.86% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Annandale, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.86 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Annandale is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Annandale area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The citizens of Annandale are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.84% of adults in Annandale have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Annandale in 2018 was $46,240, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $184,960 for a family of four. However, Annandale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Annandale is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Annandale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Annandale residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Annandale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.83% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Annandale include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Ethiopian.

Annandale also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 44.71%.

The most common language spoken in Annandale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.