Annandale is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 55,041 people and 11 constituent neighborhoods, Annandale is the 17th largest community in Virginia.

Annandale is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.55% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Annandale is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Annandale who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.44%), management occupations (11.88%), and sales jobs (10.46%).

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.

Of important note, Annandale is also a town of artists. Annandale has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Annandale's character.

One thing that you will notice about Annandale is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Annandale a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Annandale is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Annandale Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Annandale, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Annandale is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 49.20% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Annandale in 2000 was $31,623, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,492 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 come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Annandale is 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 14.64% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Annandale include English, German, Irish, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Annandale's cultural character, accounting for 34.45% of the town's population.

The languages spoken by people in Annandale are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Annandale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, and Arabic.