Chantilly is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 41,089 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Chantilly is the 22nd largest community in Virginia.

Chantilly is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.63% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Chantilly is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chantilly who work in management occupations (16.25%), computer science and math (13.53%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.22%).

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

In addition, Chantilly is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." 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.

Because of many things, Chantilly is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Chantilly a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Chantilly has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Chantilly's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Chantilly, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.63 minutes every day commuting to work.

Chantilly Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Chantilly is a pretty powerful place. 60.68% of the adults in Chantilly have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Chantilly in 2000 was $36,200, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,800 for a family of four. However, Chantilly contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Chantilly is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chantilly home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Chantilly is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Chantilly include Irish, German, English, and Italian.

In addition, Chantilly has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (22.13%).

The languages spoken by people in Chantilly 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 Chantilly is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese, and Chinese.