Mclean is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 39,003 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Mclean is the 25th largest community in Virginia.

Mclean is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 96.81% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Mclean is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mclean who work in management occupations (21.74%), legal occupations (10.20%), and business and financial occupations (9.63%).

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

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

A relatively large number of people in Mclean telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.53% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Mclean, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Mclean is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Mclean is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Mclean's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Mclean Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Mclean is a pretty powerful place. 75.36% of the adults in Mclean 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 Mclean in 2000 was $63,209, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $252,836 for a family of four. However, Mclean contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

Foreign born people are also an important part of Mclean's cultural character, accounting for 21.33% of the town's population.

The languages spoken by people in Mclean 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 Mclean is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Arabic, and Korean.