Reston is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 56,447 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Reston is the 15th largest community in Virginia.

Reston is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.25% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Reston is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Reston who work in management occupations (17.23%), computer science and math (13.89%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.46%).

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

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

Another interesting thing about Reston, despite not being a huge town, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Reston 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.

Reston 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, Reston's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Reston Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Reston is a pretty powerful place. 62.84% of the adults in Reston 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 Reston in 2000 was $42,747, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $170,988 for a family of four. However, Reston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Reston is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Reston home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Reston is White, followed by Asian. Reston also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.33% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Reston include German, English, Irish, Italian, Scottish, and Polish.

Reston also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.99%.

The most common language spoken in Reston is English. Some people also speak Spanish.