Vienna is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 16,306 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Vienna is the 56th largest community in Virginia. Vienna home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Vienna real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Vienna is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 94.33% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Vienna is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vienna who work in management occupations (18.68%), business and financial occupations (13.72%), and computer science and math (10.64%). Also of interest is that Vienna 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: 29.21% 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. Because of many things, Vienna is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Vienna really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Vienna perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.If knowledge is power, Vienna is a pretty powerful place. 73.60% of the adults in Vienna have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Vienna in 2022 was $90,982, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $363,928 for a family of four. Vienna is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Vienna home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vienna residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Vienna also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.07% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Vienna include Irish, English, German, Italian, and European. Vienna also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.66%. The most common language spoken in Vienna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
