One thing that you will notice about Reston is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Reston a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Reston use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Reston‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Reston, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Reston is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 71.46% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Reston in 2022 was $75,953, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $303,812 for a family of four. However, Reston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Reston is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Reston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Reston residents report their race to be 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 14.14% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Reston include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish.
Reston also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 24.16%.
The most common language spoken in Reston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
