Reston is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 63,226 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Reston is the 16th largest community in Virginia.

Reston home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Reston real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 30.20% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One thing noticeable about Reston, although not a huge town, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Reston is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Reston a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

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 70.78% 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 $79,006, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $316,024 for a family of four.

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 15.58% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Reston include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

In addition, Reston has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (25.07%).

The most common language spoken in Reston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.