Oakton is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 36,732 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Oakton is the 30th largest community in Virginia. Oakton home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Oakton real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Oakton is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.98% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Oakton is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oakton who work in management occupations (16.95%), computer science and math (13.84%), and business and financial occupations (13.07%). Also of interest is that Oakton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Oakton is also a town of artists. Oakton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Oakton’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 30.68% 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. In Oakton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.66 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Oakton is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Oakton area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Oakton, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Oakton is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 74.68% 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 Oakton in 2022 was $81,608, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $326,432 for a family of four. Oakton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Oakton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oakton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Oakton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.02% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oakton include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European. Foreign born people are also an important part of Oakton's cultural character, accounting for 31.52% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Oakton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
