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.

A relatively large number of people in Reston telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 25.99% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

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.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Reston 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 Reston area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

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.

In addition, Reston has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.16%).

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