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McLean, VA
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McLean profile


Living in McLean



McLean is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 50,773 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, McLean is the 19th largest community in Virginia.

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

Also of interest is that McLean has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, McLean is also a town of artists. McLean has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape McLean’s character.

A relatively large number of people in McLean telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 31.68% 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.

Because of many things, McLean 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, McLean really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is McLean 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.

In McLean, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.24 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.

For the size of the town, public transportation in McLean is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the subway. For McLean, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to McLean, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. McLean is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 85.04% 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 McLean in 2018 was $125,373, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $501,492 for a family of four.

McLean is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call McLean home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McLean residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in McLean include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of McLean's cultural character, accounting for 23.58% of the town’s population.

The most common language spoken in McLean is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Korean.