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McLean, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
McLean is a Census CDP of 49,627 people across 24.80 square miles of land, in Fairfax County. Median household income is $250,001, 86.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 100 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $49.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
McLean
What McLean is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area24.8 sq mi
- Water area0.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,001
- County holding the largest share of its areaFairfax County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
McLean
How many people live in McLean
- Population49,627
- Median age46.6
- Population under 1812,613
- Share under 1825.4 percent
- Population 65 and over10,022
- Share 65 and over20.2 percent
- Households17,147
- Family households13,803
- Share of households that are families80.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
McLean
Income and work in McLean
- Median household income$250,001
- Per capita income$131,068
- Civilian labor force23,849
- Employed23,308
- Unemployed541 plus or minus 142
- Unemployment rate2.3 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Adults 25 and over33,858
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher84.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree56.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
McLean
Housing in McLean
- Housing units17,833
- Occupied units17,147
- Vacant units686 plus or minus 207
- Vacancy rate3.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Owner occupied14,757
- Renter occupied2,390
- Ownership rate86.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,412,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,422
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.4 percent
- Single family units16,102
- Share single family90.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,726
- Share in buildings of two or more9.7 percent
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 9
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
McLean
How McLean gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute14,279
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,134
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6,820
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.8 percent
- Drove alone51.3 percent
- Carpooled4.1 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Public transport3.4 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home38.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
McLean
SBA loans in McLean (7(a))
- Approvals100
- Gross approval$48,958,400
- Average approval$489,584
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,259,700
- Largest approval$3,950,000
- Jobs supported1,609
- Jobs per approval16.1
- Loans with a final outcome17
- Paid in full16
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more5.0 percent
- Share to franchises6.0 percent
- Distinct lenders34
- Distinct industries by NAICS47
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in McLean, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 17 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
McLean
SBA loans in McLean (504)
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$13,949,000
- Average approval$871,813
- Median approval$687,000
- Largest approval$2,436,000
- Jobs supported131
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in McLean, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fairfax County, not McLean
Fairfax County context, not McLean figures
- Establishments in Fairfax County31,931
- Covered employment, Fairfax County636,430
- Average annual pay, Fairfax County$114,100
- Housing units permitted, Fairfax County2,861
Every figure in this section is published for Fairfax County as a whole and is not a measurement of McLean.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
McLean questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in McLean, Virginia?
49,627, in 17,147 households. McLean CDP covers 24.80 square miles of land, which is 2,001 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is McLean in?
Fairfax County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in McLean?
$250,001. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,412,700. Median gross rent is $3,422 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to McLean businesses?
100 7(a) approvals totaling $49.0 m since FY2020, across 34 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 16 504 approvals worth $13.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in McLean, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to McLean borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for McLean. Only 17 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page McLean figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fairfax County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of McLean.
Is zoning published for McLean?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.