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Reston, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Reston is a Census CDP of 64,414 people across 15.34 square miles of land, in Fairfax County. Median household income is $148,710, 60.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 101 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $57.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Reston
What Reston is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area15.34 sq mi
- Water area0.32 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,198
- 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.
Reston
How many people live in Reston
- Population64,414
- Median age40.1
- Population under 1811,955
- Share under 1818.6 percent
- Population 65 and over10,441
- Share 65 and over16.2 percent
- Households28,701
- Family households15,777
- Share of households that are families55.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Reston
Income and work in Reston
- Median household income$148,710
- Per capita income$81,656
- Civilian labor force39,566
- Employed37,582
- Unemployed1,984 plus or minus 458
- Unemployment rate5.0 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over47,425
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher72.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree34.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Reston
Housing in Reston
- Housing units30,485
- Occupied units28,701
- Vacant units1,784 plus or minus 384
- Vacancy rate5.9 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Owner occupied17,395
- Renter occupied11,306
- Ownership rate60.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$642,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,231
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.0 percent
- Single family units15,262
- Share single family50.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more15,183
- Share in buildings of two or more49.8 percent
- Mobile homes29 plus or minus 32
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Reston
How Reston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute24,751
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,591
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more9,631
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.9 percent
- Drove alone52.1 percent
- Carpooled5.3 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Public transport5.6 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home33.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Reston
SBA loans in Reston (7(a))
- Approvals101
- Gross approval$57,236,000
- Average approval$566,693
- Median approval$300,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,433,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,348
- Jobs per approval13.3
- Loans with a final outcome15
- Paid in full15
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more4.0 percent
- Share to franchises13.9 percent
- Distinct lenders34
- Distinct industries by NAICS53
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Reston, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 15 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.
Reston
SBA loans in Reston (504)
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$21,317,000
- Average approval$926,826
- Median approval$579,000
- Largest approval$3,914,000
- Jobs supported387
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Reston, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 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 Reston
Fairfax County context, not Reston 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 Reston.
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
Reston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Reston, Virginia?
64,414, in 28,701 households. Reston CDP covers 15.34 square miles of land, which is 4,198 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Reston 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 Reston?
$148,710. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $642,000. Median gross rent is $2,231 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Reston businesses?
101 7(a) approvals totaling $57.2 m since FY2020, across 34 lenders, median approval $300,000, plus 23 504 approvals worth $21.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Reston, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Reston borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Reston. Only 15 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 Reston 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 Reston.
Is zoning published for Reston?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.