Chantilly is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 24,301 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Chantilly is the 41st largest community in Virginia. Chantilly home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Chantilly real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Chantilly is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.19% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Chantilly is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chantilly who work in management occupations (13.48%), computer science and math (11.41%), and business and financial occupations (9.45%). Also of interest is that Chantilly has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.20% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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, Chantilly 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, Chantilly really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Chantilly 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. One downside of living in Chantilly is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Chantilly, the average commute to work is 30.75 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. If knowledge is power, Chantilly is a pretty powerful place. 59.20% of the adults in Chantilly have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Chantilly in 2022 was $56,116, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $224,464 for a family of four. However, Chantilly contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Chantilly is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chantilly home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chantilly residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Chantilly also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.39% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Chantilly include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish. In addition, Chantilly has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (45.09%). The most common language spoken in Chantilly is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
