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.McLean is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 96.00% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, McLean is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in McLean who work in management occupations (23.53%), business and financial occupations (11.34%), and computer science and math (10.43%). 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 great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making McLean a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, McLean has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, McLean’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. One downside of living in McLean is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In McLean, the average commute to work is 30.24 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. 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.If knowledge is power, McLean is a pretty powerful place. 85.04% of the adults in McLean 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 McLean in 2022 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.
