Vienna, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

16,412

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

41.7

1.21% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.03%

6.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$216,953

2.96% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$1.01M

Population & Diversity

Vienna, VA is home to a population of 16.4k people, from which 95.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 21% of Vienna, VA residents were born outside of the country (3.44k people).

In 2024, there were 4.59 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.6k people) in Vienna, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.32k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 986 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.7%

2024 Citizenship

94.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.7% of Vienna, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Vienna, VA was 94.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Vienna, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Vienna, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.6k ± 540
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
2.32k ± 332
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
986 ± 324

8.48%

Hispanic Population

1.39k people

8.48% of the people in Vienna, VA are hispanic (1.39k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Vienna, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

21%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.44k people

21.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.51k people

As of 2024, 21% of Vienna, VA residents (3.44k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Vienna, VA was 21.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Vienna, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
249 ± 117
Vietnam
162 ± 71
Gulf War (1990s)
146 ± 83

Vienna, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.54 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Vienna, VA.

Economy

The economy of Vienna, VA employs 8.35k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Vienna, VA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,399 people), Public Administration (951 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (833 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($180,924), Manufacturing ($171,471), and Information ($170,781).

Employment

Occupations

8.35k

2024 Value

± 530

1.13%

1 Year growth

± 8.89%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Vienna, VA grew at a rate of 1.13%, from 8.25k employees to 8.35k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Vienna, VA, are Management Occupations (1,757 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,091 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (983 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Vienna, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

8.35k

2024 Value

± 530

1.13%

1 Year growth

± 8.89%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Vienna, VA grew at a rate of 1.13%, from 8.25k employees to 8.35k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Vienna, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,399 people), Public Administration (951 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (833 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Vienna, VA, though some of these residents may live in Vienna, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$141,411

Median earning men ± $20,254

$96,750

Median earning women ± $9,223

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($211,528), Manufacturing ($192,813), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($181,938).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($144,231), Public Administration ($137,000), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($124,633).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Vienna, VA was $1.01M in 2024, which is 3.03 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $961,100 to $1.01M, a 4.96% increase. The homeownership rate in Vienna, VA is 83.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Vienna, VA have an average commute time of 26.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Vienna, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.01M

Median Property Value 2024

±$51,535

$4,647

Median Property Taxes

±$302

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Vienna, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Vienna, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

83.7%

Homeownership

2024

63.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 83.7% of the housing units in Vienna, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Vienna, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$216,953

Median Household Income

± $22,121

5.55k

Number of Households

± 401

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.55k households in Vienna, VA declined from $216,953 from the previous year's value of $223,571.

The following chart displays the households in Vienna, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Vienna, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (46.3%)
Worked At Home (35.4%)
Carpooled (9.19%)

In 2024, 46.3% of workers in Vienna, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (35.4%) and those who carpooled to work (9.19%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Vienna, VA have a shorter commute time (26.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.84% of the workforce in Vienna, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Vienna, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Vienna, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Vienna, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.03% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Vienna, VA (822 out of 16.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Vienna, VA is White, followed by Asian and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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