What is the population of McNair CDP?

McNair CDP has 22,451 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #57 of 688 in Virginia.

What is the median household income in McNair CDP?

Median household income in McNair CDP is $123,327 a year, 57% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in McNair CDP?

Median gross rent is $2,253 a month and the median home value is $566,900, so rent absorbs about 21.9% of median household income.

Is McNair CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so McNair CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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McNair, VA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of McNair, Virginia (McNair, VA — Census place “McNair CDP”) is 22,451 residents, ranking #57 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $123,327, the median home is worth $566,900 and median gross rent runs $2,253 a month. Looking for the McNair Virginia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve McNair, VA: 20171.

Population: 22,451McNair CDP residents
Median household income: $123,327Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $566,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $2,253Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 31.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 23%Owner-occupied households

McNair ZIP codes (Virginia)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps McNair.

The McNair VA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

20171

What the numbers mean in McNair CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the McNair CDP median would spend about 21.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.8% of residents and 23% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

McNair CDP, VA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

McNair CDP is a mid-size town in Virginia, with 22,451 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #57 of 688 ranked by population — larger than 91% of them. The median age here is 31.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in McNair CDP earn a median of $123,327 a year, 57% above the national figure of $78,538 and 49% above the $82,986 median for the 383 Virginia cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 5.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in McNair CDP is valued at $566,900, 86.8% above the national figure and 95% above the $291,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,253 a month, 60.2% above the national figure, or roughly $27,036 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 23% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of McNair CDP?: McNair CDP has 22,451 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #57 of 688 in Virginia.
What is the median household income in McNair CDP?: Median household income in McNair CDP is $123,327 a year, 57% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in McNair CDP?: Median gross rent is $2,253 a month and the median home value is $566,900, so rent absorbs about 21.9% of median household income.
Is McNair CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so McNair CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this McNair CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.