What is the median household income in McLean, VA?

Name: Income and affordability in McLean, VA, 2020–2024
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The median household income in McLean, VA is $250,000 or more a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $3,422 a month would take about $136,900 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $250,000 or more
Median renter income: $146,250 (±$31,508)
Income to afford median rent: about $136,900

Income in McLean against Fairfax County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	McLean	Fairfax County	Virginia	United States
Median household income	$250,000 or more	$153,637 (±$1,635)	$93,170 (±$458)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$146,250 (±$31,508)	$96,555 (±$1,546)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$250,000 or more	$188,672 (±$1,822)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$3,422 (±$246)	$2,276 (±$15)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413

How much you need to earn to rent in McLean

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $3,422 a month ($41,064 a year) needs an income of about $136,900 a year.

The median renting household in McLean earns $146,250 a year.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$3,065 (±$151)	$3,422 (±$246)	+11.6%	Down after inflation
Median home value	$1,031,200 (±$31,493)	$1,412,700 (±$49,412)	+37.0%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median household income in places near McLean

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with McLean
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
McLean	—	$250,000 or more	—
Pimmit Hills	2.3 mi	$172,880 (±$31,387)	—
Tysons	2.4 mi	$129,818 (±$9,808)	—
Cabin John	2.6 mi	$250,000 or more	—
Glen Echo	3.3 mi	$213,750 (±$68,804)	—
Brookmont	3.5 mi	$247,150 (±$16,522)	—
Idylwood	3.8 mi	$120,109 (±$10,405)	—
Dunn Loring	3.9 mi	$244,265 (±$23,651)	—
Falls Church	4.2 mi	$143,262 (±$15,432)	—

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across Fairfax County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
1 (tie)	Crosspointe	$250,000 or more
1 (tie)	Difficult Run	$250,000 or more
1 (tie)	Great Falls	$250,000 or more
1 (tie)	Great Falls Crossing	$250,000 or more
1 (tie)	McLean	$250,000 or more
1 (tie)	South Run	$250,000 or more
1 (tie)	Union Mill	$250,000 or more
1 (tie)	Wolf Trap	$250,000 or more
9	Floris	$246,058 (±$14,444)
10	Dunn Loring	$244,265 (±$23,651)
11	Bull Run (Fairfax County)	$241,933 (±$12,732)

Showing 11 of 69 places in Fairfax County, ranked from highest to lowest.

McLean is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about McLean

What is the median household income in McLean?

The median household income in McLean is $250,000 or more a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in McLean?

About $136,900 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $3,422 a month.

What do renters earn in McLean?

The median renting household in McLean, VA earns $146,250 (±$31,508) a year.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for McLean CDP, Virginia (place:48376, in state:51).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.