Great Falls is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 15,953 people and three associated neighborhoods, Great Falls is the 59th largest community in Virginia. Great Falls home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Great Falls real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Great Falls is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 96.17% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Great Falls is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Great Falls who work in management occupations (25.41%), business and financial occupations (14.83%), and computer science and math (10.73%). Also of interest is that Great Falls 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: 35.42% 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, Great Falls is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Great Falls 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, Great Falls has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Great Falls’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. One downside of living in Great Falls, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.76 minutes every day commuting to work. Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Great Falls. 84.45% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Great Falls in 2022 was $125,391, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $501,564 for a family of four. Great Falls is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Great Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Great Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Great Falls include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Iranian. Great Falls also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 24.45%. The most common language spoken in Great Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Langs. of India.
