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Fairfax County, VA

1,141,878 Population
391 square miles 2,920.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 39.3 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6462%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female50%
  • Male
  • Female
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46%White9%Black0%Native20%Asian0%Islander1%Other6%Two+18%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$67,693 ±$1,201 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Virginia: $48,689 ±$443
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$141,553 ±$2,848 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $89,931 ±$970
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

6% ±0.6% (67,994  ±6,891) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 10.2% 864,394 (±0.3% / ±26,897)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty7%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty6%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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28.5 minutes ±0.3 (13,404,925  ±286,298) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 27.5 100,333,640 (±0.2 / ±835,122)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

414,946 ±2,811 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,402,670 ±10,363
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.7 ±0 (1,130,563  ±1,752) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,479,742
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples70%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married57%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale33%Female30%
Now marriedMale59%Female55%
DivorcedMale6%†Female10%
WidowedMale2%†Female5%
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5% ±0.8% (13,474  ±2,252) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 5.3% 108,261 (±0.3% / ±5,659)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-193%†20-245%†25-2912%†30-359%†35-395%†40-441%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

431,006 ±633 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,717,625 ±472
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied96%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied68%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit68%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$727,200 ±$10,270 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in Virginia: $382,900 ±$2,468
  • more than double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.1% ±0.9% (136,270  ±10,300.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 13% 1,122,831 (±0.3% / ±25,630.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.1% ±1.7% (727,872  ±13,425.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.5% 5,520,872 (±0.6% / ±37,318.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
63.9% ±1.3% (504,424  ±10,326.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 42.4% 2,561,362 (±0.4% / ±23,827.5)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

8%No degree11%High school17%Some college31%Bachelor's33%Post-grad
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39.9% ±1% (429,997  ±10,719.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 17.8% 1,469,018 (±0.3% / ±21,332.9)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only67%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only59%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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31.6% (360,783  ±8,396) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 13.4% 1,163,486
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.6% ±0.4% (66,412  ±3,674) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 9.1% 612,622 (±0.2% / ±11,609)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

249†WWII1,415†Korea17,726†Vietnam29,489Gulf (1990s)31,845Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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66,412 Total veterans ±3,674 56,350 Male ±3,227 10,062 Female ±1,634

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Fairfax County, VA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US51059-fairfax-county-va/>