Census Reporter

Fairfax County, VA

1,149,439 Population
391 square miles 2,939.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.1 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$58,338 ±$848 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Virginia: $41,255 ±$272
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$127,866 ±$1,462 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $76,398 ±$361
  • about double the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

5.9% ±0.4% (67,085  ±4,344) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 10% 826,708 (±0.2% / ±14,162)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

32.1 minutes ±0.2 (17,350,305  ±178,117) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 28.6 110,956,265 (±0.1 / ±540,678)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

398,653 ±1,053 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,184,121 ±7,450
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.9 ±0 (1,140,336  ±584) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,264,926 (±0)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5.2% ±0.3% (14,364  ±934) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 5% 100,668 (±0.1% / ±2,317)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

415,149 ±238 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,537,788 ±739
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$576,700 ±$3,666 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about double the amount in Virginia: $282,800 ±$1,117
  • more than double the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

14.3% ±0.4% (161,719  ±5,044.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 14.8% 1,243,222 (±0.2% / ±14,246.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

92.7% ±0.8% (726,047  ±5,995.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 90.3% 5,268,348 (±0.3% / ±18,788.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
62.1% ±0.6% (486,815  ±4,522.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 39.5% 2,304,490 (±0.2% / ±11,733.8)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

30.9% ±0.4% (355,640  ±4,502) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 12.6% 1,068,489 (±0.1% / ±9,828)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

8.3% ±0.2% (71,586  ±1,898) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 10.4% 674,242 (±0.1% / ±6,199)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
71,586 Total veterans ±1,898 60,535 Male ±1,625 11,051 Female ±738

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