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Fairfax County, VA

1,138,331 Population
391 square miles 2,911.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$68,057 ±$1,072 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Virginia: $47,199 ±$463
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$145,164 ±$3,513 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $85,873 ±$763
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

5.6% ±0.6% (62,861  ±6,765) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 10.6% 891,390 (±0.3% / ±26,093)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

27.8 minutes ±0.4 (12,399,520  ±339,216) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 27.1 96,342,536 (±0.2 / ±990,994)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

415,855 ±2,490 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,380,607 ±12,353
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.7 ±0 (1,128,201  ±282) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 † 8,447,359 (±164.3 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 325,134,660 (±4.3 / ±-555,555,600)

5% ±0.7% (13,441  ±1,912) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 5.1% 104,539 (±0.3% / ±5,533)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

429,802 ±137 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,685,233 ±550
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$695,100 ±$8,128 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in Virginia: $365,700 ±$3,008
  • more than double the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

14.8% ±1.1% (166,788  ±12,192) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 13.4% 1,150,837 (±0.3% / ±29,312.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±187,841.9)

Social

93.8% ±1.7% (735,585  ±13,057.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 91.5% 5,473,007 (±0.6% / ±37,029)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±272,504.5)
65.5% ±1.3% (513,132  ±10,038.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 42.2% 2,522,034 (±0.4% / ±23,232.6)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±175,321.9)

37.9% ±1.1% (405,940  ±12,012.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 17% 1,396,389 (±0.3% / ±21,709.1)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±203,206.2)

30.7% ±14,972% (349,212  ±9,762) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 12.7% † 1,105,028 (±814.1% / ±19,402)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.9% † 46,182,176 (±23.1% / ±149,842)

7.5% ±0.4% (65,330  ±3,841) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 9.2% 614,631 (±0.2% / ±11,748)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
65,330 Total veterans ±3,841 55,042 Male ±3,244 10,288 Female ±1,669

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