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Fairfax city, VA

24,478 Population
6.2 square miles 3,922.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 38.8 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$62,800 ±$4,625 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Virginia: $49,217 ±$253
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$132,774 ±$13,779 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $90,974 ±$485
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

9.9% ±2.1% (2,346  ±497) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 834,866 (±0.2% / ±13,292)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

27.7 minutes ±0.8 (266,105  ±17,982) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 27.6 99,473,730 (±0.1 / ±440,621)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

9,158 ±97 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,326,260 ±8,075
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.6 ±0 (23,875  ±13) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,421,111
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

7.6% ±2.7% (442  ±156) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,110 (±0.1% / ±2,842)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

9,317 ±22 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,654,784 ±946
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$677,400 ±$14,476 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in Virginia: $360,700 ±$1,182
  • more than double the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

16.8% ±3.2% (4,020  ±753) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 13.5% 1,160,281 (±0.2% / ±13,601.2)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

91.8% ±4.8% (14,905  ±783.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.3% 5,442,729 (±0.3% / ±19,700.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
62.4% ±3.9% (10,120  ±635.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 41.5% 2,471,630 (±0.2% / ±12,953.7)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

30.5% (7,465  ±635) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 12.9% 1,120,207
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

7.6% ±1.3% (1,404  ±247) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 9.6% 637,971 (±0.1% / ±5,935)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,404 Total veterans ±247 1,224 Male ±210 180 Female ±98

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