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Fairfax, VA

24,242 Population
6.2 square miles 3,884.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 37.7 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$59,688 ±$3,214 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $59,587 ±$337
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $47,210 ±$250
$128,708 ±$12,089 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $119,803 ±$706
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $87,249 ±$428

10% ±2.4% (2,337  ±568) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.7% 483,993 (±0.2% / ±10,114)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 10% 836,686 (±0.2% / ±13,817)

28.5 minutes ±1 (292,980  ±19,078) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 33.7 91,478,190 (±0.1 / ±462,490)
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 27.9 102,838,440 (±0.1 / ±510,749)

Families

9,129 ±111 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,361,858 ±4,124
  • Virginia: 3,289,776 ±7,149
2.6 ±0 (23,576  ±14) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.7 6,252,458
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,387,705

7% ±2.5% (394  ±142) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 78,767 (±0.1% / ±2,172)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Virginia: 4.9% 99,601 (±0.1% / ±2,603)

Housing

9,323 ±38 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,500,311 ±409
  • Virginia: 3,625,285 ±444

$649,600 ±$12,469 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $513,300 ±$2,492
  • nearly double the amount in Virginia: $339,800 ±$1,199

17.6% ±2.8% (4,186  ±,676.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 14% 879,844 (±0.2% / ±11,346.4)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 14% 1,195,825 (±0.2% / ±13,298.2)

Social

92.2% ±4.8% (15,056  ±,791.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.7% 3,989,829 (±0.4% / ±15,926)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.1% 5,393,325 (±0.3% / ±19,092.4)
60.1% ±3.8% (9,803  ±,629.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 53% 2,305,743 (±0.3% / ±11,794.3)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 41% 2,424,822 (±0.2% / ±12,462.2)

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

29.6% (7,171  ±661) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 23.2% 1,469,883
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 12.6% 1,089,605

8% ±1.3% (1,494  ±238) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.6% 370,649 (±0.1% / ±4,223)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 654,068 (±0.1% / ±5,127)
1,494 Total veterans ±238 1,265 Male ±198 229 Female ±98

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