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Fairfax County (Central)--Fairfax City & Burke PUMA, VA

166,518 Population
37.8 square miles 4,401.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±1.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$66,339 ±$3,323 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Virginia: $50,866 ±$378
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$174,771 ±$10,364 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in Virginia: $92,090 ±$831
  • more than double the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

4.6% ±1.3% (7,308  ±2,041) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 9.8% 835,556 (±0.3% / ±26,795)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

30.9 minutes ±3.5 (1,938,280  ±138,193) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 28.3 106,021,490 (±0.2 / ±1,031,213)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

53,342 ±2,539 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,449,307 ±12,826
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3 ±0.1 (159,025  ±8,878) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,575,268
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.5% ±1.4% (1,458  ±585) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 5.1% 105,908 (±0.3% / ±5,796)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

54,203 ±2,669 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,746,211 ±965
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$784,500 ±$16,304 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in Virginia: $403,500 ±$3,411
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.1% ±1.7% (18,284  ±3,001.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 12.5% 1,085,848 (±0.3% / ±28,420.3)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95.2% ±6.7% (101,007  ±4,831.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 91.7% 5,606,143 (±0.6% / ±39,643.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
67.6% ±0.4% (71,767  ±3,765.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 43.3% 2,649,382 (±0.4% / ±26,359.7)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

33.3% ±2.7% (51,087  ±4,339) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • nearly double the rate in Virginia: 17.4% 1,432,901 (±0.1% / ±11,136.7)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

25.6% ±2% (42,647  ±3,998) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Virginia: 13.6% 1,193,581
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8.7% ±1.3% (10,843  ±1,764) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 8.9% 602,994 (±0.2% / ±11,787)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
10,843 Total veterans ±1,764 9,396 Male ±1,516 1,447 Female ±535

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