Fairfax city, Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 24,478
Median household income: $132,774
Median home value: $677,400

Fairfax city, Virginia counts 24,478 residents. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. At $132,774, its median household income sits above Virginia's $90,974.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fairfax city's population grew 4.0% from 23,531 to 24,478, while its median household income rose 13.5% from $116,979 to $132,774.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 52.5% of the population. 57.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,478
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $132,774
Median home value: $677,400
Median gross rent: $2,122
Housing units: 9,317
Homeownership rate: 69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,53124,478

Median household income

$116,979$132,774

Median home value

$560,400$677,400

Median gross rent

$1,834$2,122

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,531	$116,979	$560,400	$1,834
2020	23,312	$109,708	$587,000	$1,822
2021	23,980	$118,492	$596,800	$1,841
2022	24,242	$128,708	$649,600	$1,972
2023	24,478	$132,774	$677,400	$2,122

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,873	7.7%
5 to 17	4,010	16.4%
18 to 24	2,364	9.7%
25 to 34	3,188	13.0%
35 to 44	3,214	13.1%
45 to 54	3,203	13.1%
55 to 64	3,131	12.8%
65 to 74	2,141	8.7%
75 and over	1,354	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,850	52.5%
Black or African American	1,565	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.1%
Asian	4,419	18.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	169	0.7%
Two or more races	971	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,483	18.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate13.0%

Some college or associate's16.5%

Bachelor's degree32.7%

Graduate or professional degree29.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,326	8.2%
High school graduate	2,106	13.0%
Some college or associate's	2,679	16.5%
Bachelor's degree	5,300	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4,820	29.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone57.0%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit3.8%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home25.2%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,318	57.0%
Carpooled	1,244	9.7%
Public transit	490	3.8%
Walked	345	2.7%
Bicycle	11	0.1%
Worked from home	3,235	25.2%
Other means	199	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,850	19.3%
15 to 29 min	3,207	33.4%
30 to 44 min	2,724	28.4%
45 to 59 min	1,196	12.4%
60+ min	630	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 9.9% (2,346 of 23,668)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,897	64.4%
Nonfamily households	3,261	35.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,158	98.3%
Vacant	159	1.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,350	69.3%
Renter-occupied	2,808	30.7%

1-unit, detached53.6%

1-unit, attached17.3%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units19.3%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,996	53.6%
1-unit, attached	1,612	17.3%
2 to 4 units	298	3.2%
5 to 19 units	1,802	19.3%
20 or more units	609	6.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 51600
State: Virginia
Land area: 6.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 38.8532, -77.2990