Fairfax County, Virginia

69 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 1,144,474
Median household income: $150,113
Median home value: $699,700

Fairfax County is a county in Virginia with a population of 1,144,474. 69 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $150,113 is above the Virginia median ($90,974).

Between 2019 and 2023, Fairfax County's population held roughly steady from 1,145,862 to 1,144,474, while its median household income rose 20.3% from $124,831 to $150,113.

5.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.75 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,144,474
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $150,113
Median home value: $699,700
Median gross rent: $2,230
Housing units: 428,352
Homeownership rate: 68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,145,8621,144,474

Median household income

$124,831$150,113

Median home value

$563,100$699,700

Median gross rent

$1,881$2,230

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,145,862	$124,831	$563,100	$1,881
2020	1,149,439	$127,866	$576,700	$1,898
2021	1,146,825	$133,974	$594,500	$1,977
2022	1,145,354	$145,165	$666,900	$2,159
2023	1,144,474	$150,113	$699,700	$2,230

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	68,146	6.0%
5 to 17	196,645	17.2%
18 to 24	94,493	8.3%
25 to 34	149,282	13.0%
35 to 44	166,593	14.6%
45 to 54	158,624	13.9%
55 to 64	144,394	12.6%
65 to 74	99,069	8.7%
75 and over	67,228	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	543,842	47.5%
Black or African American	109,882	9.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,132	0.1%
Asian	227,232	19.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	514	0.0%
Some other race	8,214	0.7%
Two or more races	54,505	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	199,153	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate12.0%

Some college or associate's17.0%

Bachelor's degree31.8%

Graduate or professional degree32.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53,146	6.8%
High school graduate	93,833	12.0%
Some college or associate's	133,593	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	250,081	31.8%
Graduate or professional degree	254,537	32.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone57.9%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit5.3%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home25.1%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	354,811	57.9%
Carpooled	49,208	8.0%
Public transit	32,784	5.3%
Walked	10,534	1.7%
Bicycle	1,846	0.3%
Worked from home	154,166	25.1%
Other means	9,678	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	73,242	16.0%
15 to 29 min	163,823	35.7%
30 to 44 min	126,569	27.6%
45 to 59 min	51,592	11.2%
60+ min	43,635	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 5.9% (67,276 of 1,133,376)

	Count	Share
Family households	288,040	69.8%
Nonfamily households	124,623	30.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	412,663	96.3%
Vacant	15,689	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	282,039	68.3%
Renter-occupied	130,624	31.7%

1-unit, detached45.6%

1-unit, attached22.9%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units14.4%

20 or more units14.5%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	195,366	45.6%
1-unit, attached	98,096	22.9%
2 to 4 units	8,810	2.1%
5 to 19 units	61,838	14.4%
20 or more units	62,125	14.5%
Mobile home & other	2,117	0.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 51059
State: Virginia
Land area: 391 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 38.8295, -77.2733

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