Belle Haven

Population: 6,590
Median household income: $137,878
Median home value: $572,200

Located in Fairfax County, Virginia, Belle Haven is a community with a population of 6,590. At $137,878, its median household income sits below Fairfax County's $150,113.

Between 2019 and 2023, Belle Haven's population held roughly steady from 6,640 to 6,590, while its median home value rose 17.9% from $485,200 to $572,200.

39.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1958.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,590
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $137,878
Median home value: $572,200
Median gross rent: $1,792
Housing units: 2,981
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 71.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6406,590

Median household income

$107,886$137,878

Median home value

$485,200$572,200

Median gross rent

$1,593$1,792

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,640	$107,886	$485,200	$1,593
2020	6,582	$109,941	$481,500	$1,614
2021	6,434	$120,000	$521,800	$1,692
2022	6,359	$129,495	$612,100	$1,826
2023	6,590	$137,878	$572,200	$1,792

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

Age distribution

Under 510.7%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	704	10.7%
5 to 17	877	13.3%
18 to 24	437	6.6%
25 to 34	796	12.1%
35 to 44	934	14.2%
45 to 54	715	10.8%
55 to 64	982	14.9%
65 to 74	646	9.8%
75 and over	499	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,682	71.0%
Black or African American	370	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	196	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	162	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,180	17.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate12.1%

Some college or associate's13.1%

Bachelor's degree32.7%

Graduate or professional degree38.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	161	3.5%
High school graduate	555	12.1%
Some college or associate's	600	13.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,495	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,761	38.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone60.9%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit7.5%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home20.7%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,151	60.9%
Carpooled	282	8.0%
Public transit	265	7.5%
Walked	24	0.7%
Bicycle	17	0.5%
Worked from home	731	20.7%
Other means	63	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	432	15.4%
15 to 29 min	834	29.8%
30 to 44 min	653	23.3%
45 to 59 min	513	18.3%
60+ min	370	13.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 3.9% (254 of 6,590)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,565	55.4%
Nonfamily households	1,258	44.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,823	94.7%
Vacant	158	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,215	78.5%
Renter-occupied	608	21.5%

1-unit, detached39.9%

1-unit, attached5.7%

2 to 4 units14.8%

5 to 19 units19.0%

20 or more units17.0%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,188	39.9%
1-unit, attached	170	5.7%
2 to 4 units	442	14.8%
5 to 19 units	565	19.0%
20 or more units	508	17.0%
Mobile home & other	108	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5105928
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.88 sq mi
Center point: 38.7773, -77.0574