Burke

Population: 43,336
Median household income: $179,063
Median home value: $696,800

Burke is a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, home to 43,336 residents. At $179,063, its median household income sits above Fairfax County's $150,113.

Between 2019 and 2023, Burke's population grew 1.2% from 42,806 to 43,336, while its median home value rose 28.6% from $541,900 to $696,800.

Owners occupy 89.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 43,336
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $179,063
Median home value: $696,800
Median gross rent: $2,715
Housing units: 13,873
Homeownership rate: 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

42,80643,336

Median household income

$145,234$179,063

Median home value

$541,900$696,800

Median gross rent

$2,424$2,715

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	42,806	$145,234	$541,900	$2,424
2020	44,077	$149,833	$557,000	$2,345
2021	44,191	$157,336	$573,900	$2,451
2022	44,228	$172,432	$647,800	$2,745
2023	43,336	$179,063	$696,800	$2,715

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,635	6.1%
5 to 17	8,978	20.7%
18 to 24	2,932	6.8%
25 to 34	3,975	9.2%
35 to 44	6,133	14.2%
45 to 54	6,227	14.4%
55 to 64	5,330	12.3%
65 to 74	4,471	10.3%
75 and over	2,655	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,539	54.3%
Black or African American	2,780	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.0%
Asian	7,398	17.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	285	0.7%
Two or more races	2,289	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,031	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate10.7%

Some college or associate's16.7%

Bachelor's degree33.7%

Graduate or professional degree34.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,252	4.3%
High school graduate	3,079	10.7%
Some college or associate's	4,802	16.7%
Bachelor's degree	9,711	33.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9,947	34.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone61.3%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit3.2%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home26.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,110	61.3%
Carpooled	1,622	7.6%
Public transit	692	3.2%
Walked	238	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5,593	26.2%
Other means	118	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,970	12.5%
15 to 29 min	4,944	31.3%
30 to 44 min	5,277	33.4%
45 to 59 min	2,497	15.8%
60+ min	1,092	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.15
Poverty rate: 2.7% (1,187 of 43,193)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,720	85.1%
Nonfamily households	2,048	14.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,768	99.2%
Vacant	105	0.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,334	89.6%
Renter-occupied	1,434	10.4%

1-unit, detached63.6%

1-unit, attached34.4%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,823	63.6%
1-unit, attached	4,773	34.4%
2 to 4 units	101	0.7%
5 to 19 units	111	0.8%
20 or more units	65	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5111464
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.61 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 38.7777, -77.2626