Burke Centre

Population: 17,447
Median household income: $159,932
Median home value: $615,400

Burke Centre, a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, has 17,447 residents. Its median household income of $159,932 runs above the Fairfax County figure of $150,113.

From 2019 to 2023, Burke Centre's population declined 2.5% from 17,894 to 17,447, while its median home value rose 33.1% from $462,400 to $615,400.

Households average 2.87 people. The median gross rent is $2,360.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,447
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $159,932
Median home value: $615,400
Median gross rent: $2,360
Housing units: 6,309
Homeownership rate: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 66.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,89417,447

Median household income

$132,034$159,932

Median home value

$462,400$615,400

Median gross rent

$1,968$2,360

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,894	$132,034	$462,400	$1,968
2020	17,952	$135,959	$461,800	$1,979
2021	18,113	$140,872	$483,700	$2,058
2022	17,926	$156,421	$566,900	$2,310
2023	17,447	$159,932	$615,400	$2,360

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	838	4.8%
5 to 17	3,156	18.1%
18 to 24	1,846	10.6%
25 to 34	1,645	9.4%
35 to 44	2,847	16.3%
45 to 54	2,369	13.6%
55 to 64	2,036	11.7%
65 to 74	1,764	10.1%
75 and over	946	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,046	57.6%
Black or African American	1,161	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.1%
Asian	2,719	15.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	47	0.3%
Some other race	20	0.1%
Two or more races	1,206	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,227	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate10.7%

Some college or associate's18.0%

Bachelor's degree34.5%

Graduate or professional degree32.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	557	4.8%
High school graduate	1,241	10.7%
Some college or associate's	2,090	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	4,007	34.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,712	32.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone65.8%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit3.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,791	65.8%
Carpooled	546	6.2%
Public transit	265	3.0%
Walked	60	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,056	23.4%
Other means	78	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	802	11.9%
15 to 29 min	1,973	29.3%
30 to 44 min	2,330	34.6%
45 to 59 min	938	13.9%
60+ min	697	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.87
Poverty rate: 3.5% (607 of 17,296)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,523	74.9%
Nonfamily households	1,514	25.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,037	95.7%
Vacant	272	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,838	80.1%
Renter-occupied	1,199	19.9%

1-unit, detached38.3%

1-unit, attached44.5%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units14.4%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,419	38.3%
1-unit, attached	2,805	44.5%
2 to 4 units	68	1.1%
5 to 19 units	908	14.4%
20 or more units	109	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5111470
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.13 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 38.7912, -77.3006