Chantilly

Population: 23,744
Median household income: $143,786
Median home value: $633,900

Chantilly, a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, has 23,744 residents. At $143,786, its median household income sits below Fairfax County's $150,113.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chantilly's population declined 2.6% from 24,368 to 23,744, while its median home value rose 26.5% from $501,200 to $633,900.

57.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,744
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $143,786
Median home value: $633,900
Median gross rent: $2,260
Housing units: 7,426
Homeownership rate: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,36823,744

Median household income

$124,930$143,786

Median home value

$501,200$633,900

Median gross rent

$1,864$2,260

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,368	$124,930	$501,200	$1,864
2020	23,820	$131,071	$509,900	$1,898
2021	23,564	$131,362	$526,300	$1,921
2022	23,107	$137,722	$613,800	$2,068
2023	23,744	$143,786	$633,900	$2,260

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5416.5%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,203	5.1%
5 to 17	4,941	20.8%
18 to 24	2,126	9.0%
25 to 34	2,231	9.4%
35 to 44	3,296	13.9%
45 to 54	3,911	16.5%
55 to 64	2,962	12.5%
65 to 74	1,897	8.0%
75 and over	1,177	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,866	33.1%
Black or African American	836	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9,026	38.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	99	0.4%
Two or more races	850	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,067	21.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate14.9%

Some college or associate's18.1%

Bachelor's degree31.3%

Graduate or professional degree26.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,406	9.1%
High school graduate	2,313	14.9%
Some college or associate's	2,801	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	4,842	31.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4,112	26.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone58.8%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit2.3%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home21.0%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,252	58.8%
Carpooled	1,628	13.2%
Public transit	282	2.3%
Walked	279	2.3%
Bicycle	105	0.9%
Worked from home	2,588	21.0%
Other means	209	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,999	20.5%
15 to 29 min	3,367	34.5%
30 to 44 min	2,473	25.4%
45 to 59 min	720	7.4%
60+ min	1,196	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.24
Poverty rate: 6.1% (1,441 of 23,685)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,925	80.9%
Nonfamily households	1,403	19.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,328	98.7%
Vacant	98	1.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,869	80.1%
Renter-occupied	1,459	19.9%

1-unit, detached60.9%

1-unit, attached23.6%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,522	60.9%
1-unit, attached	1,752	23.6%
2 to 4 units	89	1.2%
5 to 19 units	384	5.2%
20 or more units	306	4.1%
Mobile home & other	373	5.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5114744
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 38.8892, -77.4421