Difficult Run

Population: 10,202
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,052,600

Located in Fairfax County, Virginia, Difficult Run is a community with a population of 10,202. The median household income of $250,001 is above the Fairfax County median ($150,113).

From 2020 to 2023, Difficult Run's population declined 2.7% from 10,480 to 10,202, while its median home value rose 17.5% from $895,600 to $1,052,600.

52.1% of workers drive to work alone. 99.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,202
Median age: 45.7 yrs
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,052,600
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 3,363
Homeownership rate: 97.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 83.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,48010,202

Median household income

$246,765$250,001

Median home value

$895,600$1,052,600

Median gross rent

$3,250$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	10,480	$246,765	$895,600	$3,250
2021	10,647	$250,001	$901,700	$3,425
2022	10,434	$250,001	$1,018,900	$3,464
2023	10,202	$250,001	$1,052,600	$3,501

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1722.4%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 343.2%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5417.1%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	488	4.8%
5 to 17	2,281	22.4%
18 to 24	605	5.9%
25 to 34	326	3.2%
35 to 44	1,217	11.9%
45 to 54	1,747	17.1%
55 to 64	1,677	16.4%
65 to 74	1,035	10.1%
75 and over	826	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,814	76.6%
Black or African American	75	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.2%
Asian	1,112	10.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	125	1.2%
Two or more races	348	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	712	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.2%

High school graduate5.1%

Some college or associate's10.5%

Bachelor's degree35.0%

Graduate or professional degree48.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	84	1.2%
High school graduate	350	5.1%
Some college or associate's	719	10.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,393	35.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3,282	48.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone52.1%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit4.2%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home35.9%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,477	52.1%
Carpooled	261	5.5%
Public transit	198	4.2%
Walked	32	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,706	35.9%
Other means	76	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	440	14.5%
15 to 29 min	1,209	39.7%
30 to 44 min	720	23.7%
45 to 59 min	213	7.0%
60+ min	462	15.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.16
Poverty rate: 0.4% (38 of 10,202)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,037	94.1%
Nonfamily households	190	5.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,227	96.0%
Vacant	136	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,138	97.2%
Renter-occupied	89	2.8%

1-unit, detached99.7%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,352	99.7%
1-unit, attached	11	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5122472
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.38 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 38.9066, -77.3455