Fair Lakes

Population: 8,617
Median household income: $130,789
Median home value: $575,500

Fair Lakes, a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, has 8,617 residents. Its median household income of $130,789 runs below the Fairfax County figure of $150,113.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fair Lakes's population grew 2.6% from 8,399 to 8,617, while its median home value rose 7.4% from $536,000 to $575,500.

65.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,617
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $130,789
Median home value: $575,500
Median gross rent: $2,325
Housing units: 3,643
Homeownership rate: 61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,3998,617

Median household income

$119,967$130,789

Median home value

$536,000$575,500

Median gross rent

$1,918$2,325

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,399	$119,967	$536,000	$1,918
2020	8,398	$110,450	$519,300	$1,976
2021	8,689	$116,162	$490,100	$2,020
2022	8,918	$123,387	$564,600	$2,189
2023	8,617	$130,789	$575,500	$2,325

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3418.0%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5416.7%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	233	2.7%
5 to 17	1,242	14.4%
18 to 24	685	7.9%
25 to 34	1,551	18.0%
35 to 44	1,292	15.0%
45 to 54	1,438	16.7%
55 to 64	1,062	12.3%
65 to 74	749	8.7%
75 and over	365	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,394	39.4%
Black or African American	629	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.3%
Asian	3,377	39.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	249	2.9%
Two or more races	457	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	488	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate9.7%

Some college or associate's18.6%

Bachelor's degree35.8%

Graduate or professional degree30.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	382	5.9%
High school graduate	627	9.7%
Some college or associate's	1,198	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,314	35.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,936	30.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone63.0%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit4.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home24.0%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,315	63.0%
Carpooled	350	6.7%
Public transit	210	4.0%
Walked	87	1.7%
Bicycle	4	0.1%
Worked from home	1,262	24.0%
Other means	34	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	555	13.9%
15 to 29 min	1,388	34.7%
30 to 44 min	1,185	29.6%
45 to 59 min	340	8.5%
60+ min	532	13.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 5.7% (485 of 8,518)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,319	64.2%
Nonfamily households	1,292	35.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,611	99.1%
Vacant	32	0.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,223	61.6%
Renter-occupied	1,388	38.4%

1-unit, detached18.4%

1-unit, attached31.3%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units29.0%

20 or more units16.1%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	671	18.4%
1-unit, attached	1,140	31.3%
2 to 4 units	180	4.9%
5 to 19 units	1,055	29.0%
20 or more units	585	16.1%
Mobile home & other	12	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5126701
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.37 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 38.8531, -77.3893