Fair Oaks

Population: 35,472
Median household income: $119,387
Median home value: $580,500

Fair Oaks, a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, has 35,472 residents. At $119,387, its median household income sits below Fairfax County's $150,113.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fair Oaks's population grew 5.9% from 33,481 to 35,472, while its median home value rose 28.0% from $453,500 to $580,500.

69.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 44.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,472
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $119,387
Median home value: $580,500
Median gross rent: $2,242
Housing units: 16,021
Homeownership rate: 44.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 69.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,48135,472

Median household income

$106,875$119,387

Median home value

$453,500$580,500

Median gross rent

$1,963$2,242

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,481	$106,875	$453,500	$1,963
2020	34,466	$112,281	$468,300	$1,945
2021	34,437	$111,329	$492,900	$2,059
2022	35,130	$118,819	$552,600	$2,222
2023	35,472	$119,387	$580,500	$2,242

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3419.6%

35 to 4417.8%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,120	6.0%
5 to 17	4,505	12.7%
18 to 24	3,972	11.2%
25 to 34	6,945	19.6%
35 to 44	6,331	17.8%
45 to 54	4,762	13.4%
55 to 64	3,396	9.6%
65 to 74	2,386	6.7%
75 and over	1,055	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,067	42.5%
Black or African American	4,206	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.1%
Asian	10,521	29.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	32	0.1%
Some other race	158	0.4%
Two or more races	1,583	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,877	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate8.3%

Some college or associate's18.3%

Bachelor's degree35.7%

Graduate or professional degree33.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	987	4.0%
High school graduate	2,060	8.3%
Some college or associate's	4,547	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	8,879	35.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8,402	33.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone64.1%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit1.6%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home26.8%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,716	64.1%
Carpooled	797	3.7%
Public transit	337	1.6%
Walked	574	2.7%
Bicycle	14	0.1%
Worked from home	5,727	26.8%
Other means	222	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,455	15.7%
15 to 29 min	5,795	37.0%
30 to 44 min	4,456	28.5%
45 to 59 min	1,695	10.8%
60+ min	1,259	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 5.5% (1,930 of 35,283)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,352	54.1%
Nonfamily households	7,089	45.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,441	96.4%
Vacant	580	3.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,790	44.0%
Renter-occupied	8,651	56.0%

1-unit, detached8.9%

1-unit, attached29.3%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units35.6%

20 or more units23.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,426	8.9%
1-unit, attached	4,694	29.3%
2 to 4 units	438	2.7%
5 to 19 units	5,703	35.6%
20 or more units	3,681	23.0%
Mobile home & other	79	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5126875
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.99 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 38.8651, -77.3574