Fort Belvoir

Population: 8,107
Median household income: $101,237
Median home value: $244,400

Fort Belvoir, a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, has 8,107 residents. Its median household income of $101,237 runs below the Fairfax County figure of $150,113.

From 2019 to 2023, Fort Belvoir's population grew 1.8% from 7,967 to 8,107.

The median gross rent is $3,212. 52.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,107
Median age: 18.9 yrs
Median household income: $101,237
Median home value: $244,400
Median gross rent: $3,212
Housing units: 2,102
Homeownership rate: 1.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,9678,107

Median household income

$77,263$101,237

Median home value

$276,700$244,400

Median gross rent

$2,736$3,212

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,967	$77,263	—	$2,736
2020	7,794	$84,189	—	$2,758
2021	7,850	$86,524	$276,700	$2,865
2022	7,815	$97,290	$279,200	$3,144
2023	8,107	$101,237	$244,400	$3,212

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

Age distribution

Under 512.9%

5 to 1735.8%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4420.0%

45 to 543.9%

55 to 641.8%

65 to 740.1%

75 and over0.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,047	12.9%
5 to 17	2,904	35.8%
18 to 24	816	10.1%
25 to 34	1,246	15.4%
35 to 44	1,620	20.0%
45 to 54	314	3.9%
55 to 64	143	1.8%
65 to 74	6	0.1%
75 and over	11	0.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,268	52.6%
Black or African American	1,366	16.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	187	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	22	0.3%
Some other race	89	1.1%
Two or more races	1,090	13.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,085	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.7%

High school graduate6.8%

Some college or associate's39.0%

Bachelor's degree31.4%

Graduate or professional degree21.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	58	1.7%
High school graduate	228	6.8%
Some college or associate's	1,301	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,049	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	704	21.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone74.2%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit3.2%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,329	74.2%
Carpooled	282	9.0%
Public transit	102	3.2%
Walked	175	5.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	191	6.1%
Other means	60	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,097	37.2%
15 to 29 min	665	22.6%
30 to 44 min	619	21.0%
45 to 59 min	418	14.2%
60+ min	149	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 4.24
Poverty rate: 3.6% (279 of 7,669)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,688	93.9%
Nonfamily households	110	6.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,798	85.5%
Vacant	304	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	32	1.8%
Renter-occupied	1,766	98.2%

1-unit, detached35.7%

1-unit, attached60.7%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	750	35.7%
1-unit, attached	1,275	60.7%
2 to 4 units	61	2.9%
5 to 19 units	11	0.5%
20 or more units	5	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5129008
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.85 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 38.7131, -77.1445