Franconia

Population: 18,141
Median household income: $152,007
Median home value: $557,800

Franconia, a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, has 18,141 residents. At $152,007, its median household income sits in line with Fairfax County's $150,113.

From 2019 to 2023, Franconia's population declined 8.0% from 19,720 to 18,141, while its median home value rose 32.5% from $421,100 to $557,800.

21.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1988.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,141
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $152,007
Median home value: $557,800
Median gross rent: $2,469
Housing units: 7,777
Homeownership rate: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,72018,141

Median household income

$125,031$152,007

Median home value

$421,100$557,800

Median gross rent

$2,066$2,469

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,720	$125,031	$421,100	$2,066
2020	19,478	$120,946	$423,100	$1,998
2021	18,310	$131,028	$453,700	$2,166
2022	17,906	$143,322	$508,000	$2,383
2023	18,141	$152,007	$557,800	$2,469

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	812	4.5%
5 to 17	2,391	13.2%
18 to 24	1,085	6.0%
25 to 34	2,941	16.2%
35 to 44	3,085	17.0%
45 to 54	2,726	15.0%
55 to 64	2,692	14.8%
65 to 74	1,642	9.1%
75 and over	767	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,799	43.0%
Black or African American	3,950	21.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3,361	18.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	17	0.1%
Two or more races	447	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,567	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate10.9%

Some college or associate's17.7%

Bachelor's degree33.3%

Graduate or professional degree32.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	854	6.2%
High school graduate	1,512	10.9%
Some college or associate's	2,447	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	4,612	33.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4,428	32.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone53.4%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit7.1%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home34.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,131	53.4%
Carpooled	439	3.8%
Public transit	810	7.1%
Walked	60	0.5%
Bicycle	16	0.1%
Worked from home	3,974	34.6%
Other means	58	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	979	13.0%
15 to 29 min	2,072	27.6%
30 to 44 min	2,814	37.5%
45 to 59 min	1,102	14.7%
60+ min	547	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 3.0% (551 of 18,141)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,503	59.7%
Nonfamily households	3,042	40.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,545	97.0%
Vacant	232	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,821	77.2%
Renter-occupied	1,724	22.8%

1-unit, detached21.5%

1-unit, attached51.9%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units19.8%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,671	21.5%
1-unit, attached	4,036	51.9%
2 to 4 units	208	2.7%
5 to 19 units	1,541	19.8%
20 or more units	321	4.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5129552
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.48 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.7679, -77.1583