Great Falls

Population: 14,854
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,342,400

Located in Fairfax County, Virginia, Great Falls is a community with a population of 14,854. The median household income of $250,001 is above the Fairfax County median ($150,113).

Between 2019 and 2023, Great Falls's population held roughly steady from 14,872 to 14,854, while its median home value rose 17.5% from $1,142,000 to $1,342,400.

51.7% of workers drive to work alone. 99.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,854
Median age: 46.8 yrs
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,342,400
Median gross rent: $3,463
Housing units: 5,136
Homeownership rate: 95.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 85.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,87214,854

Median household income

$238,125$250,001

Median home value

$1,142,000$1,342,400

Median gross rent

$3,066$3,463

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,872	$238,125	$1,142,000	$3,066
2020	14,793	$238,828	$1,128,300	$2,851
2021	14,690	$250,001	$1,134,900	$2,876
2022	14,968	$250,001	$1,246,100	$3,099
2023	14,854	$250,001	$1,342,400	$3,463

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 345.6%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5416.7%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	728	4.9%
5 to 17	2,982	20.1%
18 to 24	773	5.2%
25 to 34	831	5.6%
35 to 44	1,633	11.0%
45 to 54	2,479	16.7%
55 to 64	2,534	17.1%
65 to 74	1,732	11.7%
75 and over	1,162	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,596	64.6%
Black or African American	135	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3,570	24.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	255	1.7%
Two or more races	749	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	544	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.1%

High school graduate3.6%

Some college or associate's9.6%

Bachelor's degree34.5%

Graduate or professional degree51.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	119	1.1%
High school graduate	370	3.6%
Some college or associate's	994	9.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,582	34.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5,306	51.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone51.7%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit2.2%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home40.3%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,653	51.7%
Carpooled	212	3.0%
Public transit	159	2.2%
Walked	66	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,850	40.3%
Other means	127	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	323	7.7%
15 to 29 min	1,562	37.0%
30 to 44 min	1,154	27.4%
45 to 59 min	569	13.5%
60+ min	609	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.99
Poverty rate: 2.0% (303 of 14,831)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,468	89.9%
Nonfamily households	502	10.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,970	96.8%
Vacant	166	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,742	95.4%
Renter-occupied	228	4.6%

1-unit, detached99.3%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,099	99.3%
1-unit, attached	12	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5132496
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 25 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 39.0124, -77.3019