Idylwood

Population: 17,469
Median household income: $118,443
Median home value: $708,400

Idylwood is a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, home to 17,469 residents. Its median household income of $118,443 runs below the Fairfax County figure of $150,113.

Between 2019 and 2023, Idylwood's population declined 4.4% from 18,273 to 17,469, while its median home value rose 23.9% from $571,900 to $708,400.

The median gross rent is $2,022. 61.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,469
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $118,443
Median home value: $708,400
Median gross rent: $2,022
Housing units: 7,346
Homeownership rate: 54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,27317,469

Median household income

$113,481$118,443

Median home value

$571,900$708,400

Median gross rent

$1,796$2,022

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,273	$113,481	$571,900	$1,796
2020	18,099	$103,145	$588,900	$1,797
2021	17,687	$107,358	$622,800	$1,888
2022	17,788	$112,677	$697,800	$1,942
2023	17,469	$118,443	$708,400	$2,022

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4418.6%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	917	5.2%
5 to 17	3,326	19.0%
18 to 24	1,385	7.9%
25 to 34	2,331	13.3%
35 to 44	3,255	18.6%
45 to 54	2,591	14.8%
55 to 64	1,568	9.0%
65 to 74	1,139	6.5%
75 and over	957	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,071	46.2%
Black or African American	1,295	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	3,349	19.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	483	2.8%
Two or more races	613	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,640	20.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate11.7%

Some college or associate's15.6%

Bachelor's degree27.7%

Graduate or professional degree34.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,277	10.8%
High school graduate	1,388	11.7%
Some college or associate's	1,842	15.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,278	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4,056	34.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone59.9%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit7.3%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home22.0%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,938	59.9%
Carpooled	701	7.1%
Public transit	722	7.3%
Walked	133	1.3%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	2,176	22.0%
Other means	226	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,435	18.6%
15 to 29 min	3,517	45.5%
30 to 44 min	1,723	22.3%
45 to 59 min	773	10.0%
60+ min	284	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 5.7% (984 of 17,368)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,148	58.3%
Nonfamily households	2,966	41.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,114	96.8%
Vacant	232	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,875	54.5%
Renter-occupied	3,239	45.5%

1-unit, detached27.8%

1-unit, attached16.8%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units32.7%

20 or more units21.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,045	27.8%
1-unit, attached	1,236	16.8%
2 to 4 units	116	1.6%
5 to 19 units	2,402	32.7%
20 or more units	1,547	21.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5139448
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.8 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.8892, -77.2040