Long Branch

Population: 7,066
Median household income: $180,833
Median home value: $788,900

Long Branch, a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, has 7,066 residents. The median household income of $180,833 is above the Fairfax County median ($150,113).

From 2019 to 2023, Long Branch's population declined 15.7% from 8,381 to 7,066, while its median home value rose 26.6% from $623,300 to $788,900.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 62.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,066
Median age: 46.0 yrs
Median household income: $180,833
Median home value: $788,900
Median gross rent: $1,233
Housing units: 2,584
Homeownership rate: 81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 66.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,3817,066

Median household income

$162,169$180,833

Median home value

$623,300$788,900

Median gross rent

$1,250$1,233

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,381	$162,169	$623,300	$1,250
2020	7,906	$177,218	$631,500	$1,218
2021	7,734	$176,908	$637,500	$1,182
2022	7,635	$178,938	$690,800	$1,886
2023	7,066	$180,833	$788,900	$1,233

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	192	2.7%
5 to 17	1,430	20.2%
18 to 24	477	6.8%
25 to 34	563	8.0%
35 to 44	809	11.4%
45 to 54	926	13.1%
55 to 64	1,081	15.3%
65 to 74	985	13.9%
75 and over	603	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,382	62.0%
Black or African American	234	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,216	17.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	245	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	989	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate12.7%

Some college or associate's16.4%

Bachelor's degree30.3%

Graduate or professional degree36.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	208	4.2%
High school graduate	629	12.7%
Some college or associate's	816	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,505	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,809	36.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone63.0%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit2.1%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.8%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,180	63.0%
Carpooled	307	8.9%
Public transit	73	2.1%
Walked	28	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	824	23.8%
Other means	46	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	417	15.8%
15 to 29 min	1,020	38.7%
30 to 44 min	710	27.0%
45 to 59 min	355	13.5%
60+ min	132	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 2.0% (139 of 7,066)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,981	78.4%
Nonfamily households	547	21.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,528	97.8%
Vacant	56	2.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,051	81.1%
Renter-occupied	477	18.9%

1-unit, detached88.1%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units9.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,276	88.1%
1-unit, attached	31	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	30	1.2%
20 or more units	247	9.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5146760
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.47 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.8305, -77.2700