Wakefield

Population: 12,024
Median household income: $221,793
Median home value: $826,100

Wakefield, a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, has 12,024 residents. At $221,793, its median household income sits above Fairfax County's $150,113.

From 2019 to 2023, Wakefield's population grew 4.1% from 11,554 to 12,024, while its median home value rose 30.6% from $632,600 to $826,100.

Owners occupy 92.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,024
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $221,793
Median home value: $826,100
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 3,765
Homeownership rate: 92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 73.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,55412,024

Median household income

$155,729$221,793

Median home value

$632,600$826,100

Median gross rent

$2,877$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,554	$155,729	$632,600	$2,877
2020	11,413	$163,106	$644,900	$3,063
2021	11,534	$180,096	$667,500	$3,250
2022	11,621	$194,615	$769,700	$3,324
2023	12,024	$221,793	$826,100	$3,501

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 346.9%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	727	6.0%
5 to 17	2,527	21.0%
18 to 24	867	7.2%
25 to 34	829	6.9%
35 to 44	1,767	14.7%
45 to 54	1,510	12.6%
55 to 64	1,802	15.0%
65 to 74	1,076	8.9%
75 and over	919	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,343	61.1%
Black or African American	691	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	2,367	19.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	0.3%
Two or more races	612	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	971	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate7.3%

Some college or associate's15.6%

Bachelor's degree33.2%

Graduate or professional degree40.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	259	3.3%
High school graduate	578	7.3%
Some college or associate's	1,230	15.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,624	33.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,212	40.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone63.1%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit2.9%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home26.5%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,724	63.1%
Carpooled	302	5.1%
Public transit	172	2.9%
Walked	37	0.6%
Bicycle	24	0.4%
Worked from home	1,566	26.5%
Other means	74	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	513	11.8%
15 to 29 min	1,631	37.6%
30 to 44 min	1,364	31.5%
45 to 59 min	350	8.1%
60+ min	475	11.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.19
Poverty rate: 2.5% (301 of 12,017)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,205	85.1%
Nonfamily households	560	14.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,765	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,468	92.1%
Renter-occupied	297	7.9%

1-unit, detached95.9%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units0.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,611	95.9%
1-unit, attached	119	3.2%
2 to 4 units	12	0.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5182371
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.77 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 38.8247, -77.2430