West Springfield

Population: 22,905
Median household income: $157,800
Median home value: $612,200

West Springfield is a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, home to 22,905 residents. Its median household income of $157,800 runs above the Fairfax County figure of $150,113.

Between 2019 and 2023, West Springfield's population declined 5.4% from 24,223 to 22,905, while its median home value rose 29.7% from $472,000 to $612,200.

Households average 2.99 people. The median gross rent is $2,426.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,905
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $157,800
Median home value: $612,200
Median gross rent: $2,426
Housing units: 7,900
Homeownership rate: 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,22322,905

Median household income

$129,936$157,800

Median home value

$472,000$612,200

Median gross rent

$2,131$2,426

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,223	$129,936	$472,000	$2,131
2020	23,775	$127,578	$490,100	$2,132
2021	23,562	$138,857	$515,500	$2,308
2022	23,372	$154,497	$592,500	$2,465
2023	22,905	$157,800	$612,200	$2,426

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1721.5%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,107	4.8%
5 to 17	4,925	21.5%
18 to 24	1,370	6.0%
25 to 34	2,633	11.5%
35 to 44	3,234	14.1%
45 to 54	3,157	13.8%
55 to 64	2,754	12.0%
65 to 74	2,382	10.4%
75 and over	1,343	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,772	47.0%
Black or African American	2,633	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	37	0.2%
Asian	3,939	17.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	105	0.5%
Two or more races	1,106	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,313	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate13.1%

Some college or associate's18.7%

Bachelor's degree33.6%

Graduate or professional degree29.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	847	5.5%
High school graduate	2,032	13.1%
Some college or associate's	2,894	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	5,212	33.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,518	29.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone57.3%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit10.2%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home21.2%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,875	57.3%
Carpooled	1,096	9.1%
Public transit	1,227	10.2%
Walked	89	0.7%
Bicycle	10	0.1%
Worked from home	2,543	21.2%
Other means	160	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,061	11.2%
15 to 29 min	2,897	30.6%
30 to 44 min	2,843	30.1%
45 to 59 min	1,230	13.0%
60+ min	1,426	15.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.99
Poverty rate: 3.7% (834 of 22,832)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,761	75.3%
Nonfamily households	1,894	24.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,655	96.9%
Vacant	245	3.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,393	83.5%
Renter-occupied	1,262	16.5%

1-unit, detached45.6%

1-unit, attached37.7%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units11.7%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,601	45.6%
1-unit, attached	2,977	37.7%
2 to 4 units	104	1.3%
5 to 19 units	924	11.7%
20 or more units	283	3.6%
Mobile home & other	11	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5184976
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.81 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 38.7752, -77.2247