Fauquier County, Virginia

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 73,935
Median household income: $129,495
Median home value: $543,700

Home to 73,935 residents, Fauquier County is one of Virginia's counties. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $129,495 is above the Virginia median ($90,974).

From 2019 to 2023, Fauquier County's population grew 6.0% from 69,728 to 73,935, while its median household income rose 28.5% from $100,783 to $129,495.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 75.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 73,935
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $129,495
Median home value: $543,700
Median gross rent: $1,561
Housing units: 28,454
Homeownership rate: 78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

69,72873,935

Median household income

$100,783$129,495

Median home value

$395,500$543,700

Median gross rent

$1,281$1,561

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	69,728	$100,783	$395,500	$1,281
2020	70,353	$105,665	$420,600	$1,353
2021	72,416	$111,368	$434,500	$1,412
2022	73,290	$122,785	$501,200	$1,468
2023	73,935	$129,495	$543,700	$1,561

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,195	5.7%
5 to 17	13,120	17.7%
18 to 24	5,819	7.9%
25 to 34	7,741	10.5%
35 to 44	9,799	13.3%
45 to 54	9,680	13.1%
55 to 64	11,236	15.2%
65 to 74	7,309	9.9%
75 and over	5,036	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	55,960	75.7%
Black or African American	4,592	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.0%
Asian	1,277	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	0.0%
Some other race	343	0.5%
Two or more races	3,091	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,624	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree24.7%

Graduate or professional degree14.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,115	8.1%
High school graduate	12,590	24.8%
Some college or associate's	13,940	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	12,562	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7,594	14.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	28,559	74.4%
Carpooled	2,725	7.1%
Public transit	366	1.0%
Walked	559	1.5%
Bicycle	17	0.0%
Worked from home	5,742	15.0%
Other means	434	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,199	19.0%
15 to 29 min	7,992	24.5%
30 to 44 min	6,185	18.9%
45 to 59 min	4,922	15.1%
60+ min	7,362	22.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 6.1% (4,520 of 73,518)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,424	74.0%
Nonfamily households	6,842	26.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	26,266	92.3%
Vacant	2,188	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,522	78.1%
Renter-occupied	5,744	21.9%

1-unit, detached84.8%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	24,124	84.8%
1-unit, attached	1,701	6.0%
2 to 4 units	779	2.7%
5 to 19 units	690	2.4%
20 or more units	569	2.0%
Mobile home & other	591	2.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 51061
State: Virginia
Land area: 648 sq mi
Water area: 3.73 sq mi
Center point: 38.7441, -77.8215

Cities & places

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