ZIP Code 22042

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Population: 34,631
Median household income: $135,578
Median home value: $666,700

ZIP Code 22042 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Fairfax County, Virginia, home to about 34,631 residents. At $135,578, its median household income sits below Fairfax County's $150,113.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 22042's population declined 1.5% from 35,174 to 34,631, while its median gross rent rose 18.8% from $1,833 to $2,178.

Owners occupy 65.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,631
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $135,578
Median home value: $666,700
Median gross rent: $2,178
Housing units: 12,598
Homeownership rate: 65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,17434,631

Median household income

$108,021$135,578

Median home value

$524,800$666,700

Median gross rent

$1,833$2,178

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,174	$108,021	$524,800	$1,833
2020	36,744	$116,707	$562,800	$1,888
2021	34,935	$121,088	$581,100	$1,934
2022	34,860	$131,756	$638,800	$2,097
2023	34,631	$135,578	$666,700	$2,178

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,788	8.1%
5 to 17	4,601	13.3%
18 to 24	3,266	9.4%
25 to 34	5,119	14.8%
35 to 44	5,467	15.8%
45 to 54	4,960	14.3%
55 to 64	3,708	10.7%
65 to 74	2,751	7.9%
75 and over	1,971	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,890	40.1%
Black or African American	1,562	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.0%
Asian	6,229	18.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	163	0.5%
Two or more races	1,308	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,470	33.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate16.3%

Some college or associate's15.4%

Bachelor's degree28.2%

Graduate or professional degree26.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,289	13.7%
High school graduate	3,901	16.3%
Some college or associate's	3,681	15.4%
Bachelor's degree	6,768	28.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6,337	26.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone56.6%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit5.7%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home21.1%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,891	56.6%
Carpooled	2,250	11.7%
Public transit	1,103	5.7%
Walked	553	2.9%
Bicycle	81	0.4%
Worked from home	4,066	21.1%
Other means	283	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,671	17.6%
15 to 29 min	5,705	37.6%
30 to 44 min	3,870	25.5%
45 to 59 min	1,506	9.9%
60+ min	1,409	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.87
Poverty rate: 8.3% (2,855 of 34,323)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,209	68.2%
Nonfamily households	3,836	31.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,045	95.6%
Vacant	553	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,873	65.4%
Renter-occupied	4,172	34.6%

1-unit, detached56.7%

1-unit, attached10.1%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units22.7%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,137	56.7%
1-unit, attached	1,269	10.1%
2 to 4 units	200	1.6%
5 to 19 units	2,865	22.7%
20 or more units	1,113	8.8%
Mobile home & other	14	0.1%

ZIP Code 22042

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