ZIP Code 22079

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Population: 36,523
Median household income: $140,817
Median home value: $600,800

Covering part of Fairfax County, Virginia, ZIP Code 22079 has about 36,523 residents. Its median household income of $140,817 runs below the Fairfax County figure of $150,113.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 22079's population held roughly steady from 36,559 to 36,523, while its median gross rent rose 24.4% from $1,975 to $2,457.

The typical home was built around 1996. 6.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,523
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $140,817
Median home value: $600,800
Median gross rent: $2,457
Housing units: 12,454
Homeownership rate: 76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,55936,523

Median household income

$114,655$140,817

Median home value

$482,700$600,800

Median gross rent

$1,975$2,457

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,559	$114,655	$482,700	$1,975
2020	36,839	$112,724	$482,600	$2,070
2021	37,686	$123,525	$502,900	$2,244
2022	36,857	$133,274	$570,500	$2,355
2023	36,523	$140,817	$600,800	$2,457

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5416.6%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,293	6.3%
5 to 17	7,385	20.2%
18 to 24	3,451	9.4%
25 to 34	3,516	9.6%
35 to 44	5,313	14.5%
45 to 54	6,054	16.6%
55 to 64	4,709	12.9%
65 to 74	2,331	6.4%
75 and over	1,471	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,818	32.4%
Black or African American	9,950	27.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6,470	17.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	30	0.1%
Some other race	374	1.0%
Two or more races	1,960	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,921	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate14.4%

Some college or associate's21.6%

Bachelor's degree32.7%

Graduate or professional degree25.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,478	6.3%
High school graduate	3,377	14.4%
Some college or associate's	5,051	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	7,645	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5,843	25.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone60.1%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit4.6%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home24.0%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,900	60.1%
Carpooled	1,606	8.1%
Public transit	909	4.6%
Walked	298	1.5%
Bicycle	8	0.0%
Worked from home	4,762	24.0%
Other means	326	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,302	15.3%
15 to 29 min	4,699	31.2%
30 to 44 min	4,089	27.2%
45 to 59 min	2,217	14.7%
60+ min	1,740	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.11
Poverty rate: 6.5% (2,357 of 36,450)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,983	76.4%
Nonfamily households	2,777	23.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,760	94.4%
Vacant	694	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,962	76.2%
Renter-occupied	2,798	23.8%

1-unit, detached43.0%

1-unit, attached36.1%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units13.3%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,355	43.0%
1-unit, attached	4,494	36.1%
2 to 4 units	198	1.6%
5 to 19 units	1,651	13.3%
20 or more units	756	6.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

ZCTA: 22079
Land area: 28 sq mi
Water area: 6.62 sq mi
Center point: 38.6757, -77.2038

Counties this ZIP covers

Fairfax County, Virginia (100%)

Nearby ZIP codes

None.