Fairfax city, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Fairfax city, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Fairfax city, Virginia is among the highest in the country for median household income (26th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (16th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Fairfax city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	25,026	8,705,170	334,922,499	1664th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$132,348	$93,170	$80,734	26th of 3,221
Median Age	36.6	39.0	38.9	2806th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	62.4%	42.2%	35.7%	16th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$722,600	$383,700	$332,700	47th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,245	$1,579	$1,413	16th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.1%	9.9%	12.5%	2637th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.3%	4.3%	5.2%	2396th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4,010.6	220.5	n/a	29th of 3,222
Foreign Born	30.6%	13.1%	14.1%	26th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.7	n/a	n/a	1563rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.9%	67.3%	65.2%	2307th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.0	27.3	26.4	840th of 3,221
Worked from Home	29.1%	18.3%	15.1%	23rd of 3,222
Uninsured	8.7%	n/a	n/a	1961st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.8%	48.7%	46.9%	1086th of 3,222
Broadband Access	96.4%	n/a	n/a	7th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Fairfax city, Virginia

Statistic	Fairfax city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	51.1%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18.9%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.3%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	18.4%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	66.3	60.7	61.4

Age in Fairfax city, Virginia

Statistic	Fairfax city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	36.6	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	24.8%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.0%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.3%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.1%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Fairfax city, Virginia

Statistic	Fairfax city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	9,155	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.1%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.8%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.3%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.1%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	34.2%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Fairfax city, Virginia

Statistic	Fairfax city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$63,647	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.4%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	9.2%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.1%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	32.1%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.1%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	16.3%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.1%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Fairfax city, Virginia

Statistic	Fairfax city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	9,313	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	54.3%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	26.4%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	1.7%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,967.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.1%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.6%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$6,515	$2,790	n/a

Education in Fairfax city, Virginia

Statistic	Fairfax city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	9.3%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	11.5%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	16.8%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	32.9%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	29.5%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Fairfax city, Virginia

Statistic	Fairfax city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	70.9%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	52.6%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.9%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.9%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	19.5%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.7%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.9%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Fairfax city, Virginia

Statistic	Fairfax city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	31.1%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	16.1%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	14.5%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	61.6%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	16.3%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	28.5%	14.3%	16.7%

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