Fairfax, VA Demographic Data
Fairfax, VA Summary
Fairfax is located in Fairfax City County in Virginia
- Population: 23,010
- Area: 6.28 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.24 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3,666.34 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 377.62 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fairfax, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
11,994
51%
50.8
Male
11,626
49%
49.2
Total Population
23,620
323,128,000
Fairfax, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,516
6.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,298
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,230
5.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,375
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,584
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,365
14.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,132
13.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,408
14.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,683
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,429
6.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,893
8.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,258
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
449
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
18,688
79.1%
77.2
Female
9,532
51.0%
51.3
Male
9,156
49.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
17,891
75.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,539
19.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,600
15.2%
15.2
Female
2,097
58.3%
55.8
Male
1,503
41.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Fairfax, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
22,356
94.6%
96.8
White
16,385
69.4%
72.6
Black or African American
1,136
4.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
99
0.4%
0.8
Asian
3,641
15.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
630
2.7%
1.2
Chinese
683
2.9%
1.3
Filipino
231
1.0%
0.9
Japanese
57
0.2%
0.2
Korean
1,000
4.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
374
1.6%
0.6
Other Asian
666
2.8%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
11
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
8
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
3
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,084
4.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,264
5.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,938
16.7%
17.8
Mexican
270
1.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
249
1.1%
1.7
Cuban
121
0.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3,298
14.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
19,682
83.3%
82.2
Fairfax, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
653
3.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
704
4.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,683
16.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,765
16.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
718
4.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
5,082
30.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
4,012
24.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,357
8.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
15,260
91.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
9,094
54.7%
31.2
Fairfax, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,338
32.4%
33.7%
Now Married
10,370
53.0%
47.5
Divorced
1,500
7.7%
11.0%
Separated
340
1.7%
2.0
Widowed
1,028
5.3
5.8%
Fairfax, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
14,796
66.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
7,308
33.1%
21.6%
Spanish
3,152
14.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
1,376
6.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2,183
9.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
597
2.7%
1.1%
Fairfax, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
264
3.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
61
0.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
363
4.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
449
5.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
636
7.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,335
15.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
961
11.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,786
21.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,195
14.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,426
16.8%
6.4
Median household income
104,065
57,617
Per capita income
45,222
31,128
Fairfax, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
28
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,234
9.9%
9.8
Construction
837
6.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,634
21.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
796
6.4%
6.6
Information
289
2.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
457
3.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
668
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2,698
21.6%
11.4
Public administration
1,177
9.4%
4.6
Retail trade
1,357
10.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
224
1.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
110
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
887
7.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,487
51.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
350
2.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,627
21.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,158
17.3%
18.1%
Fairfax, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
12,239
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
8,649
70.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,118
9.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,206
9.9%
5.1
Walked
508
4.2%
2.7
Other means
106
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
652
5.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.6
26.6
Fairfax, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
426
5.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,338
27.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,823
45.1%
37.1
3 or more
1,889
22.3%
21.0
Fairfax, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,476
96.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,992
70.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,484
29.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
325
3.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Fairfax, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,801
1 room
140
1.6%
2.4
2 rooms
50
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
646
7.3%
9.1
4 rooms
1,111
12.6%
16.5
5 rooms
959
10.9%
19.8
6 rooms
1,274
14.5%
17.8
7 rooms
1,068
12.1%
12.0
8 rooms
1,354
15.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,199
25.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Fairfax, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,801
1-unit, detached
4,725
53.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,854
21.1%
5.9
2-units
8
0.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
103
1.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
274
3.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,387
15.8%
4.4
20 or more units
450
5.1%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fairfax, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
164
1.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
443
5.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,203
25.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,424
27.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,082
12.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
568
6.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
995
11.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
785
8.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
92
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
45
0.5%
1.4%
Fairfax, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,366
63.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
70
0.8%
4.7
Electricity
2,327
27.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
687
8.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
6
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
20
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Fairfax, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,534
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
178
3.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
433
9.6%
28.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
819
18.1%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
926
20.4%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
928
20.5%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
1,250
27.6%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,063
45.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
821
18.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
474
10.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
343
7.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
833
18.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Fairfax, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,391
41,631,300
Less than $500
26
1.1%
10.7%
$3,000 or more
82
3.4%
1.8%
$500 to $999
103
4.3%
41.0%
$2,500 to $2,999
191
8.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
434
18.2%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
579
24.2%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
976
40.8%
11.9%
No Cash Rent
93
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,750
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
152
6.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
313
13.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
322
13.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
365
15.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
201
8.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
985
42.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
146
0.0%
0.0%
Fairfax, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,992
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
19
0.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
28
0.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
133
2.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
121
2.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
434
7.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2,458
41.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2,644
44.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
155
2.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
487,700
205,000