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Fairfax County, VA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-MD-VA-WV
Designated Market Area: Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2022 population: 1,138,331   ( 56,605 from 2010 , 11,974 from 2020)
Land area: 391.0 square miles
Population density: 2911.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:552,302 48.52% 6.5%
Black:115,49810.15% 20.2%
Indian:1,5490.14% 16.0%
Asian:235,72420.71% 24.4%
2+ races:41,6383.66% 30.8%
Hispanic:191,62016.83% 13.7%
Total non-White:586,02951.48% 19.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:28,400 12.3
Deaths:14,9496.5
Net Migration: -41,749-18.1
Net Immigration: 16,1217.0
Change in White population:-38,320 -3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:94,925 8.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
1,081,726
590,62254.60%
96,0788.88%
1,8430.17%
189,51617.52%
31,8262.94%
168,48215.58%
491,10445.40%

2000
969,749
624,29664.38%
81,2878.38%
1,8340.19%
126,20113.01%
26,7002.75%
106,95811.03%
345,45335.62%

1990
818,584
634,68077.53%
62,2757.61%
2,0090.25%
69,0948.44%
n/a
50,5266.17%
183,90422.47%

1980
596,901
516,60686.55%
34,6705.81%
4490.08%
23,1843.88%
n/a
19,9833.35%
80,29513.45%

1970
455,021
424,59493.31%
15,4513.40%
4170.09%
2,2650.50%
n/a
11,6232.55%
30,427 6.69%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
137,141 14.1
39,8254.1
-110,799-11.4
85,9218.9
-33,674 -3.5
145,651 15.0
1990's
NumberRate
131,068 16.0
36,4694.5
-29,035-3.5
74,9499.2
-10,384 -1.3
161,549 19.7
1980's
NumberRate
104,476 17.5
28,225 4.7
0 0.0
n/a
118,074 19.8
103,609 17.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
0 0.0
n/a
92,012 20.2
49,868 11.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairfax County, VA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
38.6
264,938 23.3%
873,393 76.7%
162,234 14.3%
410,844
2.76
287,539 70.0%
235,729 82.0%
17,633 6.1%
123,305 30.0%

2010
NumberPercent
37.3
262,648 24.3%
819,078 75.7%
106,290 9.8%
391,627
2.74
276,277 70.5%
224,696 81.3%
18,838 6.8%
115,350 29.5%

2000
NumberPercent
36.1
245,730 25.3%
724,019 74.7%
75,998 7.8%
351,279
2.73
252,836 72.0%
211,575 83.7%
16,358 6.5%
98,443 28.0%

1990
NumberPercent
33.2
199,595 24.4%
618,989 75.6%
52,977 6.5%
292,943
2.75
215,924 73.7%
183,616 85.0%
12,768 5.9%
77,019 26.3%

1980
NumberPercent
30.1
175,228 29.4%
421,673 70.6%
26,813 4.5%
205,608
2.87
159,735 77.7%
138,057 86.4%
11,046 6.9%
45,873 22.3%

2022 Housing Data for Fairfax County, VA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units426,970 
Median Value$666,900 
Occupied410,84496.2%
Vacant16,1263.8%
Owned281,64868.6%
Rented129,19631.4%
Median Rent$2,159 
Single-Family Units294,37768.9%
    Detached196,26546.0%
    Attached98,11223.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units121,90528.6%
Mobile Homes1,8180.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fairfax County, VA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00010,0742.5%
$10,000 to $14,9994,9771.2%
$15,000 to $19,9995,0381.2%
$20,000 to $24,9995,2881.3%
$25,000 to $29,9995,9801.5%
$30,000 to $34,9996,2601.5%
$35,000 to $39,9996,4061.6%
$40,000 to $44,9996,9791.7%
$45,000 to $49,9997,0691.7%
$50,000 to $59,99914,9413.6%
$60,000 to $74,99922,5185.5%
$75,000 to $99,99940,8099.9%
$100,000 to $124,99940,2769.8%
$125,000 to $149,99934,9518.5%
$150,000 to $199,99963,01415.3%
$200,000 or more136,26433.2%
Median Household Income145,165 
Per Capita Income67,598 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state133 
Compared to U.S.133 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI10,0412.4%
Public Assistance6,4091.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps20,2554.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed472,51175.8%
Unemployed19,5793.1%
In Armed Forces10,7941.7%
Total Labor Force502,88480.7%
Not in Labor Force120,49019.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 22.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector205,242157,62856.6%
Non-Profit22,40234,12839.6%
Self-Employed33,66124,47657.9%
Local Government11,97827,06130.7%
State Government4,5116,58040.7%
Federal Government47,78633,57458.7%
Total Private + Self238,903182,10456.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.86,677101,34346.1%
Total325,580283,44753.5%
Pct. Govt.21.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts161,88926.5%
Sales and Office Occupations92,41815.1%
Professional, Technical213,40535.0%
Service Occupations82,36613.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1860.0%
All others60,1879.9%
White Collar 76.6%
Industry
 Number%
Professional, scientific, technical140,39923.0%
Public administration73,68112.1%
Health care and social assistance57,1909.4%
Educational services52,2638.6%
Retail trade45,1677.4%
Other services37,2056.1%
Accommodation and food services35,1795.8%
Construction31,0625.1%
Finance and insurance30,0344.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.22,8293.7%
Transportation and warehousing18,2753.0%
Manufacturing16,6992.7%
Information15,0482.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing13,9842.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation11,9252.0%
Wholesale trade5,6920.9%
Utilities1,9070.3%
Management9610.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting6870.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction780.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fairfax County, VA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican21,2841.86%
Puerto Rican12,0241.05%
Cuban3,4040.30%
Dominican2,3890.21%
Total Central American82,5927.21%
Costa Rican1,3410.12%
Guatemalan15,2641.33%
Honduran13,6281.19%
Nicaraguan3,4470.30%
Panamanian1,4840.13%
Salvadoran47,1474.12%
Other Central American2810.02%
Total South American50,9164.45%
Argentinean2,7870.24%
Bolivian17,5891.54%
Chilean1,9530.17%
Colombian6,5740.57%
Ecuadorian3,0370.27%
Paraguayan6000.05%
Peruvian15,4131.35%
Uruguayan5610.05%
Venezuelan2,1420.19%
Other South American2600.02%
Other Hispanic16,6731.46%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian55,9704.89%
Korean41,4243.62%
Chinese33,3692.91%
Vietnamese33,2722.90%
Filipino16,8781.47%
Bangladeshi4,2800.37%
Japanese2,9690.26%
Thai2,9130.25%
Cambodian2,5650.22%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English659,44261.3%
Spanish143,72613.4%
Other Indo-European69,7436.5%
Korean33,3493.1%
Other Asian31,5842.9%
Other28,4242.6%
Chinese27,4182.5%
Vietnamese26,2592.4%
Arabic23,7862.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German116,64610.2%
English108,4129.5%
Irish107,6199.4%
Italian55,9414.9%
American45,2393.9%
Polish27,2792.4%
European26,9822.4%
Scottish19,5801.7%
French18,7551.6%
Ethiopian17,1721.5%
Scotch-Irish11,3731.0%
Russian11,1361.0%
British10,6320.9%
Iranian10,1770.9%
Swedish9,9840.9%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen1,007,03687.9%
Not a citizen138,31812.1%
Native794,63869.4%
Foreign-born350,71630.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fairfax County, VA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
27,679 3.5%23,156 3.0%95,159 12.2%134,900 17.2%248,678 31.8%252,971 32.3%
  Average years of education: 15.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 27,679 3.5%
9-12 Years 23,156 3.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 95,159 12.2%
Some College 134,900 17.2%
Bach. Degree 248,678 31.8%
Grad Degree 252,971 32.3%
Average years of education: 15.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Fairfax County, VA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 482,803 473,379 9,424 2.0% 4.4%
1991 491,856 476,571 15,285 3.1% 5.8%
1992 497,995 479,685 18,310 3.7% 6.2%
1993 502,766 485,851 16,915 3.4% 5.2%
1994 510,248 494,840 15,408 3.0% 4.8%
1995 512,837 498,442 14,395 2.8% 4.4%
1996 511,244 497,628 13,616 2.7% 4.3%
1997 514,440 503,540 10,900 2.1% 3.7%
1998 525,407 517,450 7,957 1.5% 2.8%
1999 539,868 531,632 8,236 1.5% 2.7%
2000 550,845 541,926 8,919 1.6% 2.3%
2001 557,687 543,243 14,444 2.6% 3.3%
2002 554,614 535,121 19,493 3.5% 4.4%
2003 550,193 532,318 17,875 3.2% 4.3%
2004 556,712 540,103 16,609 3.0% 4.1%
2005 569,143 553,380 15,763 2.8% 3.8%
2006 576,788 562,925 13,863 2.4% 3.3%
2007 581,325 567,649 13,676 2.4% 3.3%
2008 591,663 573,490 18,173 3.1% 4.3%
2009 589,897 561,229 28,668 4.9% 6.8%
2010 611,055 579,209 31,846 5.2% 7.3%
2011 619,259 589,888 29,371 4.7% 6.6%
2012 623,114 595,562 27,552 4.4% 5.9%
2013 624,643 597,713 26,930 4.3% 5.6%
2014 622,116 596,624 25,492 4.1% 5.1%
2015 616,185 594,499 21,686 3.5% 4.4%
2016 617,693 598,093 19,600 3.2% 4.0%
2017 626,254 607,365 18,889 3.0% 3.7%
2018 629,934 614,669 15,265 2.4% 2.9%
2019 639,038 624,958 14,080 2.2% 2.7%
2020 628,397 591,882 36,515 5.8% 6.2%
2021 623,248 601,506 21,742 3.5% 3.9%
2022 639,598 623,827 15,771 2.5% 2.9%
2023 656,494 640,201 16,293 2.5% 2.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com