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Fairfax, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $699,113 (it was $188,300 in 2000)
Fairfax:

$699,113
Virginia:

$365,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $574,136 - $875,513

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $816,313
Here:

$816,313
State:

$472,865

Townhouses or other attached units: $717,361
Here:

$717,361
State:

$457,437

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $420,594
Here:

$420,594
State:

$252,346

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $373,401
Here:

$373,401
State:

$382,551

Total population: 24,483 (Urban population: 21,498, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 9,477 (9,279 occupied: 6,403 owner occupied, 2,978 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

32%
State:

33%

Housing density: 1,502 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $0.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,884 (lower quartile is $1,505, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $6,476


Median gross rent in Fairfax, VA in 2022: $1,973

Housing units in Fairfax with a mortgage: 4,819 (660 second mortgage, 49 home equity loan, 526 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 44

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $180,856

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $99,645

Median monthly housing costs: $2,300

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Fairfax, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1964

Median year apartment built: 1973

Household type by relationship:

Households: 24,408
  • Male householders: 5,272 (830 living alone), Female householders: 3,918 (1,250 living alone)
  • 4,900 spouses (4,881 opposite-sex spouses), 570 unmarried partners, (570 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,299 children (5,930 natural, 95 adopted, 273 stepchildren), 433 grandchildren, 183 brothers or sisters, 258 parents, 0 foster children, 269 other relatives, 1,629 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 670

Size of family households: 2,240 2-persons, 1,466 3-persons, 1,511 4-persons, 518 5-persons, 107 6-persons, 152 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,141 1-person, 770 2-persons, 289 3-persons, 94 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 39 6-persons.

4,181 married couples with children.
711 single-parent households (311 men, 400 women).

63.6% of residents of Fairfax speak English at home.
15.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
5.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
12.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 7,272 (29.8%)
(57.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.5
State:

7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fairfax, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fairfax, Virginia
  • 13no bedroom
  • 2211 bedroom
  • 6582 bedrooms
  • 2,2713 bedrooms
  • 2,1384 bedrooms
  • 1,1025+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfax, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfax, Virginia
  • 86no bedroom
  • 6461 bedroom
  • 1,2302 bedrooms
  • 7493 bedrooms
  • 2124 bedrooms
  • 545+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfax in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfax in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 122no vehicle
  • 1,5371 vehicle
  • 2,8592 vehicles
  • 1,1603 vehicles
  • 5164 vehicles
  • 2095+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfax in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfax in renter-occupied apartments
  • 455no vehicle
  • 1,2231 vehicle
  • 7522 vehicles
  • 3963 vehicles
  • 1334 vehicles
  • 205+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fairfax, Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fairfax, Virginia
  • 81 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 2013 rooms
  • 5014 rooms
  • 5005 rooms
  • 9096 rooms
  • 1,1057 rooms
  • 1,1128 rooms
  • 2,0659+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfax, Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfax, Virginia
  • 861 room
  • 1832 rooms
  • 4393 rooms
  • 8534 rooms
  • 3295 rooms
  • 6696 rooms
  • 1417 rooms
  • 1818 rooms
  • 989+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Fairfax, VA
  • Fairfax, VA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Fairfax, VA in 2022
  • 423Less than $10,000
  • 196$10,000 to $19,999
  • 490$20,000 to $29,999
  • 371$30,000 to $39,999
  • 389$40,000 to $49,999
  • 381$50,000 to $59,999
  • 403$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,027$75,000 to $99,999
  • 891$100,000 to $124,999
  • 610$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,405$150,000 to $199,999
  • 2,753$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Fairfax, VA

  • Distribution of house value in Fairfax, VA in 2022
  • 14Less than $10,000
  • 4$10,000 to $14,999
  • 9$50,000 to $59,999
  • 5$80,000 to $89,999
  • 7$90,000 to $99,999
  • 12$100,000 to $124,999
  • 38$125,000 to $149,999
  • 18$175,000 to $199,999
  • 215$200,000 to $249,999
  • 96$250,000 to $299,999
  • 265$300,000 to $399,999
  • 509$400,000 to $499,999
  • 3,686$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,270$750,000 to $999,999
  • 810$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 25$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 34$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Fairfax, VA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Fairfax, VA in 2022
  • 21$300 to $349
  • 23$500 to $549
  • 12$550 to $599
  • 41$800 to $899
  • 320$1,000 to $1,249
  • 244$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,054$1,500 to $1,999
  • 415$2,000 to $2,499
  • 430$2,500 to $2,999
  • 158$3,000 to $3,499
  • 56$3,500 or more
  • 201No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 35.1%
Number of people working at home: 3,500 (26.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 150
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 673
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,075
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,182
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,237
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 692
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2,029
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 414
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 576
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,076
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 637
  • 90 or more minutes: 98
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Fairfax

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 22,931 (70.9%)
  • Carpooled: 3,391 (10.5%)
  • Bus: 461 (1.4%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 94 (0.3%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 23 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 531 (1.6%)
  • Bicycle: 45 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 666 (2.1%)
  • Worked at home: 3,500 (10.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.2%Males
  • 3.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 9.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 2.2%Males
  • 1.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 2.6%Males
  • 8.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 5.9%Males
  • 2.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 1.2%Males
  • 5.2%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fairfax, Virginia
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fairfax, Virginia
  • 2,8652010 or later
  • 1,6052000 to 2009
  • 1,3651990 to 1999
  • 1,6151980 to 1989
  • 5791970 to 1979
  • 384Before 1970
Ancestries in Fairfax, VA

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 838 (6.2%)
  • English: 770 (5.7%)
  • Irish: 723 (5.3%)
  • German: 612 (4.5%)
  • European: 449 (3.3%)
  • Egyptian: 300 (2.2%)
  • Italian: 215 (1.6%)
  • Afghan: 185 (1.4%)
  • Palestinian: 126 (0.9%)
  • Iranian: 98 (0.7%)
  • Scottish: 93 (0.7%)
  • Portuguese: 90 (0.7%)
  • French: 76 (0.6%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 75 (0.6%)
  • Jamaican: 69 (0.5%)
  • French Canadian: 61 (0.5%)
  • British: 58 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 56 (0.4%)
  • Polish: 56 (0.4%)
  • Swedish: 54 (0.4%)
  • Dutch: 51 (0.4%)
  • African: 51 (0.4%)
  • Russian: 49 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 37 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 34 (0.3%)
  • Syrian: 33 (0.2%)
  • South African: 26 (0.2%)
  • Slavic: 26 (0.2%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 26 (0.2%)
  • Finnish: 25 (0.2%)
  • Brazilian: 21 (0.2%)
  • Slovak: 21 (0.2%)
  • Turkish: 18 (0.1%)
  • Ethiopian: 17 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 17 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 16 (0.1%)
  • Lithuanian: 16 (0.1%)
  • Greek: 16 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 15 (0.1%)
  • Serbian: 14 (0.1%)
  • Yugoslavian: 14 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 7 (0.05%)
  • Latvian: 7 (0.05%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 6 (0.04%)
  • Canadian: 3 (0.02%)
  • Czech: 2 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

El Salvador
Fairfax:

11.3% (822)
Virginia:

9.9% (107,534)

Peru
Fairfax:

7.9% (574)
Virginia:

2.4% (26,366)

Korea
Fairfax:

7.2% (525)
Virginia:

4.9% (52,857)

Vietnam
Fairfax:

7.1% (517)
Virginia:

4.2% (45,750)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Fairfax:

6.4% (463)
Virginia:

3.9% (42,989)

Bolivia
Fairfax:

6.0% (435)
Virginia:

2.4% (25,722)

Argentina
Fairfax:

5.5% (400)
Virginia:

0.5% (4,997)

Philippines
Fairfax:

5.1% (371)
Virginia:

4.8% (52,629)

India
Fairfax:

5.0% (361)
Virginia:

9.0% (97,830)

Mexico
Fairfax:

3.9% (286)
Virginia:

5.3% (57,498)

Egypt
Fairfax:

3.6% (259)
Virginia:

0.9% (9,672)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Fairfax:

2.4% (172)
Virginia:

0.8% (8,513)

Afghanistan
Fairfax:

2.2% (159)
Virginia:

1.8% (19,426)

Honduras
Fairfax:

1.7% (125)
Virginia:

3.0% (32,892)

Indonesia
Fairfax:

1.7% (122)
Virginia:

0.2% (2,440)

Nepal
Fairfax:

1.6% (117)
Virginia:

0.9% (9,695)

Saudi Arabia
Fairfax:

1.5% (111)
Virginia:

0.3% (3,713)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 7,517
  • Other state: 9,068
  • Northeast: 3,136
  • Midwest: 1,475
  • South: 3,400
  • West: 1,055

83.0% of Fairfax residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 16.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79.2% lived in Virginia.


Fairfax:

83.0%
State average:

86.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 132
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 95
  • 5th and 6th grade: 40
  • 7th and 8th grade: 54
  • 9th grade: 40
  • 10th grade: 14
  • 11th grade: 24
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 244
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,208
  • Less than 1 year of college: 258
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 693
  • Associate degree: 407
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,690
  • Master's degree: 1,474
  • Professional school degree: 378
  • Doctorate degree: 390
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 132
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 8
  • 5th and 6th grade: 98
  • 7th and 8th grade: 33
  • 9th grade: 37
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 14
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 292
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,130
  • Less than 1 year of college: 308
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 664
  • Associate degree: 539
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,537
  • Master's degree: 1,794
  • Professional school degree: 371
  • Doctorate degree: 569
Educational Attainment for Females
Fairfax marital status for males
Fairfax marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,117
  • One, attached: 1,574
  • Two: 58
  • 3 or 4: 157
  • 5 to 9: 485
  • 10 to 19: 1,457
  • 20 to 49: 119
  • 50 or more: 505

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 0 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Fairfax
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Fairfax, VA
  • 65.5%Utility gas
  • 26.3%Electricity
  • 6.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Fairfax, VA
  • 56.1%Electricity
  • 35.9%Utility gas
  • 2.8%No fuel used
  • 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 338
Here:

14.0%
Virginia:

13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 146
Here:

13.5%
Virginia:

10.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 207
Here:

16.6%
Virginia:

18.7%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability