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Population in July 2007: 33,056.
Males: 15,889  (48.1%)
Females: 17,167  (51.9%)
Median resident age:  35.4 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: 22315.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $102,500 (it was $78,946 in 2000)
Franconia  $102,500
Virginia:  $59,562

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $468,400 (it was $192,100 in 2000)
Franconia  $468,400
Virginia:  $262,100

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Races in Franconia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (65.0%)
  • Black (13.6%)
  • Hispanic (7.3%)
  • Two or more races (3.8%)
  • Korean (2.3%)
  • Other race (2.3%)
  • Vietnamese (1.7%)
  • Other Asian (1.7%)
  • Asian Indian (1.7%)
  • Filipino (1.7%)
  • Chinese (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Franconia: 128.1 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (15.6%), Irish (13.2%), English (11.2%), Italian (7.9%), United States (4.1%), Polish (3.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 250 feet

Land area: 7.15 square miles.

Population density: 4626 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Franconia

  • High school or higher: 95.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 24.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Franconia CDP

  • Never married: 28.1%
  • Now married: 56.4%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 2.6%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

5,890 residents are foreign born (9.4% Asia, 4.1% Latin America, 2.4% Europe, 2.3% Africa).

This place:  18.5%
Virginia:  8.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Franconia:  1.1% ($2,040)
Virginia:  0.9% ($1,143)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Annandale, VA (6.4 miles , pop. 54,994).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (14.0 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (162.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Springfield, VA (2.7 miles ), Fort Belvoir, VA (3.0 miles ), Rose Hill, VA (3.4 miles ), Mount Vernon, VA (4.0 miles ), Newington, VA (4.1 miles ), Lincolnia, VA (4.3 miles ), Groveton, VA (4.4 miles ), North Springfield, VA (4.9 miles ).

Latitude: 38.76 N, Longitude: 77.15 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -13,522 (-42.4%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,346 (6.8%)


55 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
3 people in religious group quarters

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Most common industries for males:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (21%)
  • Public administration (17%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)
  • Educational services (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Public administration (21%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (16%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Computer specialists (12%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Accountants and auditors (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Computer specialists (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Accountants and auditors (3%)


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Franconia-area historical tornado activity is above Virginia state average. It is 31% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/2002, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.9 miles away from the Franconia place center killed 3 people and injured 122 people and caused $124 million in damages.

On 9/5/1979, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.0 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Franconia:
  • INOVA ALEXANDRIA HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; ALEXANDRIA, VA)
  • LYNN HOUSE OF POTOMAC VALLEY (about 5 miles; ALEXANDRIA, VA)
  • MT VERNON HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; ALEXANDRIA, VA)

Political contributions by individuals in Franconia, VA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Franconia:
  • RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 11 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: DCA)
  • ANDREWS AFB (about 20 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; ID: ADW)
  • WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL (about 24 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: IAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Franconia:
  • SOUTH CAPITOL STREET (about 13 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: 09W)
  • MARYLAND (about 13 miles; INDIAN HEAD, MD; ID: 2W5)
  • POTOMAC AIRFIELD (about 15 miles; FRIENDLY, MD; ID: VKX)

Amtrak stations near Franconia:
  • 7 miles: LORTON (AUTO-TRAIN) (LORTON, 8006 LORTON RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 7 miles: ALEXANDRIA (110 CALLAHAN DR.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 10 miles: WOODBRIDGE (1040 EXPRESS WAY). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Franconia:
  • NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; ANNANDALE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 19,406)
  • MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; ARLINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,479)
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 16,045)
  • GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; FAIRFAX, VA; FT enrollment: 16,564)
  • AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 8,859)
  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 11,674)
  • HOWARD UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 9,297)

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Notable locations in Franconia: Allen Industrial Park (A), Hilltop Industrial Park (B), Fleet Industrial Park (C), Franconia Hills (D), Department of Motor Vehicles Franconia (E), Kingstowne Visitors Center (F), Fairfax County Fire Station Company 5 (G), Fairfax County Police Station Number 6 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Hayfield Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Franconia include: Reality Gospel Church (A), Saint Johns Lutheran Church (B), Saint Lawrence Catholic Church (C), Bethel Gospel Church (D), Beulah Church (E), Laurel Grove Baptist Church (F), Mount Calvary Community Church (G), Olivet Episcopal Church (H), Franconia Alliance Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Hilltop Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Piney Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Franconia include: Tara Village Park (1), Dogue Creek Stream Park (2), Beulah Park (3), Wickford Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  61.6%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.2%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.8%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.9%
Whole state:  4.3%

Franconia compared to Virginia state average:

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  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Franconia (2007 data):
  • Provident Bank of Maryland: Franconia Shoppers Branch at 7005 Manchester Lakes Boulevard, branch established on 2001-07-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $6,031.4 mil, Deposits: $4,141.4 mil, headquarters in Baltimore, MD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 156 total offices, Holding Company: Provident Bankshares Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Fairfax County Virginia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

9.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,935 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.86%
Virginia average:  11.06%

0.41% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,540 average AGI)
Fairfax County:  0.41%
Virginia average:  0.41%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Arlington County, VA  1.10% ($61,763 average AGI)
from Alexandria city, VA  0.96% ($58,401)
from Prince William County, VA  0.70% ($50,369)


11.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($70,546 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.53%
Virginia average:  10.78%

0.26% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,670 average AGI)
Fairfax County:  0.26%
Virginia average:  0.22%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Prince William County, VA  1.51% ($53,618 average AGI)
to Loudoun County, VA  1.42% ($81,475)
to Arlington County, VA  0.82% ($58,399)


Strongest AM radio stations in Franconia:
  • WKDL (730 AM; 8 kW; ALEXANDRIA, VA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALEXANDRIA LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WUST (1120 AM; daytime; 20 kW; WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WABS (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
  • WFAX (1220 AM; 5 kW; FALLS CHURCH, VA; Owner: NEWCOMB BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WZHF (1390 AM; 5 kW; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WMAL (630 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WTNT (570 AM; 5 kW; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Franconia:
  • WJFK-FM (106.7 FM; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WJZW (105.9 FM; WOODBRIDGE, VA; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WETA (90.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
  • WGTS (91.9 FM; TAKOMA PARK, MD; Owner: COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMZQ-FM (98.7 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WAVA (105.1 FM; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WRQX (107.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WHUR-FM (96.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WASH (97.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WKYS (93.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WARW (94.7 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WIHT (99.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WGMS-FM (103.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WAMU (88.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE EXEC. COMM. OF THE BD. OF TRUSTEES OF AMERICAN UNIV.)
  • WWDC-FM (101.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMMJ (102.3 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WWZZ (104.1 FM; WALDORF, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WPFW (89.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WBIG-FM (100.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCSP-FM (90.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Franconia:
  • WNVC (Channel 56; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJLA-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ACC LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WUSA (Channel 9; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE DETROIT NEWS, INC.)
  • WTTG (Channel 5; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WETA-TV (Channel 26; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE GREATER WASHINGTON ED TELECOMM. ASSOC)
  • WHUT-TV (Channel 32; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WDCA (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WRC-TV (Channel 4; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WRC-TV), INC.)
  • WBDC-TV (Channel 50; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WBDC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPXW (Channel 66; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: PAXSON WASHINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • W28BY (Channel 63; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFORMATION SUPER STATION, L.L.C.)
  • WIAV-LP (Channel 58; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ASIAVISION, INC.)
  • WMDO-CA (Channel 30; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WNVT (Channel 53; GOLDVEIN, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZDC-LP (Channel 64; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ONDA CAPITAL, INC.)
  • W42BE (Channel 42; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: FAIRFAX LOW POWER CO.)
  • WKRP-LP (Channel 42; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA, LLC)
  • WMPT (Channel 22; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)

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