Fair Lakes, VA

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2023 Population

8,617

3.38% 1-year decline

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

40.2

5.24% 1-year increase

2023 Median Property Value

$575,500

1.93% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Fair Lakes, VA had a population of 8.62k people with a median age of 40.2 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Fair Lakes, VA declined from 8,918 to 8,617, a −3.38% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Fair Lakes, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Fair Lakes, VA was $575,500, and the homeownership rate was 61.6%.

Most people in Fair Lakes, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Fair Lakes, VA was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Fair Lakes, VA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Fair Lakes, VA are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,380 people), Retail Trade (498 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (467 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($146,917), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($130,677), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($119,426).

Employment

Occupations

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Fair Lakes, VA stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fair Lakes, VA, are Computer & Mathematical Occupations (886 people), Management Occupations (641 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (603 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fair Lakes, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fair Lakes, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,380 people), Retail Trade (498 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (467 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fair Lakes, VA, though some of these residents may live in Fair Lakes, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (51.8%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
Republican Party
Other (0.905%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Virginia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

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Mark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Tim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fair Lakes, VA was $575,500 in 2023, which is 1.9 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $564,600 to $575,500, a 1.93% increase. The homeownership rate in Fair Lakes, VA is 61.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Fair Lakes, VA have an average commute time of 32.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fair Lakes, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$575,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$47,310

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fair Lakes, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fair Lakes, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Fair Lakes, VA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Median Household Income

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3.61k

Number of Households

± 421

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The following chart displays the households in Fair Lakes, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fair Lakes, VA is from Fair Lakes, VA.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Fair Lakes, VA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (63%)
Worked At Home (24%)
Carpooled (6.65%)

In 2023, 63% of workers in Fair Lakes, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24%) and those who carpooled to work (6.65%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fair Lakes, VA have a longer commute time (32.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.6% of the workforce in Fair Lakes, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fair Lakes, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fair Lakes, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fair Lakes, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fair Lakes, VA is White, followed by Asian and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Fair Lakes, VA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18% under 18 years, 25.1% between 18 and 34 years, 43.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 13% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Fair Lakes, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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