Fairfax city, VA

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2020 Population

23,312

0.931% 1-year decline

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

0.524% 1-year decrease

2020 Poverty Rate

9.8%

5.78% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$109,708

6.22% 1-year decline

2020 Median Property Value

$587,000

4.75% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Fairfax city, VA had a population of 23.3k people with a median age of 38 and a median household income of $109,708. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Fairfax city, VA declined from 23,531 to 23,312, a −0.931% decrease and its median household income declined from $116,979 to $109,708, a −6.22% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Fairfax city, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (55.4%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (18.5%), White (Hispanic) (9.54%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.14%), and Other (Hispanic) (5.02%).

None of the households in Fairfax city, 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.

87.2% of the residents in Fairfax city, VA are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Fairfax city, VA was $587,000, and the homeownership rate was 69.9%.

Most people in Fairfax city, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Fairfax city, VA was 2 cars per household.

Fairfax city, VA borders Fairfax County, VA.

United States Virginia Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Population & Diversity

Fairfax city, VA is home to a population of 23.3k people, from which 87.2% are citizens. As of 2020, 29.5% of Fairfax city, VA residents were born outside of the country (6.87k people).

In 2020, there were 3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.9k people) in Fairfax city, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.31k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 2.22k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

87.2%

2020 Citizenship

86.6%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 87.2% of Fairfax city, VA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Fairfax city, VA was 86.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fairfax city, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fairfax city, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
12.9k ± 11
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
4.31k ± 174
White (Hispanic)
2.22k ± 324

17.3%

Hispanic Population

4.04k people

17.3% of the people in Fairfax city, VA are hispanic (4.04k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Fairfax city, VA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

29.5%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

6.87k people

28.9%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

6.81k people

As of 2020, 29.5% of Fairfax city, VA residents (6.87k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fairfax city, VA was 28.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fairfax city, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
459 ± 148
Vietnam
382 ± 96
Gulf War (1990s)
245 ± 92

Fairfax city, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Fairfax city, VA employs 12.6k people. The largest industries in Fairfax city, VA are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,286 people), Educational Services (1,612 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,409 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($133,929), Finance & Insurance ($119,861), and Public Administration ($110,833).

Employment

Occupations

12.6k

2020 Value

± 774

−0.457%

1 Year decline

± 8.27%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Fairfax city, VA declined at a rate of −0.457%, from 12.7k employees to 12.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fairfax city, VA, are Management Occupations (1,821 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,183 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,146 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fairfax city, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

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

12.6k

2020 Value

± 774

−0.457%

1 Year decline

± 8.27%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Fairfax city, VA declined at a rate of −0.457%, from 12.7k employees to 12.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fairfax city, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,286 people), Educational Services (1,612 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,409 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fairfax city, VA, though some of these residents may live in Fairfax city, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$69,048

Median earning men ± $8,887

$49,089

Median earning women ± $3,050

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($126,063), Information ($117,635), and Public Administration ($116,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Public Administration ($108,306), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($101,667), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($76,944).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,383
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
846
Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services
594
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Virginia to other states, or from other states to Virginia.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Virginia product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $37.7B, followed by Electronics ($29B) and Machinery ($23.6B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Virginia products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$313B

2020 Value in Virginia

$612B

Projected 2050 Value in Virginia

95.3% growth

In 2020, total outbound Virginia trade was $313B. This is expected to increase 95.3% to $612B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Virginia trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Virginia to other states, or from other states to Virginia.

Most Common Trade Partners

In 2020, the top outbound Virginia domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was North Carolina with $26B, followed by Maryland with $18.5B and Pennsylvania and $12.4B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Virginia shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

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.

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 2020, 0.823% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.842% 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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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (1.66M), Some college (1.42M), and Bachelors Degree (1.41M).

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 Fairfax city, VA was $587,000 in 2020, which is 2.55 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $560,400 to $587,000, a 4.75% increase. The homeownership rate in Fairfax city, VA is 69.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Fairfax city, VA have an average commute time of 30.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fairfax city, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Fairfax city, VA is $109,708. In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Fairfax city, VA was Census Tract 3005 with a value of $119,779, followed by Census Tract 3002 and Census Tract 3004, with respective values of $119,309 and $117,955.

Property

$587,000

Median Property Value 2020

±$18,709

$6,115

Median Property Taxes

±$430

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 Fairfax city, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

69.9%

Homeownership

2020

66.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 69.9% of the housing units in Fairfax city, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fairfax city, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 3005
Census Tract 3002
Census Tract 3004

In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Fairfax city, VA was Census Tract 3005 with a value of $119,779, followed by Census Tract 3002 and Census Tract 3004, with respective values of $119,309 and $117,955.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Fairfax city, VA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$109,708

Median Household Income

± $10,496

8.75k

Number of Households

± 613

In 2020, the median household income of the 8.75k households in Fairfax city, VA declined from $109,708 from the previous year's value of $116,979.

The following chart displays the households in Fairfax city, 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 Fairfax city, VA is from Virginia.

0.478

2020 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.479

2019 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2020, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.181% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (69.4%)
Worked At Home (9.77%)
Carpooled (9.5%)

In 2020, 69.4% of workers in Fairfax city, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.77%) and those who carpooled to work (9.5%).

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

30.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fairfax city, VA have a longer commute time (30.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 2.06% of the workforce in Fairfax city, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fairfax city, VA (2.19k out of 22.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fairfax city, VA is White, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

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

93.3% of the population of Fairfax city, VA has health coverage, with 63% on employee plans, 4.71% on Medicaid, 10.7% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 2.68% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Virginia was $7,556 in 2014. This is a 3.42% increase from the previous year ($7,306).

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.2% under 18 years, 22.5% between 18 and 34 years, 40.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.69%

Uninsured

63%

Employer Coverage

4.71%

Medicaid

10.7%

Medicare

12.3%

Non-Group

2.68%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fairfax city, VA declined by 12.7% from 7.66% to 6.69%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2022, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 56.2 in Fairfax city, VA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Fairfax city, VA.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 27.3% in Fairfax city, VA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Fairfax city, VA.

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