In 2021, Fairfax County, VA had a population of 1.15M people with a median age of 38.3 and a median household income of $133,974. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Fairfax County, VA declined from 1.15M to 1.15M, a −0.227% decrease and its median household income grew from $127,866 to $133,974, a 4.78% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Fairfax County, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (49.3%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (19.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (9.54%), White (Hispanic) (7.32%), and Other (Hispanic) (4.94%).
None of the households in Fairfax County, 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.
87.4% of the residents in Fairfax County, VA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Fairfax County, VA are George Mason University (10,774 degrees awarded in 2021), Northern Virginia Community College (8,894 degrees), and Columbia College (455983) (268 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in Fairfax County, VA was $594,500, and the homeownership rate was 68.5%.
Most people in Fairfax County, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Fairfax County, VA was 2 cars per household.