Fairfax County vs. Charles County
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Fairfax County (VA) Charles County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1,150,795 161,503
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 6.4% 10.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 1,081,667 146,565
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 1,081,726 146,551
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.3% 6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.4% 24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 13.5% 12.5%
Female persons, percent 50.4% 51.8%
White alone, percent 64.8% 42.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 10.5% 49.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.8%
Asian alone, percent 20.2% 3.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 3.8% 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 16.4% 6.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 50.3% 38.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018 74,376 16,278
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 31.2% 6.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 415,461 61,248
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 68.0% 76.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $550,000 $302,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,659 $2,168
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $844 $633
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,851 $1,661
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 27.9% 9.2%
Building permits, 2018 1,557 734
Households, 2014-2018 394,447 55,903
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.88 2.78
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.4% 89.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 38.9% 7.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 96.7% 90.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 93.0% 85.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.1% 93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 61.1% 28.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 4.4% 6.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 9.0% 5.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 70.7% 66.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.9% 63.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 6,870,151 456,614
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,408,820 84,000
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 25,177,210 950,350
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 14,589,534 2,245,020
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,043 $14,908
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 32.2 44.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $121,133 $95,924
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $54,725 $39,696
Persons in poverty, percent 6.1% 6.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017 31,388 2,625
Total employment, 2017 613,931 32,830
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 48,535,697 1,274,694
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 4.8% -3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 111,925 11,432
All firms, 2012 115,917 10,920
Men-owned firms, 2012 62,967 5,526
Women-owned firms, 2012 41,905 4,220
Minority-owned firms, 2012 47,911 5,024
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 64,164 5,464
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 12,378 1,487
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 98,963 8,861
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.0% 29.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 17.3% 4.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.8% 2.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.3% 30.3%
Population per square mile, 2010 2,766.8 320.2
Land area in square miles, 2010 390.97 457.75
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Fairfax county (VA) and Charles county (MD) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.