Fairfax County vs. Prince George's County
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Fairfax County (VA) Prince George's County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1,150,795 909,327
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 6.4% 5.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 1,081,667 864,029
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.3% 6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.4% 22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 13.5% 13.9%
Female persons, percent 50.4% 51.9%
White alone, percent 64.8% 27.1%
Black or African American alone, percent 10.5% 64.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 1.2%
Asian alone, percent 20.2% 4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 3.8% 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 16.4% 19.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 50.3% 12.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 74,376 55,843
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 31.2% 22.4%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 68.0% 62.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $550,000 $287,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,659 $2,033
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $844 $663
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,851 $1,434
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 27.9% 32.5%
Households, 2014-2018 394,447 308,849
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.88 2.87
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.4% 85.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 38.9% 25.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 96.7% 93.5%
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% 86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 61.1% 32.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 4.4% 6.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 9.0% 11.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 70.7% 71.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.9% 67.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,795,360 1,685,461
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 6,870,151 3,126,368
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,408,820 2,216,764
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 25,177,210 7,639,806
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 14,589,534 9,358,060
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,043 $10,620
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 32.2 37.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $121,133 $81,969
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $54,725 $35,869
Persons in poverty, percent 6.1% 8.3%
All firms, 2012 115,917 77,204
Men-owned firms, 2012 62,967 37,899
Women-owned firms, 2012 41,905 34,395
Minority-owned firms, 2012 47,911 59,172
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 64,164 16,219
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 12,378 7,644
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 98,963 67,290
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.0% 54.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 17.3% 6.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.8% 8.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.3% 37.8%
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Fairfax county (VA) and Prince George's county (MD) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.