Fairfax County vs. Prince William County

	Fairfax County (VA)	Prince William County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,150,795	468,011
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.4%	16.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,081,667	401,997
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,081,726	402,002
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.4%	27.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.5%	9.9%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	50.0%
White alone, percent	64.8%	62.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.5%	22.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	20.2%	9.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	3.8%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	16.4%	24.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	50.3%	42.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	74,376	41,479
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	31.2%	23.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	415,461	150,444
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.0%	73.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$550,000	$369,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,659	$2,250
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$844	$655
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,851	$1,675
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	27.9%	16.4%
Building permits, 2018	1,557	1,561
Households, 2014-2018	394,447	140,473
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.88	3.22
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.4%	86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	38.9%	32.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	96.7%	96.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	93.0%	93.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.1%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	61.1%	40.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	4.4%	5.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.0%	11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.7%	71.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.9%	66.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,795,360	673,700
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	6,870,151	993,570
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,408,820	353,067
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	25,177,210	2,222,743
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,589,534	5,638,210
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,043	$13,103
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.2	39.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$121,133	$103,445
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,725	$39,262
Persons in poverty, percent	6.1%	6.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	31,388	8,233
Total employment, 2017	613,931	102,183
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	48,535,697	4,638,569
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.8%	4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	111,925	38,806
All firms, 2012	115,917	34,235
Men-owned firms, 2012	62,967	18,497
Women-owned firms, 2012	41,905	12,615
Minority-owned firms, 2012	47,911	16,778
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	64,164	16,121
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	12,378	4,033
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	98,963	28,527
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.0%	13.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	1.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	17.3%	9.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.8%	14.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.3%	28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,766.8	1,195.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	390.97	336.40

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Fairfax county (VA) and Prince William county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.