Fairfax County vs. Alexandria city County

	Fairfax County (VA)	Alexandria city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,150,795	160,530
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.4%	14.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,081,667	140,008
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,081,726	139,966
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	7.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.4%	18.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.5%	10.8%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	51.9%
White alone, percent	64.8%	62.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.5%	21.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	20.2%	6.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	3.8%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	16.4%	16.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	50.3%	51.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	74,376	10,840
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	31.2%	27.7%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.0%	42.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$550,000	$557,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,659	$2,726
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$844	$938
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,851	$1,702
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	27.9%	63.1%
Households, 2014-2018	394,447	69,979
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.88	2.21
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.4%	78.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	38.9%	33.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	96.7%	94.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	93.0%	89.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.1%	92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	61.1%	62.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	4.4%	4.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.0%	13.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.7%	76.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.9%	72.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,795,360	647,469
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	6,870,151	1,041,607
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,408,820	273,047
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	25,177,210	502,795
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,589,534	2,416,013
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,043	$16,515
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.2	31.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$121,133	$96,733
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,725	$59,239
Persons in poverty, percent	6.1%	10.6%
All firms, 2012	115,917	17,540
Men-owned firms, 2012	62,967	9,252
Women-owned firms, 2012	41,905	6,882
Minority-owned firms, 2012	47,911	6,304
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	64,164	10,316
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	12,378	1,777
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	98,963	14,805
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.0%	14.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	17.3%	7.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.8%	6.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.3%	32.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,766.8	9,314.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	390.97	15.03

Source: United States Census Bureau

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