Fairfax County vs. Fairfax city County

	Fairfax County (VA)	Fairfax city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,150,795	24,574
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.4%	9.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,081,667	22,554
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,081,726	22,565
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	7.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.4%	22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.5%	14.4%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	50.6%
White alone, percent	64.8%	69.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.5%	4.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	20.2%	17.0%
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%	16.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	50.3%	56.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	74,376	1,440
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	31.2%	28.0%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.0%	70.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$550,000	$533,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,659	$2,646
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$844	$732
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,851	$1,899
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	27.9%	23.7%
Households, 2014-2018	394,447	8,553
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.88	2.72
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.4%	85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	38.9%	33.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	96.7%	97.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	93.0%	94.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.1%	93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	61.1%	58.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	4.4%	4.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.0%	9.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.7%	69.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.9%	63.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,795,360	218,575
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	6,870,151	339,132
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,408,820	18,755
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	25,177,210	408,913
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,589,534	1,757,516
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,043	$74,912
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.2	31.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$121,133	$111,574
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,725	$47,047
Persons in poverty, percent	6.1%	8.7%
All firms, 2012	115,917	4,757
Men-owned firms, 2012	62,967	2,506
Women-owned firms, 2012	41,905	1,546
Minority-owned firms, 2012	47,911	1,738
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	64,164	2,669
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	12,378	329
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	98,963	4,062
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.0%	4.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	17.3%	22.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.8%	8.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.3%	28.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,766.8	3,616.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	390.97	6.24

Source: United States Census Bureau

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