Fairfax County vs. Falls Church city County

Fairfax County (VA)Falls Church city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)1,150,79514,772
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.4%20.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)1,081,66712,279
Population, Census, April 1, 20101,081,72612,332
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.4%25.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.5%12.1%
Female persons, percent50.4%50.1%
White alone, percent64.8%80.2%
Black or African American alone, percent10.5%4.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.2%
Asian alone, percent20.2%10.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.0%
Two or More Races, percent3.8%3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent16.4%10.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent50.3%71.7%
Veterans, 2014-201874,376980
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201831.2%18.7%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.0%61.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$550,000$757,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,659$3,269
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$844$1,171
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,851$1,860
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201327.9%44.2%
Households, 2014-2018394,4475,262
Persons per household, 2014-20182.882.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.4%83.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201838.9%20.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201896.7%97.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201893.0%93.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.1%98.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201861.1%78.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20184.4%3.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.0%2.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201870.7%74.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.9%68.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,795,36073,543
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,408,82016,145
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)14,589,534310,182
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,043$23,447
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201832.229.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$121,133$124,796
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,725$69,775
Persons in poverty, percent6.1%2.7%
All firms, 2012115,9172,129
Men-owned firms, 201262,9671,090
Women-owned firms, 201241,905763
Minority-owned firms, 201247,911503
Nonminority-owned firms, 201264,1641,520
Veteran-owned firms, 201212,378213
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201298,9631,786
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 200717.3%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.1%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20078.8%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.3%32.3%
Population per square mile, 20102,766.86,169.1
Land area in square miles, 2010390.972.00

Source: United States Census Bureau

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