Nationwide Claims to Fame

Fairfax County is 3rd out of 3,143 other counties in Income per household

Fairfax County is 6th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Fairfax County is 9th out of 3,143 other counties in Income per capita

Fairfax County is 15th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Asian

Fairfax County is 25th out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Fairfax County is 27th out of 3,143 other counties in Home median value

Fairfax County is 30th out of 3,143 other counties in Foreign born residents

Fairfax County is 33rd out of 3,143 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Fairfax County is 33rd out of 3,143 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Fairfax County is 36th out of 3,143 other counties in Current population (2012)

Statewide Claims to Fame

Fairfax County is 1st in Virginia out of 134 other counties in Current population (2012)

Fairfax County is 1st in Virginia out of 134 other counties in Households

Fairfax County is 1st in Virginia out of 134 other counties in Housing units

Fairfax County is 1st in Virginia out of 134 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Fairfax County is 1st in Virginia out of 134 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Fairfax County is 1st in Virginia out of 134 other counties in Race - Asian

Fairfax County is 1st in Virginia out of 134 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Fairfax County is 1st in Virginia out of 134 other counties in Retail sales

Fairfax County is 1st in Virginia out of 134 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Fairfax County is 2nd in Virginia out of 134 other counties in Foreign born residents

Main Cities Within Fairfax County, Virginia

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Fairfax County Rank Virginia US
Current population (2012) 1,118,602 1st 8,185,867 313,914,040
Size in square miles 391.0 47th 39,490.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 2,766.8 14th 202.6 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Fairfax County Rank Virginia US
Residents younger than 5 6.6% 28th 6.2% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.8% 21st 22.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 10.7% 120th 13.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Fairfax County Rank Virginia US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 91.9% 10th 86.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 58.2% 4th 34.4% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Fairfax County Rank Virginia US
Race - White 67.7% 97th 71.1% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 9.7% 82nd 19.7% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.7% 20th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 18.4% 1st 6.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 61st 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 3.3% 13th 2.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 16.1% 8th 8.4% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 53.4% 113th 64.1% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Fairfax County Rank Virginia US
Female residents 50.6% 87th 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 29.0% 2nd 11.0% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Fairfax County Rank Virginia US
Housing units 410,075 1st 3,387,654 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 27.2% 24th 21.4% 25.9%
Households 385,570 1st 2,991,025 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 71.0% 87th 68.4% 66.1%
Home median value $493,100 3rd $254,600 $186,200
People per household 2.7 14th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 1,434 5th 27,278 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Fairfax County Rank Virginia US
Income per capita $50,145 4th $33,040 $27,915
Income per household $108,439 3rd $63,302 $52,762
Income below poverty line 5.5% 123rd 10.7% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Fairfax County Rank Virginia US
Non-farm private establishments 28,871 1st 191,063 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 569,388 1st 3,029,030 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 109,512 1st 638,643 27,092,908
Retail sales $14,002,361 1st $105,663,299 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $13,925 39th $13,687 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $2,705,714 1st $15,340,483 $613,795,732

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