Fair Lakes is home to 8,894 people in Virginia. 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. The foreign-born share is 43%. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 37% more than in Virginia as a whole. Median rent is $2,419 a month.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $127,332, above the US median
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)40.4%(184)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.5%(121)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.1%(151)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 456 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Fair Lakes, decade by decade
Fair Lakes population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
7,942
$152,208
$682,026
66.3%
82.0
2020
8,404
$133,870
$629,412
66.8%
87.1
2024
8,894
$127,332
$588,200
65.5%
86.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
