Falls Church is home to 14,710 people in Virginia. This is an unusually credentialed place: 81% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $1,055,600, having more than tripled since 2000. Households here earn about 54% more than in Virginia as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. Median household income runs $143,262, well clear of the $82,259 US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $143,262, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
81% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 121%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Falls Church
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree52.8% → 80.5%(+27.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants58.8% → 52.5%(−6.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$535,455 → $1,055,600(+97%)US over the same years: +67%
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)45.9%(297)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)50.1%(324)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era13.6%(88)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 647 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
Falls Church, decade by decade
Falls Church 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
1990
9,578
$122,430
$535,455
52.8%
32.1
2000
10,377
$136,486
$478,002
63.7%
44.3
2010
12,332
$164,585
$923,419
71.0%
54.7
2020
14,658
$178,075
$982,842
79.1%
64.3
2024
14,710
$143,262
$1,055,600
80.5%
63.6
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.
