Fort Belvoir is a city of 8,449 people in Virginia. This skews young, with a median age of 19.7. Owners hold 1% of the housing stock. Median rent is $3,236 a month. 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. People stay put here: 66% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $104,205, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 19.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
55% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Renter-heavy
1% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fort Belvoir
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree18.8% → 55.0%(+36.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age22.3 → 19.7(−2.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Black share30.1% → 19.5%(−10.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)100%(279)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.5%(35)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 279 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
Fort Belvoir, decade by decade
Fort Belvoir 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
8,590
$70,171
–
18.8%
71.7
2000
7,176
$72,123
$121,140
22.5%
78.1
2010
7,100
$105,948
–
33.4%
75.8
2020
7,637
$102,040
–
43.9%
79.2
2024
8,449
$104,205
–
55.0%
85.4
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.
