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Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County)

Virginia · 21,066 residents · 5.62 sq mi
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Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County) is home to 21,066 people in Virginia. That is roughly 88% ahead of the Virginia median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 62% of adults have a four-year degree. The median household earns $174,950, about 113% above the national median. The typical home is worth $687,600, having more than tripled since 2000. That puts it in the top 1% of US cities for household income.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
62% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 94%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
21,066
+40%since 2000
from 15,058 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
3,750 / sq mi
+30%since 2009
from 2,887 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.4
+3%since 2000
from 38.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
5.62 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
12K15K17K20K23K19902000201020202024Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County)
202421K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 510.2%(2,143)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.6%(1,596)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.4%(1,129)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 193.7%(781)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.5%(950)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.4%(2,192)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4418.9%(3,991)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.2%(2,785)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.5%(2,426)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.5%(1,801)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.2%(890)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(382)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$174,950
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $80,815 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$67,189
+96%since 2000
from $34,213 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
83.9%
+15.1 ptssince 2009
from 68.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
2.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2000
from 3.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.349
−11%since 2010
from 0.393 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Wholesale trade5.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Information5.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services5.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance2.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade2.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Arts, entertainment, food2.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration2.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing0.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$687,600
+94%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $194,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,475
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $1,031 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
80.5%
−1.6 ptssince 2000
from 82.2% in 2000
19.5% rent
Vacancy rate
2.8%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.97 people
+13%since 2009
from 2.63 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.2%
−8.9 ptssince 2009
from 27.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.5%
+9.5 ptssince 2009
from 31.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.9
−17%since 2009
from 4.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
69
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic68.4%(10,301)
Black9.3%(1,396)
Hispanic / Latino10.7%(1,604)
Asian8.5%(1,273)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic52.5%(11,065)
Black7.3%(1,529)
Hispanic / Latino22.4%(4,709)
Asian11.2%(2,363)
Other6.6%(1,400)
Diversity Score
81
+16%since 2009
from 70 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American7.8%(1,637)
South American6.6%(1,395)
Salvadoran4.6%(977)
Bolivian2.3%(482)
Mexican2.2%(455)
Puerto Rican2.1%(450)
Peruvian2.1%(435)
Guatemalan1.9%(390)
Chilean1.3%(282)
Honduran1%(218)
Dominican0.4%(89)
Argentine0.4%(81)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Colombian0.3%(73)
Spaniard0.2%(44)
Panamanian0.2%(43)
Cuban0.2%(34)
Venezuelan0.2%(34)
Asian origin
Pakistani3%(627)
Vietnamese2.8%(596)
Chinese1.8%(379)
Filipino1.4%(305)
Korean0.6%(122)
Asian Indian0.5%(97)
Cambodian0.4%(86)
Taiwanese0.2%(37)
Thai0.1%(31)
Kazakh0.1%(20)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(12)
Ancestry
English13.4%(2,823)
German12%(2,531)
Irish10.8%(2,276)
Italian5.1%(1,069)
American3.6%(759)
Polish2.5%(519)
French2.3%(488)
Arab2.3%(478)
Scottish1.8%(388)
Lebanese1.3%(271)
Swedish1.2%(252)
+ 35 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch1.2%(251)
Ukrainian1.1%(237)
Greek0.9%(184)
Welsh0.8%(171)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(152)
Norwegian0.6%(125)
Ethiopian0.5%(109)
Turkish0.4%(80)
Austrian0.4%(75)
Portuguese0.3%(65)
Swiss0.3%(54)
Slovak0.3%(53)
Brazilian0.2%(52)
Canadian0.2%(50)
Ghanaian0.2%(50)
Syrian0.2%(47)
Czech0.2%(45)
West Indian0.2%(40)
British0.2%(37)
Croatian0.1%(28)
Australian0.1%(22)
Danish0.1%(21)
Jamaican0.1%(21)
Iraqi0.1%(19)
Moroccan0.1%(18)
Russian0.1%(18)
Palestinian0.1%(13)
Lithuanian0.1%(11)
Serbian0%(6)
Slovene0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
61.8%
+14.0 ptssince 2000
from 47.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.5%
+3.4 ptssince 2000
from 90.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
32.6%
+10.4 ptssince 2000
from 22.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
33.3 min
+47%since 2000
from 22.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
55.2%
−12.6 ptssince 2009
from 67.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.5%
−6.2 ptssince 2009
from 13.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
7.0%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
28.1%
+23.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
2.7%
−3.3 ptssince 2011
from 6.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
71.9%
−0.7 ptssince 2011
from 72.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
83.9%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 85.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
62.0%
+10.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.3%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.7% in 2009
Female
50.7%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.3% in 2009
Foreign born
22.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 22.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
11.6%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 13.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.5%
+3.3 ptssince 2012
from 7.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.0%
−6.0 ptssince 2013
from 12.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
97.0%
+4.5 ptssince 2017
from 92.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.7%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 96.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 88.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
66.2%
−1.5 ptssince 2016
from 67.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
19.7%
+2.3 ptssince 2016
from 17.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29.9%(2,403)
Married60.4%(4,858)
Widowed1.4%(114)
Divorced8.3%(669)
Women 15+
Never married24.1%(1,965)
Married61.7%(5,028)
Widowed4.8%(388)
Divorced9.5%(773)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.0%
−6.0 ptssince 2013
from 12.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
70.5%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 67.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.0%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 12.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 13.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
7.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 6.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 2.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
85.2%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 83.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
21.4%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 20.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)47.2%(844)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)49.8%(891)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.5%(493)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.3%(41)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,790 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia?

Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia has about 21,066 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia?

The typical household in Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia earns about $174,950 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia expensive?

In Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia, the median home is worth about $687,600, and the typical rent is about $2,475 a month.

How educated are people in Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia?

About 61.8% of adults age 25 and over in Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia?

About 2.6% of people in Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia grown since 1990?

Yes, Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), Virginia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 8,391 residents, a change of about 66 percent over that period.

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