COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Fairfax County

Virginia · 818,584 residents · 391 sq mi

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Fairfax County is a county of 818,584 people in Virginia. 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Households here earn about 78% more than in Virginia as a whole. Median home value sits at $213,100. The median household earns $59,284, about 97% above the national median. Renters pay $834 a month at the median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

49% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

818,584

−16%vs 2000

vs 969,749 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.2

−8%vs 2000

vs 35.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

391 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.1M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(57,486)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(55,595)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(53,290)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(53,736)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(58,247)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.5%(159,724)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.4%(158,704)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.3%(108,809)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(60,016)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.4%(36,200)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.6%(13,011)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(3,766)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$59,284

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,050 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$24,833

−33%vs 2000

vs $36,888 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.5%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$213,100

+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $222,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$834

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $998 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.8%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.9% in 2000

29.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic64.4%(624,296)

Black8.4%(81,287)

Hispanic / Latino11%(106,958)

Asian13%(125,585)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic81.4%(666,349)

Black7.7%(63,360)

Hispanic / Latino6.2%(50,526)

Asian8.4%(68,934)

Other2.4%(19,941)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American7.5%(86,132)

South American4.8%(55,544)

Salvadoran3.8%(44,104)

Mexican2%(22,852)

Bolivian1.7%(19,126)

Guatemalan1.6%(18,417)

Honduran1.5%(16,932)

Peruvian1.4%(16,123)

Puerto Rican1.2%(13,745)

Colombian0.6%(7,437)

Spaniard0.3%(3,761)

Cuban0.3%(3,630)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.3%(3,453)

Ecuadorian0.3%(3,318)

Nicaraguan0.3%(3,266)

Venezuelan0.3%(3,165)

Dominican0.2%(2,494)

Panamanian0.2%(1,892)

Chilean0.1%(1,661)

Costa Rican0.1%(1,263)

Uruguayan0.1%(582)

Paraguayan0%(395)

Asian origin

Asian Indian4.6%(52,677)

Korean3.6%(41,590)

Vietnamese2.8%(32,679)

Chinese2.8%(32,658)

Filipino1.4%(15,645)

Pakistani1.3%(14,660)

Nepalese0.4%(5,037)

Kazakh0.4%(4,881)

Bangladeshi0.4%(4,738)

Japanese0.3%(2,950)

Taiwanese0.2%(2,602)

Thai0.2%(2,590)

+ 11 more asian origin groups with data

Cambodian0.1%(1,613)

Mongolian0.1%(1,338)

Sri Lankan0.1%(1,181)

Indonesian0.1%(946)

Laotian0.1%(853)

Burmese0%(315)

Malaysian0%(215)

Uzbek0%(187)

Singaporean0%(129)

Hmong0%(52)

Okinawan0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(861)

Chamorro0.1%(812)

Marshallese0%(156)

Samoan0%(153)

Guamanian0%(33)

Tongan0%(31)

Fijian0%(21)

Ancestry

English10.2%(116,768)

German10.1%(115,996)

Irish9.5%(108,752)

Italian4.5%(51,984)

Subsaharan African3.5%(39,841)

American3.3%(37,968)

Arab2.6%(30,167)

Polish2.3%(26,819)

Scottish1.9%(21,535)

French1.6%(17,989)

Ethiopian1.6%(17,796)

Iranian1%(10,943)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.9%(10,657)

Swedish0.9%(10,345)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(9,734)

Dutch0.7%(8,387)

Norwegian0.6%(7,437)

British0.6%(6,736)

Welsh0.6%(6,628)

West Indian0.5%(5,767)

Egyptian0.5%(5,761)

Greek0.5%(5,709)

Ukrainian0.5%(5,679)

Lebanese0.5%(5,505)

Moroccan0.4%(4,976)

Turkish0.4%(4,550)

Czech0.4%(4,423)

Ghanaian0.4%(4,240)

Hungarian0.3%(3,697)

Danish0.3%(3,666)

French Canadian0.3%(3,616)

Austrian0.3%(3,124)

Portuguese0.3%(3,119)

Slovak0.3%(3,018)

Lithuanian0.3%(2,988)

Swiss0.3%(2,972)

Jamaican0.2%(2,634)

Armenian0.2%(2,614)

Palestinian0.2%(2,323)

Romanian0.2%(2,254)

Somali0.2%(2,113)

Iraqi0.2%(1,989)

Canadian0.2%(1,957)

Brazilian0.2%(1,887)

Nigerian0.2%(1,803)

Jordanian0.1%(1,588)

Croatian0.1%(1,570)

Finnish0.1%(1,469)

Syrian0.1%(1,307)

Belgian0.1%(1,027)

Haitian0.1%(996)

Serbian0.1%(861)

Bulgarian0.1%(818)

Kenyan0.1%(810)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(753)

Slovene0%(520)

Latvian0%(506)

Australian0%(282)

Guyanese0%(275)

Israeli0%(223)

Barbadian0%(210)

Macedonian0%(187)

Cape Verdean0%(106)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Central American population · Largest South American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

49.0%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

91.4%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

20.3%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.3 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 22.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.6%(160,132)

Married58%(268,594)

Widowed1.5%(7,154)

Divorced5.8%(26,956)

Women 15+

Never married29.5%(138,634)

Married55.4%(260,249)

Widowed6.1%(28,575)

Divorced9.1%(42,729)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.1%

−4.9 ptssince 2013

from 12.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.7%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 68.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.5%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.7%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 7.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.1%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 82.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.0%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% 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)46.6%(30,642)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)43.1%(28,350)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.7%(17,580)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(1,769)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(435)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 65,722 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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