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Virginia·Fairfax County
11 tracts·42K people·$748K median·4,848/mi²
White 52 · Asian 17 · Hispanic 16 · Black 8 · Multiracial 6 · Other 1
Married couple 73 · Other 15 · Living alone 12
Health 29 · Professional 21 · Retail 19 · Leisure 15 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 0 · Other 7
Management · business · science · arts 65 · Service 13 · Sales · office 13 · Construction · maintenance 4 · Production · transport 4
Drive alone 58 · Work from home 29 · Carpool 14 · Transit 3 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Burke is $747,700 (Census ACS) — 1.6× the US median of $458,812.
Burke has 44,029 residents across 10 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.6; the population is 52.4% White, 16.9% Asian, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Black, 5.8% Multiracial and 0.8% Other; the average household has 3.2 people; 68.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.2% (Census ACS).
Sangster Elementary (98%), Cherry Run Elementary (89%) and Hunt Valley Elementary (89%) lead the elementary schools; Lake Braddock Secondary is the high school with reported scores (89%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,894/month, 83% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Burke is $185,818 a year, 116% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Burke, median rent is $2,894/month and the median home value is $747,700 (Census ACS).
Burke reported 1.2 violent crimes and 16.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Fairfax County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 46 inches; snowfall averages 16 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Burke are winter weather (59), hail (46) and earthquake (41), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Burke, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).