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Virginia·Fairfax County
5 tracts·25K people·$723K median·4,010/mi²
White 51 · Hispanic 19 · Asian 18 · Black 6 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Married couple 52 · Living alone 25 · Other 23
Professional 34 · Health 21 · Retail 17 · Leisure 13 · Public admin 6 · Manufacturing 4 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 60 · Sales · office 16 · Service 15 · Production · transport 5 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 53 · Work from home 29 · Carpool 21 · Transit 4 · Walk 3 · 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 Fairfax is $722,600 (Census ACS) — 1.6× the US median of $458,812.
Fairfax has 25,026 residents across 5 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.6; the population is 51.1% White, 18.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 6.3% Black, 4.1% Multiracial and 1.2% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 62.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.1% (Census ACS).
Providence Elementary (73%) and Daniels Run Elementary (72%) lead the elementary schools; Johnson Middle is the middle school with reported scores (77%); Fairfax High is the high school with reported scores (83%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,245/month, 42% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Fairfax is $132,348 a year, 54% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Fairfax, median rent is $2,245/month and the median home value is $722,600 (Census ACS).
Fairfax reported 1.3 violent crimes and 27.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 46 inches; snowfall averages 19 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fairfax are lightning (91), strong wind (89) and winter weather (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Fairfax, 3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).