Wakefield.
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Virginia·Fairfax County
3 tracts·14K people·$862K median·3,826/mi²
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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 Wakefield is $861,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 1.9× the US median of $458,812.
Wakefield has 11,930 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 41.3; the population is 63.2% White, 17.0% Asian, 9.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% Multiracial, 4.8% Black and 0.6% Other; the average household has 3.2 people; 73.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 1.8% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Wakefield Forest Elementary (93%) and Canterbury Woods Elementary (92%) lead the elementary schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is over $3,500/month (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Wakefield is $237,975 a year, 177% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Wakefield, median rent is over $3,500/month and the median home value is $861,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Wakefield 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 85°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Wakefield are winter weather (56), earthquake (54) and hail (49), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Wakefield, 0.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).