Fairfax County, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	32%

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Races in Fairfax County, Virginia:

Median resident age:	35.9 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 481,373	(49.6%)
Females: 488,376	(50.4%)

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Fairfax County:	2.7 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county:	$107,448
Virginia:	$61,233

This county:	$1,399
State:	$791

Fairfax County:	$523,600
Virginia:	$269,600

Detached houses: $695,641

Here:	$695,641
State:	$350,416

Townhouses or other attached units: $416,674

Here:	$416,674
State:	$349,037

In 2-unit structures: $290,936

Here:	$290,936
State:	$304,086

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $271,535

Here:	$271,535
State:	$338,286

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $317,982

Here:	$317,982
State:	$307,397

Mobile homes: $39,143

Here:	$39,143
State:	$37,843

Fairfax County:	4.8%
Virginia:	10.2%

Area name: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fairfax County is $1080 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1225 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1580 a month.

Cities in this county include: Burke, Reston, Annandale, Centreville, Chantilly, McLean, Franconia, Springfield, Oakton, Mount Vernon.

2005 air pollution in Fairfax County:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.018 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.109 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.091 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 21 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 38 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 14.8 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 36 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.006 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.020 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: District of Columbia, District of Columbia , Arlington County , Charles County, Maryland , Montgomery County, Maryland , Prince George's County, Maryland , Loudoun County , Prince William County , Alexandria city , Falls Church city .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Fairfax County: Bull Run (A), Bull Run Marina (B), Greenway (C), Gunston Hall Plantation (D), Burke Lake Golf Course (E), Presidents Industrial Park (F), Camp Crowell (G), Vertain Park (H), State Prison Camp Number 30 (I), Lafayette Business Center (J), State Police Barracks (K), Penderbrook Golf Course (L), Springfield Farms (M), Cedar Spring (N), Twin Lakes Golf Course (O), Spring Hill (P), West Fairfax Commerce Center (Q), West Ox Road Industrial Park (R), Westfax Industrial Park (S), Westfields Inter Center at Dulles (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: University Mall Shopping Center (1), Twinbrook Shopping Center (2), Fair Oaks Mall Shopping Center (3), Fairfax Station Square Shopping Center (4), Fox Mill Shopping Center (5), Franklin Farm Village Shopping Center (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Fairfax County include: Church of God (A), Church of the Brethren (B), Frying Pan Baptist Church (C), Pleasant Grove Church (D), Providence Baptist Church (E), Providence Presbyterian Church (F), Colchester Freewill Baptist Church (G), Rock Hill Church of God (H), Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Davis Cemetery (1), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (2), Payne Cemetery (3), Old Bethel Cemetery (4), Taliaferro/Carter Family Cemetery (5), Mount Zoar Cemetery (6), Mount Pleasant Baptist Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Black Pond (A), Timber Lake (B), Lake Royal (C), Burke Lake (D), Upper Occoquan Polish Pond (E), North Twin Lake (F), Woodglen Lake (G), Woodover Farms Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Popes Head Creek (A), Johnny Moore Creek (B), Opossum Branch (C), Giles Run (D), Maple Branch (E), Frying Pan Branch (F), Folly Lick Branch (G), Old Mill Branch (H), Mason Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Fairfax County include: Holly Knoll Park (1), Fairfax Villa Park (2), Poburn Woods Park (3), Brentwood Park (4), Pohick Bay Regional Park (5), George Mason Park (6), Fountainhead Regional Park (7), Redskins Park (8), Dranesville Tavern Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Jamestown Post Office (A), Fairfax Station Post Office (B), Oak Hill Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.5%
Virginia:	6.4%

Current college students: 62,896
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 54.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 237,677 (41% naturalized citizens)

Fairfax County:	24.5%
Whole state:	8.1%

Mean travel time to work: 30.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 180,853
• One, attached: 82,592
• Two: 1,519
• 3 or 4: 5,056
• 5 to 9: 18,665
• 10 to 19: 33,968
• 20 or more: 34,555
• Mobile homes: 2,191
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Fairfax County with a mortgage: 190,797 (25,923 second mortgage, 25,075 home equity loan, 796 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27,982

Here:	87.2% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Fairfax County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 3.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 47 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/1/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 37 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Fairfax County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Virginia state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 93.7 miles away from Fairfax County center
On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 87.4 miles away from the county center
On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 83.9 miles away from the county center
On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 83.9 miles away from Fairfax County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 387,226 (73%) Carpooled: 68,899 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 10,400 (2%) Streetcar or trolley car: 108 (0%) Subway or elevated: 25,249 (5%) Railroad: 1,733 (0%) Ferryboat: 35 (0%) Taxi: 780 (0%) Motorcycle: 482 (0%) Bicycle: 669 (0%) Walked: 6,963 (1%) Other means: 2,897 (1%) Worked at home: 22,023 (4%)

9.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,935 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.86%
Virginia average:	11.06%

0.41% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,540 average AGI)

Fairfax County:	0.41%
Virginia average:	0.41%

4.41% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($25,492 average AGI)
5.04% relocated from other states ($30,903 average AGI)

Fairfax County:	5.04%
Virginia average:	4.24%

from Arlington County, VA	1.10% ($61,763 average AGI)
from Alexandria city, VA	0.96% ($58,401)
from Prince William County, VA	0.70% ($50,369)
from Loudoun County, VA	0.56% ($66,077)
from Montgomery County, MD	0.32% ($70,211)
from District of Columbia, DC	0.28% ($62,040)
from Prince George's County, MD	0.24% ($44,831)

11.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($70,546 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.53%
Virginia average:	10.78%

0.26% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,670 average AGI)

Fairfax County:	0.26%
Virginia average:	0.22%

6.07% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($34,096 average AGI)
5.20% relocated to other states ($34,780 average AGI)

Fairfax County:	5.20%
Virginia average:	4.13%

to Prince William County, VA	1.51% ($53,618 average AGI)
to Loudoun County, VA	1.42% ($81,475)
to Arlington County, VA	0.82% ($58,399)
to Alexandria city, VA	0.68% ($53,705)
to Montgomery County, MD	0.33% ($66,045)
to District of Columbia, DC	0.32% ($71,404)
to Prince George's County, MD	0.30% ($44,716)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 4.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 66,660 (61,855 aged, 4,805 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 829,155 (201,789 male householders, 51,047 female householders)

  214,162 spouses, 288,310 children (271,476 natural, 8,284 adopted, 8,550 stepchildren), 8,493 grandchildren, 11,949 brothers or sisters, 10,009 parents, 22,647 other relatives, 20,749 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 130,261 (44,878 male householders (31,061 living alone)), 53,565 female householders (43,945 living alone)), 31,818 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 10,333 (6,467 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 95,034 2-persons, 58,385 3-persons, 56,906 4-persons, 25,718 5-persons, 10,293 6-persons, 6,500 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 75,006 1-person, 18,440 2-persons, 3,318 3-persons, 1,226 4-persons, 255 5-persons, 91 6-persons, 107 7-or-more-persons.

70.0% of residents of Fairfax County speak English at home.
10.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
7.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
9.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $17,383,378,000 ($17329 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,796,915,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,395,603,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $338,280,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,019,000
Federal grants: $450,698,000
Federal procurement contracts: $12,820,256,000 ($8,539,138,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,369,521,000 ($656,021,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,178,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $804,962,000
Federal Government insurance: $423,004,000

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	23 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Here:	+57 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	-71 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 75.29 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

Here:	7.8
State:	6.6

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

53% of Fairfax County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Virginia.

Fairfax County:	53.4%
State average:	53.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 229470
• Northeast: 153956
• Midwest: 86404
• South: 189131
• West: 50661

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $194,600

Here:	13.1%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	11.2%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	19.4%
Virginia:	20.6%

• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (8-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"

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