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County population in July 2011: 22,624 (all urban)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,551
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,484
% of renters here:

31%
State:

26%

Land area: 6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 3585 people per square mile 
 
  (very high).

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Fairfax city: 118.9 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (19.6%), Educational,health and social services (16.8%), Public administration (10.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 75%
  • Government: 20%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Fairfax city races chart

Races in Fairfax city, Virginia:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (62.8%)
  • Asian alone (15.1%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (13.6%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (5.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)

Median resident age:  37.0 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Males: 10,484  (48.8%)
Females: 11,014  (51.2%)

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Average household size:
Fairfax city:

2.6 people
Virginia:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $85,978 ($67,642 in 1999)
This county:

$85978
Virginia:

$59330

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $1,328 (lower quartile is $1,121, upper quartile is $1,715)
This county:

$1328
State:

$832


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $504,791 (it was $188,300 in 2000)
Fairfax city:

$504,791
Virginia:

$252,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $404,551 - $612,209

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $437,030
Here:

$437,030
State:

$330,816

Townhouses or other attached units: $467,919
Here:

$467,919
State:

$310,878

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $380,345
Here:

$380,345
State:

$242,971

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $138,250
Here:

$138,250
State:

$270,208

Mobile homes: $17,060
Here:

$17,060
State:

$37,843

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $18,730
Here:

$18,730
State:

$92,978
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,373
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $513

Institutionalized population: 360

Fairfax city, VA map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2000: 166 buildings, average cost: $107,900
  • 2001: 95 buildings, average cost: $105,200
  • 2002: 27 buildings, average cost: $97,800
  • 2003: 16 buildings, average cost: $216,300
  • 2004: 47 buildings, average cost: $197,200
  • 2005: 28 buildings, average cost: $254,500
  • 2006: 27 buildings, average cost: $195,700
  • 2007: 30 buildings, average cost: $255,000
  • 2008: 9 buildings, average cost: $250,000
  • 2009: 14 buildings, average cost: $261,100

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)




2008 Presidential Election results in Fairfax city Virginia:

Obama (Democratic): 57.9%
McCain (Republican): 41.3%
Detailed 2008 Election Results


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $3,527 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $3,417 (0.8%)


Fairfax city household income distribution in 2009 Fairfax city home values distribution


Fairfax city contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 3.8%
(4.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 1.2% for Black residents, 3.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 4.7% for American Indian residents, 63.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 1.6% for other race residents, 3.0% for two or more races residents)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

5.7%
Whole state:

9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

2.8%
Whole state:

4.3%

Area name: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fairfax city 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: Fairfax.

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Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

5.8%
Virginia:

5.8%

Unemployment by year (%)


Current college students: 1,693
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 45.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,451 (35% naturalized citizens)

Fairfax city:

25.4%
Whole state:

8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 1,829
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,044
  • 1985 to 1989: 1,182
  • 1980 to 1984: 433
  • 1975 to 1979: 342
  • 1970 to 1974: 237
  • 1970 to 1974: 129
  • 1965 to 1969: 255

Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 22.9%

Fairfax city marital status for males
Fairfax city marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,448
  • One, attached: 1,471
  • Two: 32
  • 3 or 4: 84
  • 5 to 9: 456
  • 10 to 19: 1,122
  • 20 or more: 573
  • Mobile homes: 10
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Fairfax city with a mortgage: 3,872 (537 second mortgage, 496 home equity loan, 33 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,055

Here:

78.6% with mortgage
State:

75.1% with mortgage



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.46%
Here43.5%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 421,413
Total congregations: 406

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchMuslim EstimateSouthern Baptist ConventionEpiscopal Church
Adherents206,657 (49.0%)42,462 (10.1%)34,564 (8.2%)26,485 (6.3%)19,370 (4.6%)
Congregations26 (6.4%)50 (12.3%)7 (1.7%)64 (15.8%)27 (6.7%)
NameJewishLDS (Mormon) ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)Other
Adherents15,300 (3.6%)11,125 (2.6%)9,899 (2.3%)9,646 (2.3%)45,905 (10.9%)
Congregations8 (2.0%)28 (6.9%)11 (2.7%)15 (3.7%)170 (41.9%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Fairfax city - Fairfax

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 17
This county:

7.32 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

2.03 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Fairfax city:

0.43 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.17 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9
Fairfax city:

3.87 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

1.43 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16
This county:

6.89 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

4.03 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 75
Fairfax city:

32.29 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

7.65 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

9.4%
Virginia:

9.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

27.2%
Virginia:

26.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Fairfax city:

12.0%
State:

18.6%

Earthquake activity:

Fairfax city-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 93.4 miles away from the 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 86.6 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 83.4 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 82.3 miles away from Fairfax city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Class of Workers


Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (17%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Computer specialists (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Top executives (3%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)
  • Engineers (3%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • El Salvador (15%)
  • Korea (9%)
  • India (7%)
  • Vietnam (7%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
  • Peru (5%)
  • Philippines (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Fairfax city (%):



  • German (10%)
  • Irish (10%)
  • English (9%)
  • United States or American (7%)
  • Italian (4%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3%)
  • Scottish (2%)


Fairfax city mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 8,703 (73%)
  • Carpooled: 1,376 (12%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 336 (3%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 11 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 549 (5%)
  • Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 36 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 44 (0%)
  • Walked: 407 (3%)
  • Other means: 27 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 349 (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Fairfax city, Virginia:

  • 360 people in nursing homes
  • 130 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 35 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 3 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $84,544.

18.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,250 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

18.98%
Virginia average:

11.06%


0.54% of residents moved from foreign countries ($797 average AGI)
Fairfax city:

0.54%
Virginia average:

0.41%

13.03% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($40,375 average AGI)
5.41% relocated from other states ($14,078 average AGI)
Fairfax city:

5.41%
Virginia average:

4.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Fairfax County, VA  8.72% ($63,464 average AGI)
from Prince William County, VA  1.06% ($45,695)
from Arlington County, VA  1.00% ($52,606)
from Loudoun County, VA  0.57% ($59,893)
from Alexandria city, VA  0.48% ($54,234)
from Montgomery County, MD  0.44% ($42,256)
from District of Columbia, DC  0.25% ($30,800)


16.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,863 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

16.62%
Virginia average:

10.78%


0.18% of residents moved to foreign countries ($785 average AGI)
Fairfax city:

0.18%
Virginia average:

0.22%

11.79% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($36,605 average AGI)
4.65% relocated to other states ($17,473 average AGI)
Fairfax city:

4.65%
Virginia average:

4.13%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Fairfax County, VA  6.97% ($46,543 average AGI)
to Prince William County, VA  1.29% ($55,452)
to Loudoun County, VA  0.95% ($53,088)
to Arlington County, VA  0.65% ($76,371)
to Montgomery County, MD  0.42% ($48,625)
to Alexandria city, VA  0.35% ($52,088)
to Prince George's County, MD  0.32% ($42,452)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.6

Births per 1000 population in Fairfax city

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Fairfax city

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 14.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Fairfax city

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,471 (9,633 aged, 838 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.53
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 58997.37
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 788.690
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 166032.09

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 714.840
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1165.600
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 50.08

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 396.190
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 355.140

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 63.74
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 20,968
  • In family households: 17,263 (4,284 male householders, 1,143 female householders)
    4,526 spouses, 5,318 children (4,849 natural, 235 adopted, 234 stepchildren), 273 grandchildren, 431 brothers or sisters, 226 parents, 554 other relatives, 508 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 3,705 (1,089 male householders (635 living alone)), 1,497 female householders (1,244 living alone)), 1,119 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 530 (353 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,382 2-persons, 1,288 3-persons, 955 4-persons, 425 5-persons, 195 6-persons, 182 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,879 1-person, 474 2-persons, 145 3-persons, 61 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

69.4% of residents of Fairfax city speak English at home.
13.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
5.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
9.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $3,045,881,000 ($138060 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,616,453,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $359,972,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $56,716,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,407,000
Federal grants: $100,652,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,450,710,000 ($1,374,980,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $76,424,000 ($18,040,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $109,035,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,921,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,244,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 1,559
Here:

71 per 1000 residents
State:

70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 906
Here:

41 per 1000 residents
State:

40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +1,550
Here:

+71 per 1000 residents
State:

+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,705
Here:  -78 per 1000 residents
State:  +14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Fairfax city

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.4
State:

6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.1
State:

4.3

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 186
  • 2000 to 2004: 529
  • 1990 to 1999: 762
  • 1980 to 1989: 557
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,512
  • 1960 to 1969: 2,276
  • 1950 to 1959: 2,177
  • 1940 to 1949: 328
  • 1939 or earlier: 295
Rooms in houses/apartments in Fairfax city, Virginia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 14
  • 2 rooms: 24
  • 3 rooms: 168
  • 4 rooms: 330
  • 5 rooms: 522
  • 6 rooms: 792
  • 7 rooms: 1,039
  • 8 rooms: 1,088
  • 9+ rooms: 1,574
  • 1 room: 71
  • 2 rooms: 382
  • 3 rooms: 393
  • 4 rooms: 645
  • 5 rooms: 426
  • 6 rooms: 250
  • 7 rooms: 113
  • 8 rooms: 75
  • 9+ rooms: 129
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Fairfax city, Virginia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 43
  • 1 bedroom: 159
  • 2 bedrooms: 673
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,267
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,925
  • 5+ bedrooms: 484
  • no bedroom: 159
  • 1 bedroom: 785
  • 2 bedrooms: 878
  • 3 bedrooms: 430
  • 4 bedrooms: 163
  • 5+ bedrooms: 69
Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfax city, Virginia in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 74
  • 1 vehicle: 1,469
  • 2 vehicles: 2,645
  • 3 vehicles: 962
  • 4 vehicles: 254
  • 5+ vehicles: 147
  • no vehicle: 251
  • 1 vehicle: 1,166
  • 2 vehicles: 741
  • 3 vehicles: 212
  • 4 vehicles: 83
  • 5+ vehicles: 31

53% of Fairfax city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Virginia.

Fairfax city:

52.6%
State average:

53.8%


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

  • This state: 5565
  • Northeast: 3096
  • Midwest: 1783
  • South: 4039
  • West: 1022

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $193,800


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Fairfax city
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (67.1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17.5%)
  • Electricity (14.8%)
  • Utility gas (58.3%)
  • Electricity (35.8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2.4%)
  • No fuel used (0.8%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 260
Here:

13.5%
Virginia:

9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 91
Here:

9.2%
Virginia:

8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 156
Here:

13.5%
Virginia:

20.6%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2004:

  • Total number of recipients: 986
  • Number of aged recipients: 466
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 520
  • Number of recipients under 18: 66
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 376
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 544
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 179
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 411


Fairfax city Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Fairfax city Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)




Most common first names in Fairfax city, VA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary37780.6 years
John37173.2 years
William31074.3 years
James28471.1 years
Robert24872.2 years
Charles18873.0 years
Helen16780.9 years
Dorothy15780.2 years
Margaret15680.8 years
George15075.8 years
Most common last names in Fairfax city, VA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith13976.8 years
Johnson7478.3 years
Brown5976.4 years
Williams5676.7 years
Thompson5574.1 years
Jones5575.1 years
Anderson4879.2 years
Miller4776.6 years
Lee4274.1 years
Davis4175.0 years

Fairfax city on our top lists:

  • #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest federal government expenditure per capita in fiscal year 2004"
  • #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Muslim Estimate adherents"
  • #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
  • #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2008 Presidential Election"
  • #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
  • #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for McCain (Republican) in the 2008 Presidential Election"
  • #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most general practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005"

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