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Total population: 23,844 (All urban)

Fairfax, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,204 (8,035 occupied: 5,551 owner occupied, 2,484 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	32%

Housing density: 1300 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $347,958.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,267 (lower quartile is $1,034, upper quartile is $1,639)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,235

Median gross rent in Fairfax, VA in 2007: $1,354

Housing units in Fairfax 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

Fairfax,VA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $481,672 (it was $188,300 in 2000)

Fairfax:	$481,672
Virginia:	$262,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $396,760 - $548,283

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $493,943
Here: $493,943
State: $357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $512,589
Here: $512,589
State: $371,438

In 2-unit structures: $343,994
Here: $343,994
State: $295,743

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $323,601
Here: $323,601
State: $305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $247,534
Here: $247,534
State: $316,638

Mobile homes: $25,000
Here: $25,000
State: $37,843

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.

3,306 married couples with children.
630 single-parent households (123 men, 507 women).

69.4% of residents of Fairfax 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).

Foreign born population: 5,451 (25.4%)
(35.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

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

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fairfax, Virginia:
	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 or more rooms: 1,574

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfax, Virginia:
	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 or more rooms: 129

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 117
1995 to 1998: 406
1990 to 1994: 263
1980 to 1989: 754
1970 to 1979: 1,352
1960 to 1969: 2,400
1950 to 1959: 2,299
1940 to 1949: 475
1939 or earlier: 138

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fairfax:
	no bedroom: 43 1 bedroom: 159 2 bedrooms: 673 3 bedrooms: 2,267 4 bedrooms: 1,925 5 or more bedrooms: 484

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfax:
	no bedroom: 159 1 bedroom: 785 2 bedrooms: 878 3 bedrooms: 430 4 bedrooms: 163 5 or more bedrooms: 69

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfax in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 74 1 vehicle: 1,469 2 vehicles: 2,645 3 vehicles: 962 4 vehicles: 254 5 or more vehicles: 147

Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfax in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 251 1 vehicle: 1,166 2 vehicles: 741 3 vehicles: 212 4 vehicles: 83 5 or more vehicles: 31

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Fairfax, VA:

Less than $10,000: 2
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 1
$25,000 to $29,999: 3
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 2
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 4
$60,000 to $69,999: 2
$70,000 to $79,999: 2
$80,000 to $89,999: 5
$90,000 to $99,999: 4
$100,000 to $124,999: 38
$125,000 to $149,999: 78
$150,000 to $174,999: 137
$175,000 to $199,999: 95
$200,000 to $249,999: 159
$250,000 to $299,999: 183
$300,000 to $399,999: 790
$400,000 to $499,999: 1907
$500,000 to $749,999: 1930
$750,000 to $999,999: 570
$1,000,000 or more: 239

Fairfax rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Fairfax:

Less than $100: 23 people
$100 to $149: 10
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 10
$400 to $449: 15
$450 to $499: 20
$500 to $549: 27
$550 to $599: 18
$600 to $649: 6
$650 to $699: 29
$700 to $749: 50
$750 to $799: 64
$800 to $899: 94
$900 to $999: 109
$1,000 to $1,249: 806
$1,250 to $1,499: 642
$1,500 to $1,999: 572
$2,000 or more: 201
No cash rent: 52

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

Fairfax, VA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 22.9%
Number of people working at home: 349 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 189
5 to 9 minutes: 762
10 to 14 minutes: 1354
15 to 19 minutes: 1323
20 to 24 minutes: 1330
25 to 29 minutes: 535
30 to 34 minutes: 2171
35 to 39 minutes: 418
40 to 44 minutes: 744
45 to 59 minutes: 1523
60 to 89 minutes: 909
90 or more minutes: 238

Fairfax 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%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 229
$10,000 to $14,999: 123
$15,000 to $19,999: 173
$20,000 to $24,999: 270
$25,000 to $29,999: 243
$30,000 to $34,999: 262
$35,000 to $39,999: 439
$40,000 to $44,999: 461
$45,000 to $49,999: 330
$50,000 to $59,999: 862
$60,000 to $74,999: 1055
$75,000 to $99,999: 1441
$100,000 to $124,999: 712
$125,000 to $149,999: 581
$150,000 to $199,999: 501
$200,000 or more: 331

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6458

German: 1829

Irish: 1753

English: 1717

United States or American: 1209

Italian: 702

Scotch-Irish: 513

Scottish: 440

Polish: 353

European: 288

French (except Basque): 262

Arab:: 242

Norwegian: 226

Dutch: 181

Russian: 176

Greek: 164

Swedish: 138

Subsaharan African:: 123

British: 122

Turkish: 111

Other Arab: 103

French Canadian: 93

Lebanese: 90

Welsh: 85

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 83

Lithuanian: 72

Slovak: 66

African: 66

Finnish: 62

Czech: 59

Swiss: 59

Hungarian: 58

Northern European: 57

Afghan: 57

Ukrainian: 49

Bahamian: 49

Portuguese: 48

Iranian: 43

Eastern European: 41

Ethiopian: 36

Austrian: 36

Czechoslovakian: 35

Belgian: 33

Romanian: 33

Syrian: 26

Latvian: 26

Armenian: 24

West Indian: 24

Canadian: 24

Australian: 18

Ghanian: 15

Croatian: 15

Scandinavian: 14

Serbian: 14

Danish: 14

Arab/Arabic: 14

Albanian: 13

Celtic: 12

Haitian: 10

Estonian: 8

Brazilian: 8

Yugoslavian: 8

Cypriot: 7

South African: 6

New Zealander: 5

Acadian/Cajun: 5

Moroccan: 5

Egyptian: 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%)

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

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

53% of Fairfax 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.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 113
Nursery to 4th grade: 60
5th and 6th grade: 154
7th and 8th grade: 86
9th grade: 82
10th grade: 92
11th grade: 78
12th grade, no diploma: 188
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,266
Less than 1 year of college: 223
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 915
Associate degree: 358
Bachelor's degree: 1,727
Master's degree: 1,463
Professional school degree: 322
Doctorate degree: 252

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 112
Nursery to 4th grade: 62
5th and 6th grade: 90
7th and 8th grade: 117
9th grade: 75
10th grade: 125
11th grade: 46
12th grade, no diploma: 256
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,706
Less than 1 year of college: 560
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 925
Associate degree: 584
Bachelor's degree: 2,053
Master's degree: 872
Professional school degree: 162
Doctorate degree: 98

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 2.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 5.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $94,265
Black householders: $67,955
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $97,823
Asian householders: $78,641
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $39,769
Some other race householders: $78,868
Two or more races householders: $88,864
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $81,658

Fairfax household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Fairfax household income for Black householders

Fairfax household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Fairfax household income for Asian householders

Fairfax household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Fairfax household income for Some other race householders

Fairfax household income for Two or more races householders

Fairfax household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Fairfax marital status for males

Fairfax marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $498,554
Black or African American householders: $430,256
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $703,450
Asian householders: $492,927
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $95,925
Some other race householders: $387,537
Two or more races householders: $513,647
Hispanic or Latino householders: $420,279

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 to 49: 280
50 or more: 293
Mobile homes: 10
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $50,465

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fairfax:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (67%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%) Electricity (15%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (58%) Electricity (36%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) No fuel used (1%)

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%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)

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