Living in Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia

Overview

A total of 396,501 households are located in Fairfax County Public Schools area. Among them, 144,455 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.37 people. The total number of children in the region is 356,286 and 306,125 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

14% (159,032) of residents are non-citizens and 37% (421,367) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia
Household	396,501
Population	1,136,778
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	144,455 (36%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	356,286
Total Students	306,125
Pre-Kindergarten	20,915
Kindergarten	16,272
Grade 1-8	117,975
Grade 9-12	65,180
College/Graduate School	85,783
Veterans	864,481
Non-citizen	159,032
Non-English Home Language	421,367
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

905,295 residents are over the age of 16 and 649,977 people are in labor force. Among them, 638,806 people are in civilian labor force and 11,171 are in armed labor force. 613,908 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Fairfax County Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	613,920	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	431,926	70.36%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	59,257	9.65%
Public transportation	59,130	9.63%
Walked	11,502	1.87%
Other method	11,274	1.84%
Worked from home	40,831	6.65%
Average Commute Time	32 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	613,908	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	353,140	57.52%
Service	92,491	15.07%
Sales and office	102,536	16.70%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	33,296	5.42%
Production, transportation, and material moving	32,445	5.28%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	613,908	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	990	0.16%
Construction	35,135	5.72%
Manufacturing	15,044	2.45%
Wholesale trade	5,432	0.88%
Retail trade	45,672	7.44%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	20,202	3.29%
Information	15,801	2.57%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	42,141	6.86%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	155,943	25.40%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	112,944	18.40%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	55,058	8.97%
Other services, except public administration	40,090	6.53%
Public administration	69,456	11.31%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	613,908	-
Private wage and salary workers	451,958	73.62%
Government workers	126,952	20.68%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	33,888	5.52%
Unpaid family workers	1,110	0.18%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $157,726 for the 396,501 households in Fairfax County Public Schools area, Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $55,523. 1,038,753 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.77%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	396,501	-
Less than $10,000	10,785	2.72%
$10,000 - $14,999	5,241	1.32%
$15,000 - $24,999	11,879	3.00%
$25,000 - $34,999	14,687	3.70%
$35,000 - $49,999	23,620	5.96%
$50,000 - $74,999	42,929	10.83%
$75,000 - $99,999	46,205	11.65%
$100,000 - $149,999	81,357	20.52%
$150,000 - $199,999	59,169	14.92%
More than $200,000	100,629	25.38%
Median Household Income	$124,831	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$157,726	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	283,315	-
Less than $10,000	4,678	1.65%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,735	0.97%
$15,000 - $24,999	6,394	2.26%
$25,000 - $34,999	9,214	3.25%
$35,000 - $49,999	14,687	5.18%
$50,000 - $74,999	25,066	8.85%
$75,000 - $99,999	28,534	10.07%
$100,000 - $149,999	55,767	19.68%
$150,000 - $199,999	47,032	16.60%
More than $200,000	89,208	31.49%

Median Family Income	$144,687	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$177,417	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$55,523	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$90,567	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$90,567	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	1,131,851	-
With health insurance coverage	1,038,753	91.77%
Public coverage	226,167	19.98%
Private health insurance	936,549	82.74%
Without health insurance coverage	93,098	8.23%

Housing

There are 413,885 housing units in Fairfax County Public Schools area, Virginia with 396,501 units (95.80%) occupied. 269,528 houses (67.98%) are occupied by owner and 126,973 houses (32.02%) are rented. The average housing value is $563,100 and the average rental cost is $1,881. 7,932 houses (1.92%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 12,190 houses (2.95%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	413,885	-
Occupied	396,501	95.80%
Owner Occupied	269,528	67.98%
Renter Occupied	126,973	32.02%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	193,831	46.83%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	95,773	23.14%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	121,953	29.47%
Mobile Homes	2,202	0.53%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	126	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	413,885	-
Built 2014 or later	7,932	1.92%
Built 2010 - 2013	9,113	2.20%
Built 2000 - 2009	45,446	10.98%
Built 1990 - 1999	64,550	15.60%
Built 1980 - 1989	96,179	23.24%
Built 1970 - 1979	85,429	20.64%
Built 1960 - 1969	56,410	13.63%
Built 1950 - 1959	36,636	8.85%
Built 1949 or earlier	12,190	2.95%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	413,885	-
1 room	6,487	1.57%
2 rooms	11,881	2.87%
3 rooms	35,396	8.55%
4 rooms	51,709	12.49%
5 rooms	45,858	11.08%
6 rooms	49,734	12.02%
7 rooms	45,571	11.01%
8 rooms	46,871	11.32%
9 rooms or more	120,378	29.08%
Median Number of Rooms	6.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	413,885	-
no bedroom	7,199	1.74%
1 bedroom	42,406	10.25%
2 bedrooms	82,981	20.05%
3 bedrooms	114,515	27.67%
4 bedrooms	111,987	27.06%
5 bedrooms or more	54,797	13.24%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	269,528	-
Less than $50,000	2,439	0.90%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,246	0.46%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,826	0.68%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,398	2.00%
$200,000 - $299,999	18,457	6.85%
$300,000 - $499,999	81,722	30.32%
$500,000 - $999,999	134,469	49.89%
$1,000,000 or more	23,971	8.89%
Median House Value	$563,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	123,616	-
Less than $500	3,636	2.94%
$500 - $999	4,206	3.40%
$1,000 - $1,499	17,525	14.18%
$1,500 - $1,999	47,878	38.73%
$2,000 - $2,499	27,417	22.18%
$2,500 - $2,999	12,855	10.40%
$3,000 or more	10,099	8.17%
Median Rental Costs	$1,881	-

Demographic

A total of 1,145,862 people lives in Fairfax County Public Schools area, Virginia with 568,173 male and 577,689 female. The males to female ratio is 49.58 to 50.42. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	1,145,862	-
Male	568,173	49.58%
Female	577,689	50.42%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	1,145,862	-
Under 5 years	74,004	6.46%
5 - 9 years	75,019	6.55%
10 - 14 years	75,621	6.60%
15 - 19 years	72,716	6.35%
20 - 24 years	68,441	5.97%
25 - 34 years	153,824	13.42%
35 - 44 years	165,486	14.44%
45 - 54 years	165,493	14.44%
55 - 59 years	76,416	6.67%
60 - 64 years	68,919	6.01%
65 - 74 years	91,595	7.99%
75 - 84 years	41,758	3.64%
85 years and older	16,570	1.45%
Median Age	38.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	1,145,862	-
One Race	1,092,545	95.35%
White	701,055	61.18%
Black or African American	112,371	9.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,662	0.23%
Asian	219,697	19.17%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	847	0.07%
Other	55,913	4.88%

Two or more races	53,317	4.65%
White and Black or African American	10,639	0.93%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	4,369	0.38%
White and Asian	25,142	2.19%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,050	0.09%

Living in Fairfax County Public Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic