Fairfax, Virginia Neighborhood Info

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Fairfax, Virginia QuickFacts

	Fairfax, Virginia	United States
Total population	21,498	281,421,906
State	Virginia
City	fairfax

Fairfax, Virginia Population

	Fairfax, Virginia	%, Fairfax, Virginia	United States
Male	10,484	48.77%	49.06%
Female	11,014	51.23%	50.94%
Median age (years)	37.0		35.3

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	Fairfax, Virginia	%, Fairfax, Virginia	United States
18 years and over	17,082	79.46%	74.31%
21 years and over	16,341	76.01%	69.97%
62 years and over	3,252	15.13%	14.66%
65 years and over	2,753	12.81%	12.43%

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	Fairfax, Virginia	%, Fairfax, Virginia	United States
White	15,675	72.91%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,090	5.07%	12.32%
Asian	2,617	12.17%	3.64%
Some other race	1,415	6.58%	5.46%
Two or more races	701	3.26%	2.43%

Fairfax, Virginia Housing

	Fairfax, Virginia	%, Fairfax, Virginia	United States
Total households	8,035		105,480,101
Family households (families)	5,407	67.29%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,628	32.71%	31.94%

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	Fairfax, Virginia	%, Fairfax, Virginia	United States
Total housing units	8,204		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	169	2.06%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	8,035	97.94%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	5,550	67.65%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	2,485	30.29%	30.77%

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	Fairfax, Virginia	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	32	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	99	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	519	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,148	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,506	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	610	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	13	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	192,100	119,600

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	Fairfax, Virginia	%, Fairfax, Virginia	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,697	21.12%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,501	31.13%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,009	12.56%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,084	13.49%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	797	9.92%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	947	11.79%	9.65%

Fairfax, Virginia Education

	Fairfax, Virginia	%, Fairfax, Virginia	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,133		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	283	5.51%	6.47%
Kindergarten	235	4.58%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,931	37.62%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	991	19.31%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,693	32.98%	22.81%

Fairfax, Virginia Economy

	Fairfax, Virginia	%, Fairfax, Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	17,690		217,168,077
In labor force	12,361	69.88%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	12,213	69.04%	63.39%
- - Employed	11,924	67.41%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	289	1.63%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	2.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	148	0.84%	0.53%
Not in labor force	5,329	30.12%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	9,080	51.33%	51.66%
In labor force	5,633	31.84%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	5,600	31.66%	29.65%
- - Employed	5,436	30.73%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,418	8.02%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	782		12,787,501

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	Fairfax, Virginia	%, Fairfax, Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	8,013		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	229	2.86%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	123	1.54%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	443	5.53%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	505	6.3%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,230	15.35%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,917	23.92%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,441	17.98%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,293	16.14%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	501	6.25%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	331	4.13%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	67,642		41,994

	Fairfax, Virginia	%, Fairfax, Virginia	United States
With earnings	7,020	39.68%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	76,165		56,604
With Social Security income	1,646	9.3%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,338		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	186	1.05%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,683		6,320
With public assistance income	154	0.87%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,771		3,032
With retirement income	1,926	10.89%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	29,354		17,376

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