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Fairfax County

Fairfax County has 1,147,837 residents across 42 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $153,637, 65% above the Virginia figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $732,800, and 65% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
1,147,837residentsACS 2020–2024
$153,637median household incomeVirginia: $93K
$732,800median home valueowner-occupied homes
96%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Fairfax County in VirginiaZIP codes in Fairfax County highlighted; the rest of Virginia in grey
Map of Virginia with Fairfax County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 42 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
2012042,896$153K$649K75%60%98%29 min
2012127,788$130K$520K70%54%99%32 min
2012414,375$221K$885K92%74%98%33 min
2015122,610$158K$677K81%59%97%31 min
2017043,866$159K$647K68%57%97%30 min
2017151,286$171K$797K57%75%97%29 min
2019022,012$135K$581K48%74%96%29 min
2019131,011$151K$642K68%68%97%28 min
2019412,275$171K$827K71%80%99%29 min
2200357,755$139K$732K71%51%94%30 min
2201544,647$173K$697K85%66%98%34 min
220271,939$250K$1.10M99%80%100%30 min
2203061,332$140K$740K58%67%98%30 min
2203137,276$135K$724K48%74%98%32 min
2203229,240$178K$799K87%68%98%32 min
2203339,526$143K$649K64%68%98%30 min
2203919,626$250K$1.02M96%78%98%37 min
2204129,183$93K$452K53%48%92%31 min
2204235,483$138K$716K67%54%95%31 min
2204325,750$146K$882K61%69%93%27 min
2204413,996$101K$776K50%50%93%33 min
2206010,641$106K$764K9%58%97%26 min
2206617,185$250K$1.31M95%86%99%35 min
2207935,284$148K$638K76%60%97%33 min
2210130,953$250K$1.45M84%85%97%30 min
2210229,184$154K$956K48%81%97%30 min
2212418,091$218K$998K88%83%97%32 min
2215027,955$123K$636K63%46%89%32 min
2215117,017$156K$656K87%53%95%32 min
2215228,814$166K$648K86%65%98%33 min
2215332,664$174K$694K90%68%99%34 min
2218026,568$177K$941K70%76%98%30 min
2218115,760$212K$998K82%81%99%30 min
2218227,783$205K$1.13M71%82%99%31 min
2230316,922$104K$553K49%62%96%35 min
2230630,602$97K$594K50%42%91%35 min
2230710,343$142K$779K74%72%92%34 min
2230814,090$213K$914K94%80%97%33 min
2230934,316$107K$567K64%45%93%35 min
2231028,136$166K$660K78%67%98%35 min
2231226,768$109K$604K52%54%94%30 min
2231530,404$160K$618K76%66%98%33 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

1,147,837 residents in 414,101 households, next to the Virginia figure.

23%
under 18
21%
aged 18–34
15%
aged 65 and over
24%
of households are people living alone
57%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

430,047 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $732,800 (±$4,766).

69%
of households own their home
46%
of homes are detached single-family houses
29%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
1%
are mobile homes
4%
of housing units are vacant
$2,276
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%
2010–20197%
2000–200911%
1990–199914%
1980–198923%
1970–197919%
1960–196913%
1950–19598%
1940–19492%
1939 or earlier1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,635.

$153,637
median household income
5.9%
of people live below the poverty line
4.2%
unemployment rate
65%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

31 min
average commute to work
19%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
63%
of workers drive or carpool
5%
take public transportation
2%
walk or bike
29%
work from home
5%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

96%
of households have a broadband subscription
2%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Fairfax County, Virginia, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Fairfax Villa Elementary School - 2014
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Fairfax Villa Elementary School - 2014
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Spring Chicken - 06
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Spring Chicken - 06
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Spring Chicken - 05
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