Moving to Fairfax, Virginia

About Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax

Fairfax, Virginia ( FAIR-faks), formally the City of Fairfax, and colloquially known as Fairfax City, Downtown Fairfax, Old Town Fairfax, Fairfax Courthouse, FFX, and Fairfax, is an independent city in Virginia and the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,146.

Fairfax is part of both the Washington metropolitan area and Northern Virginia regions, and is located 14 miles (23 km) west of Washington, D.C. Fairfax is served by Washington Metro's Orange Line through its Vienna station, which is a mile northeast of Fairfax. CUE Bus and Metrobus operate in Fairfax, and Virginia Railway Express's Burke Centre station is located three miles southeast of Fairfax.

George Mason University, located in unincorporated Fairfax County along Fairfax's southern border, is the largest public university in Virginia with 40,185 students as of 2023.

Gender
Gender Fairfax Virginia Country
Female 51.2% 50.8% 50.8%
Male 48.8% 49.2% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Fairfax Virginia Country
Less than $10,000 6% 4.8% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 0.6% 3.3% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 6.6% 7% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 4% 7.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 5.6% 10.8% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 9.2% 16.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 13.1% 12.9% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 17.6% 17.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 14.4% 9% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 22.8% 11.6% 8.3%
Education


Education Fairfax Virginia Country
< 9th Grade 4% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 4% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 13% 24% 27.0%
Other College 13% 19% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 6% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 29% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 21% 13% 9.0%
Professional Degree 5% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 5% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Fairfax Virginia Country
White 55.4% 61.2% 60.1%
African American 5.1% 18.7% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 18.5% 6.6% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.6% 3.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 17.3% 9.5% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity