Moving to Fairfax, Virginia

About Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax

Fairfax ( FAIR-faks) 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. It 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, Metrobus, and Fairfax Connector (Monday-Saturday) 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
Created with Raphaël 2.2.051%49%Female51.2%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.06%1%7%4%6%9%13%18%14%23%$200K or more22.8%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

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
Created with Raphaël 2.2.04%4%13%13%6%29%21%5%5%Bachelor Degree29%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

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
 Fairfax Virginia  Country
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Education
 Fairfax Virginia  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade43546713242713192068929222021139532521
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.055%5%0%19%17%0%4%0%White55.4%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

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
 Fairfax Virginia  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0017.53552.570Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite55.461.260.15.118.712.200.20.618.56.65.600.10.200.30.33.63.42.817.39.518.2