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Fairfax Demographics Information

Population: 22,055 (+2.6% change)

Elevation: 447 feet

County: Fairfax (city)

Land area: 6.3 square miles

Zip codes: 22030..22038.

Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $81,050
Median house value: $425,000

Races in Fairfax:

White Non-Hispanic (66.7%)
Hispanic (13.6%)
Other race (6.2%)
Black (5.1%)
Two or more races (3.3%)
Korean (2.9%)
Asian Indian (2.6%)
Chinese (2.0%)
Vietnamese (1.9%)
Other Asian (1.5%)
Filipino (1.1%)
American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (13.0%), Irish (12.3%), English (11.2%), United States (5.6%), Italian (4.0%), Scottish (3.5%).

For population 25 years and over in Fairfax

High school or higher: 88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 20.8%
Unemployed: 2.4%
Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairfax city

Never married: 28.6%
Now married: 54.8%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 7.0%
Divorced: 7.4%

25.4% Foreign born (12.0% Asia, 9.6% Latin America, 2.7% Europe).

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Burke, VA (5.4 miles, pop. 57,737).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (20.4 miles, pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (168.2 miles, pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Oakton, VA (2.3 miles), Mantua, VA (3.2 miles), Vienna, VA (4.4 miles), Merrifield, VA (4.5 miles), Burke, VA (5.4 miles), Dunn Loring, VA (5.7 miles), Wolf Trap, VA (5.9 miles), Annandale, VA (6.5 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 98 buildings, average cost: $89,800
1997: 69 buildings, average cost: $88,300
1998: 58 buildings, average cost: $99,300
1999: 79 buildings, average cost: $91,000
2000: 166 buildings, average cost: $107,900
2001: 95 buildings, average cost: $105,200
2002: 27 buildings, average cost: $97,800
2003: 16 buildings, average cost: $216,300

Industries providing employment: Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (19.6%), Educational,health and social services (16.8%), Public administration (10.3%).