Compare Fairfax County, VA vs Washington Metro Area, DC vs Virginia (VA) vs United States
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| Metric |
Fairfax County, VA County |
Washington Metro Area, DC Metro Area |
Virginia (VA) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 1,147,837 | 6,318,377 | 8,705,170 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $2,276 | $2,027 | $1,579 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1983 | 1983 | 1984 | 1980 |
| Household income | $153,637 | $126,684 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $71,828 | $63,554 | $50,666 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 5.9% | 8.1% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.2% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 43.8% | 45.7% | 45.3% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 1,147,837 | 6,318,377 | 8,705,170 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 790,570 | 4,348,200 | 6,007,678 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 414,101 | 2,373,022 | 3,365,732 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $153,637 | $126,684 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $71,828 | $63,554 | $50,666 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 5.9% | 8.1% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.2% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 43.8% | 45.7% | 45.3% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $2,276 | $2,027 | $1,579 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1983 | 1983 | 1984 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 31.4% | 36.3% | 32.7% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 68.6% | 63.7% | 67.3% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 49.1% | 43.4% | 60.2% | 61% |
| Black | 9.6% | 24.6% | 18.6% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 19.9% | 10.9% | 6.9% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 13.4% | 11.7% | 9.5% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 17.6% | 18% | 11% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 82.4% | 82% | 89% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 71.3% | 74.6% | 81.7% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 29.0 min | 32.0 min | 27.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 28.7% | 25.4% | 18.3% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 16.9% | 21.4% | 24.6% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 11.9% | 17.2% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 6.2% | 7% | 9.4% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 65% | 54.4% | 42.2% | 35.7% |