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Fairfax County, Virginia, has 24,478 residents and covers 6.2 square miles. The FIPS code for Fairfax County is 51600. Fairfax is the county's largest population center. Fairfax County also includes 0 zip codes, 1 public school district and 4 municipalities. Those boundaries help explain why population, schools, and housing can look different from one part of the county to another. The map below shows how those county lines, zip codes, and school districts fit together, and the sections that follow use that same geography to show population, demographics, school enrollment and housing patterns in more detail.

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Fairfax County Trends

Population
24,478
Median Home Value
$677,400
K-12 Enrollment
0
Fairfax County in Virginia

County analytics dashboards with historical trends & projections included in package downloads.

Fairfax County Maps

The maps below show a few of the county map styles included in our downloads. County packages include map exports in JPEG, PNG, SVG, PDF and GeoTIFF formats plus more than 20 GIS layers for mapping, research and analysis. Available layers include zip codes, area codes, subdivisions, school districts, political boundaries, roads, water features, points of interest and more.

County packages also include historical county demographics, business intelligence, analytical dashboards, AI-ready prompts, markdown files and related reference data. Everything is organized to save hours of manual work collecting current data, cleaning it and joining it together. That makes it easier to move faster on analytics, due diligence, business planning and location research. Paid packages are built for commercial use, but some package contents include source-specific attribution or notice guidance. Review Licensing & Data Source Notices.

Fairfax County Population

Fairfax County had 24,478 residents in 2020. Recent census data shows how the county has changed over time. Long-term census counts show how the county has changed across recent decades. Fairfax is the largest city in the county, with about 24,146 residents. The chart below shows how the county population changed across the last three census counts.

Population Trend in Fairfax County VA

Fairfax County Population per 2000, 2010 and 2020 census counts with a baseline 2030 projection.

Fairfax County Zip Codes

Fairfax County has 0 zip codes. The county includes both larger population centers and smaller postal areas. The largest zip areas account for a meaningful share of the county population. Together, the three largest zips account for about 0% of all county residents.

Fairfax County Demographics

Fairfax County has a median age of 37.3, which makes the county a little younger than Virginia overall. About 24% of residents are under 18, while 14.3% are 65 or older. That gives the county a fairly even mix of younger families and older adults. The largest age group is 25 to 44 at about 32.2% of the population, which points to a solid working-age base. About 62.3% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, above the statewide figure of 41.5%. The county has a more diverse population mix, with no single race or ethnicity accounting for all of the local story.

Key Demographics for Fairfax County VA

Median Age

37.3

Under 18

24%

Age 65+

14.3%

Bachelor's+

62.3%

Fairfax County School Districts

Fairfax County is served by a network of public school districts across the map area. Several larger districts account for a substantial share of students across the county map area. A few larger districts account for much of the county-serving student population. Enrollment trends are not available yet for the districts shown on the county map.

Fairfax County Housing & Real Estate

Fairfax County has a median home value of $677,400 and a median gross rent of $2,122. About 69% of occupied homes in the county are owner-occupied, so the local housing market leans heavily toward ownership. Home values run above the Virginia median, while rents come in above the state average. In November 2021, the median listing price was $919,000 and homes spent about 56 days on the market.

Fairfax County Housing Mix

Fairfax County housing mix: owner, renter and vacant units.

Fairfax County Housing Trends

Fairfax County median home value and rent trend (last 5 years).

Businesses in Fairfax County, VA

Fairfax County has 3,020 business listings across 583 categories. The largest categories in Fairfax County business listings are Legal Services (106, 3.5%), Real Estate Agents (101, 3.3%), and Counseling And Mental Health (53, 1.8%). The full Fairfax County business listings dataset includes names, categories, addresses and contact details where available. Fairfax County packages also include U.S. Census County Business Patterns data with establishment counts, employment and payroll by industry sector.

Top Business Categories in Fairfax County, VA

Category Businesses Share
Legal Services 106 3.5%
Real Estate Agents 101 3.3%
Counseling And Mental Health 53 1.8%
Dental Offices 50 1.7%
Community & Nonprofits 48 1.6%
Professional Services 47 1.6%
Insurance Agencies 47 1.6%
Home Health Care 45 1.5%
Real Estate 43 1.4%
Contractors 43 1.4%

Fairfax County Business Listings

Business Category City
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Novara Recovery Center Virginia Addiction Rehabilitation Center Fairfax
Pregnancy and Adoption Support Adoption Services Fairfax
NOVA Advertising Advertising Agency Fairfax
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Your CBD Store Alternative Medicine Fairfax
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Fairfax County business listings sourced from Overture Maps. Includes locations with a high level of confidence.

Fairfax County Basemaps

Fairfax County map and data packages include a set of useful basemaps to help you get started quickly. These include a custom light grey canvas, USGS topo, imagery and other reference layers that make it easier to build clear, meaningful county maps using the included GIS layers, your own data or both. Pre-rendered map tiles for the light grey basemap are included so you can use them offline or host them on your own CDN.

Get the Full Fairfax County Data Package

This page shows a preview of what's included in the Fairfax County data package. The full package gives you a ready-to-use county data system with GIS layers, historical data, maps, database files and planning tools that save hours of manual data gathering, cleanup and joins. Everything is organized to help you skip data wrangling and start analysis faster.

  • 20+ GIS layers for zip codes, school districts, roads, water, boundaries and more
  • Historical county demographics, housing, income and trend data
  • ZIP code population files and school district enrollment history
  • Database files, markdowns, AI-ready prompts and documentation
  • Map exports in PNG, JPEG, PDF, SVG and GeoTIFF formats
  • Offline-ready data explorer, map and analytics tools

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