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Virginia · Census place 26496

Fairfax city, VA

Quick answer

Fairfax city has 24,478 residents, ranking #47 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $132,774, the median home is worth $677,400 and median gross rent runs $2,122 a month.

Population
24,478Fairfax city residents
Median household income
$132,774Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$677,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$2,122Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
37.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
69.3%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Fairfax city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Fairfax city median would spend about 19.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.9% of residents and 69.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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