Fairfax County, Virginia

1,147,837 people. The median home is worth $732,800 (typical Virginia town: $298,050) and the median household earns $153,637.

Towns in Fairfax County

Town	People	Median home	Income	Median age
Centreville	73,518	$590,500	$139,510	37.8
Reston	63,226	$642,000	$148,710	40.1
McLean	50,773	$1,412,700	$250,001	46.6
Annandale	43,363	$681,300	$116,263	41.4
Burke	42,312	$747,700	$185,818	40.6
Oakton	36,732	$792,100	$160,663	40.1
Fair Oaks	34,052	$608,200	$123,947	35.5
Springfield	31,339	$640,300	$125,999	41.6
West Falls Church	30,243	$706,800	$134,978	36.2
Tysons	26,374	$640,000	$129,818	36.5
Bailey's Crossroads	24,749	$416,600	$88,483	36.9
Herndon	24,655	$599,100	$148,000	35.1
Chantilly	24,301	$663,600	$157,124	41.3
West Springfield	23,369	$637,300	$163,115	39.6
Lincolnia	22,922	$647,400	$121,639	38.1
McNair	21,598	$595,800	$122,778	31.9
Rose Hill	21,045	$687,600	$174,950	39.4
Woodlawn	20,859	$367,200	$91,884	37.1
Merrifield	20,488	$660,800	$136,373	34.6
Lorton	20,072	$626,500	$138,685	35.9
Franklin Farm	19,189	$829,600	$215,544	43.3
Franconia	18,943	$567,100	$152,474	40.9
Idylwood	17,954	$756,900	$120,109	37.2
Burke Centre	17,518	$641,700	$164,123	39.1
Fort Hunt	17,231	$927,400	$216,038	43.0
Kingstowne	16,825	$626,700	$151,535	40.2
Wolf Trap	16,496	$1,204,000	$250,001	45.1
Vienna	16,473	$1,008,800	$216,953	41.7
Hybla Valley	16,319	$503,000	$80,959	35.2
Great Falls	15,953	$1,411,000	$250,001	45.7
Groveton	15,725	$585,000	$101,974	38.3
Huntington	13,749	$541,900	$99,956	36.2
Kings Park West	13,465	$742,800	$170,039	42.3
Newington	13,223	$598,000	$155,027	37.6
Newington Forest	12,957	$592,200	$149,107	39.8
Mount Vernon	12,914	$836,200	$163,750	44.2
Fairfax Station	12,420	$897,000	$212,224	43.9
Wakefield	11,805	$861,600	$237,975	41.3
Dranesville	11,785	$744,500	$214,688	39.8
George Mason	11,162	$728,000	$150,341	20.8
Difficult Run	10,600	$1,111,400	$250,001	45.3
Lake Barcroft	9,770	$887,300	$140,882	40.7
Dunn Loring	9,464	$951,400	$244,265	43.3
Seven Corners	9,131	$318,700	$77,400	34.6
Woodburn	8,797	$764,100	$134,013	34.7
Greenbriar	8,421	$662,500	$142,634	40.4
Fair Lakes	8,404	$588,200	$127,332	40.1
Floris	8,341	$872,800	$246,058	42.4
Laurel Hill	8,307	$696,000	$155,667	40.4
Long Branch	7,890	$842,400	$185,208	46.3
Fort Belvoir	7,637	—	$104,205	19.7
Mantua	7,503	$1,001,200	$213,047	39.7
North Springfield	7,430	$649,700	$130,400	43.6
Bull Run	6,972	$918,700	$241,933	42.4
Belle Haven	6,851	$689,400	$140,574	39.7
Pimmit Hills	6,569	$966,500	$172,880	37.7
Braddock	6,549	$941,600	$211,689	46.7
South Run	6,462	$978,500	$250,001	39.4
Hutchison	6,231	$476,900	$105,651	29.1
Crosspointe	5,722	$951,400	$250,001	42.8
Union Mill	4,997	$961,400	$250,001	47.3
Kings Park	4,537	$635,300	$166,150	42.4
Navy	4,327	$1,004,000	$238,676	44.2
Hayfield	4,154	$677,500	$192,250	41.8
Ravensworth	2,680	$714,400	$166,094	41.4

People and housing

	Fairfax County	Typical Virginia town
Median home value	$732,800	$298,050
Median rent	$2,276	$1,254
Median household income	$153,637	$78,595
Median age	39.1	39.8
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.0%	31.2%
Below the poverty line	5.9%	8.8%

Jobs and pay

636,430 jobs in 2024, average pay $114,100 a year.

BLS QCEW 2024.

BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 1,831 storm events in Fairfax County from 1996 to 2026, with 12 deaths.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Fairfax County has been included in 19 FEMA declarations since 1953.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
January 23, 2026	Winter Storm	EM-3631: Severe Winter Storm
April 2, 2020	Biological	DR-4512: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3448: Covid-19
September 11, 2018	Hurricane	EM-3403: Hurricane Florence
March 7, 2016	Snowstorm	DR-4262: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm
October 29, 2012	Hurricane	EM-3359: Hurricane Sandy

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).