Demographics of Fairfax city, Virginia

Fairfax city, Virginia had 26,772 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,598 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fairfax city, in four figures

26,772
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +10.7%
Change since July 2020: +2,598 people.; 36.6 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $132,348 ±$10,015
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Fairfax city, Virginia's population grew 10.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fairfax city, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Fairfax city, Virginia's population grew 10.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fairfax city, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	24,174	100.0	100.0
2021	24,363	100.8	100.2
2022	24,657	102.0	100.7
2023	25,070	103.7	101.6
2024	26,038	107.7	102.5
2025	26,772	110.7	103.1

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Population of Fairfax city, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	24,174	+28	+92	+4	−65
2021	24,363	+189	+298	+143	−266
2022	24,657	+294	+295	+288	−300
2023	25,070	+413	+291	+312	−188
2024	26,038	+968	+336	+595	+35
2025	26,772	+734	+321	+569	−157

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.6 ±0.9: for men 35.1 ±0.6 and for women 37.9 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fairfax city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	2,187 ±280	8.7% ±1.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,023 ±412	16.1% ±1.6	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,483 ±331	9.9% ±1.3	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,563 ±386	26.2% ±1.5	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,252 ±367	25.0% ±1.5	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,518 ±327	14.1% ±1.3	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $132,348 ±$10,015, and income per person $63,647 ±$4,026, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Fairfax city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	772 ±209	8.4% ±2.3	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	975 ±266	10.6% ±2.9	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	840 ±207	9.2% ±2.3	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	806 ±202	8.8% ±2.2	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,563 ±279	17.1% ±3.0	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,260 ±243	13.8% ±2.6	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,939 ±275	32.1% ±3.0	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Fairfax city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	2,211 ±455	9.1% ±1.9	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	401 ±176	6.7% ±2.9	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,443 ±317	10.6% ±2.3	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	367 ±135	7.8% ±2.8	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fairfax city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fairfax city	Virginia	United States
Housing units	9,313 ±23	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.3% ±1.2	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.5% to 2.9%	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.9% ±3.4	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.1% ±3.8	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$722,600 ±$27,332	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,245 ±$107	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±2	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Fairfax city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,728 ±0	18.9% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,800 ±133	51.1% ±0.5	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,585 ±147	6.3% ±0.6	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4,597 ±224	18.4% ±0.9	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 80	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	82 to 436	0.3% to 1.7%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,021 ±252	4.1% ±1.0	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Fairfax city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	7,795 ±577	31.1% ±2.3	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,810 ±502	35.2% ±2.0	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	761 ±263	3.0% ±1.1	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	7,660 ±748	30.6% ±3.0	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,026 ±532	16.1% ±2.1	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,634 ±598	14.5% ±2.4	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Fairfax city among the counties of Virginia

70th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Fairfax city in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Smyth County	28,882	−3.0%
Winchester city	28,272	+1.0%
New Kent County	28,022	+21.2%
Wythe County	27,983	−1.2%
Staunton city	26,801	+3.8%
Fairfax city	26,772	+10.7%
Salem city	25,816	+1.6%
Russell County	25,332	−1.7%
Waynesboro city	23,951	+7.5%
Page County	23,762	+0.3%
Hopewell city	23,261	+1.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026