Fairfax Population and Demographics

Fairfax Virginia Population and Demographics Resources

Fairfax City, Virginia Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Fairfax Population: 21498 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 10484 48.77% Female 11014 51.23%       Under 5 years 1289 6% 5 to 9 years 1214 5.65% 10 to 14 years 1185 5.51% 15 to 19 years 1165 5.42% 20 to 24 years 1531 7.12% 25 to 34 years 3586 16.68% 35 to 44 years 3655 17% 45 to 54 years 3049 14.18% 55 to 59 years 1181 5.49% 60 to 64 years 890 4.14% 65 to 74 years 1455 6.77% 75 to 84 years 950 4.42% 85 years and over 348 1.62%       Median age (years) 37       18 years and over 17082 79.46% Male 8274 38.49% Female 8808 40.97% 21 years and over 16341 76.01% 62 years and over 3252 15.13% 65 years and over 2753 12.81% Male 1083 5.04% Female 1670 7.77%       Race     One race 20797 96.74% White 15675 72.91% Black or African American 1090 5.07% American Indian and Alaska Native 73 0.34% Asian 2617 12.17% Asian indian 555 2.58% Chinese 429 2% Filipino 228 1.06% Japanese 43 0.2% Korean 615 2.86% Vietnamese 415 1.93% Other Asian 332 1.54% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 16 0.07% Native Hawaiian 8 0.04% Guamanian or Chamorro 6 0.03% Samoan 1 0% Other Pacific Islander 1 0% Some other race 1326 6.17% Two or more races 701 3.26%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 21498 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 2932 13.64% Mexican 301 1.4% Puerto Rican 112 0.52% Cuban 69 0.32% Other Hispanic or Latino 2450 11.4% Not Hispanic or Latino 18566 86.36% White alone 14333 66.67%       Relationship     Total Population 21498 100.00% In households 20970 97.54% Householder 8035 37.38% Spouse 4382 20.38% Child 5349 24.88% Own child under 18 years 3936 18.31% Other relatives 1454 6.76% Under 18 years 325 1.51% Nonrelatives 1750 8.14% Unmarried partner 295 1.37% In group quarters 528 2.46% Institutionalized population 360 1.67% Non-Institutionalized population 168 0.78%       Households by Type     Total Households 8035 100.0 % Family households (families) 5407 67.29% With own children under 18 years 2249 27.99% Married-couple family 4382 54.54% With own children under 18 years 1841 22.91% Female householder, no husband present 744 9.26% With own children under 18 years 331 4.12% Non Family households 2628 32.71% Householder living alone 1879 23.39% Householder 65 years and over 536 6.67%       Households with individuals under 18 years 2449 30.48% Households with individuals 65 years and over 1751 21.79%       Average Household size 2.61 Average family size 3.07       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 8204 100.00% Occupied housing units 8035 97.94% Vacant housing units 169 2.06% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 30 0.37% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 8035 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 5550 69.07% Renter-occupied housing units. 2485 30.93%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.62 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.59

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