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Fairfax County, Virginia

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Overview for Fairfax County, VA
Part of: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV, Metropolitan Area
Part of: Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia DC-MD-VA-WV, Combined Statistical Area
Part of: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV, Metropolitan Division
 
Map of Fairfax County Fairfax County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 395.0 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 2,548.2 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 113.5%. On the 2000 census form, 96.3% of the population reported only one race, with 8.6% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 11.0% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.74 persons compared to an average family size of 3.20 persons.

In 2005 professional and technical services was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $88,028. Per capita income grew by 27.8% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005) 1,006,529 Covered Employment 565,720
   Growth (%) since 1990 23.0%    Average wage per job $62,342
Households (2000) 350,714 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 2.0%
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 586,303    Average wage per job $62,119
Unemployment Rate (2005) 2.5 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004) $58,266    Average wage per job D
Median Household Income (2003) $82,481 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County D
Poverty Rate (2003) 5.8    Average wage per job D
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 90.7 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 4.3%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 54.8    Average wage per job $97,174

  

 
 

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