Alexandria city County vs. Fairfax County

	Alexandria city County (VA)	Fairfax County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	160,530	1,150,795
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	14.7%	6.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	140,008	1,081,667
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	139,966	1,081,726
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.3%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.3%	23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.8%	13.5%
Female persons, percent	51.9%	50.4%
White alone, percent	62.0%	64.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	21.9%	10.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	6.1%	20.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	5.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	16.8%	16.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	51.8%	50.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	10,840	74,376
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	27.7%	31.2%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	42.9%	68.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$557,000	$550,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,726	$2,659
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$938	$844
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,702	$1,851
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	63.1%	27.9%
Households, 2014-2018	69,979	394,447
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.21	2.88
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	78.3%	85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	33.7%	38.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.9%	96.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	89.7%	93.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.5%	92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	62.1%	61.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	4.9%	4.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.4%	9.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	76.4%	70.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	72.6%	64.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	647,469	2,795,360
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,041,607	6,870,151
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	273,047	1,408,820
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	502,795	25,177,210
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,416,013	14,589,534
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,515	$13,043
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	31.8	32.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$96,733	$121,133
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,239	$54,725
Persons in poverty, percent	10.6%	6.1%
All firms, 2012	17,540	115,917
Men-owned firms, 2012	9,252	62,967
Women-owned firms, 2012	6,882	41,905
Minority-owned firms, 2012	6,304	47,911
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	10,316	64,164
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,777	12,378
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	14,805	98,963
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.0%	7.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.6%	17.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.8%	8.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.6%	31.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	9,314.3	2,766.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	15.03	390.97

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Alexandria city county (VA) and Fairfax county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.