Arlington County vs. Fairfax County

	Arlington County (VA)	Fairfax County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	237,521	1,150,795
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	14.4%	6.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	207,687	1,081,667
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	207,627	1,081,726
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.1%	23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.6%	13.5%
Female persons, percent	49.9%	50.4%
White alone, percent	75.1%	64.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	9.6%	10.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	11.0%	20.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.4%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	15.8%	16.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	61.2%	50.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	12,490	74,376
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	23.6%	31.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	116,532	415,461
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	43.5%	68.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$669,400	$550,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,955	$2,659
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$941	$844
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,936	$1,851
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	63.3%	27.9%
Building permits, 2018	2,756	1,557
Households, 2014-2018	104,716	394,447
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.18	2.88
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	79.4%	85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	29.8%	38.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	95.1%	96.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	90.3%	93.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.1%	92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	74.6%	61.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	3.6%	4.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.7%	9.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	77.0%	70.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	72.8%	64.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,362,362	2,795,360
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,450,588	6,870,151
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	54,117	1,408,820
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	935,338	25,177,210
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,608,839	14,589,534
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,802	$13,043
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.0	32.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$117,374	$121,133
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$69,051	$54,725
Persons in poverty, percent	6.3%	6.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	6,386	31,388
Total employment, 2017	140,158	613,931
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	11,381,459	48,535,697
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.7%	4.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	20,716	111,925
All firms, 2012	21,665	115,917
Men-owned firms, 2012	11,888	62,967
Women-owned firms, 2012	7,902	41,905
Minority-owned firms, 2012	6,403	47,911
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	14,039	64,164
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,366	12,378
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	18,087	98,963
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.0%	7.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.5%	17.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.0%	8.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.0%	31.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	7,993.6	2,766.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	25.97	390.97

Source: United States Census Bureau

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