Fairfax County vs. Charles County

Fairfax County (VA)Charles County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)1,150,795161,503
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.4%10.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)1,081,667146,565
Population, Census, April 1, 20101,081,726146,551
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.4%24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.5%12.5%
Female persons, percent50.4%51.8%
White alone, percent64.8%42.8%
Black or African American alone, percent10.5%49.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.8%
Asian alone, percent20.2%3.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.8%3.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent16.4%6.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent50.3%38.6%
Veterans, 2014-201874,37616,278
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201831.2%6.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)415,46161,248
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.0%76.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$550,000$302,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,659$2,168
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$844$633
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,851$1,661
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201327.9%9.2%
Building permits, 20181,557734
Households, 2014-2018394,44755,903
Persons per household, 2014-20182.882.78
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.4%89.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201838.9%7.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201896.7%90.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201893.0%85.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.1%93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201861.1%28.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20184.4%6.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.0%5.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201870.7%66.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.9%63.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)6,870,151456,614
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,408,82084,000
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)25,177,210950,350
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)14,589,5342,245,020
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,043$14,908
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201832.244.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$121,133$95,924
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,725$39,696
Persons in poverty, percent6.1%6.6%
Total employer establishments, 201731,3882,625
Total employment, 2017613,93132,830
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)48,535,6971,274,694
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.8%-3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017111,92511,432
All firms, 2012115,91710,920
Men-owned firms, 201262,9675,526
Women-owned firms, 201241,9054,220
Minority-owned firms, 201247,9115,024
Nonminority-owned firms, 201264,1645,464
Veteran-owned firms, 201212,3781,487
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201298,9638,861
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.0%29.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 200717.3%4.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.1%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20078.8%2.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.3%30.3%
Population per square mile, 20102,766.8320.2
Land area in square miles, 2010390.97457.75

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