Fairfax County vs. Montgomery County

	Fairfax County (VA)	Montgomery County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,150,795	1,052,567
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.4%	8.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,081,667	971,964
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,081,726	971,777
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.4%	23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.5%	15.5%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	51.6%
White alone, percent	64.8%	60.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.5%	19.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	20.2%	15.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.8%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	16.4%	19.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	50.3%	43.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	74,376	42,375
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	31.2%	32.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	415,461	390,664
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.0%	65.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$550,000	$476,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,659	$2,505
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$844	$812
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,851	$1,742
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	27.9%	33.2%
Building permits, 2018	1,557	1,947
Households, 2014-2018	394,447	370,227
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.88	2.79
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.4%	85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	38.9%	40.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	96.7%	95.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	93.0%	90.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.1%	91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	61.1%	59.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	4.4%	4.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.0%	8.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.7%	71.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.9%	65.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,795,360	2,080,014
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	6,870,151	7,227,231
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,408,820	2,172,647
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	25,177,210	10,456,845
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,589,534	13,706,235
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,043	$13,642
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.2	34.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$121,133	$106,287
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,725	$52,828
Persons in poverty, percent	6.1%	6.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	31,388	27,460
Total employment, 2017	613,931	439,942
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	48,535,697	28,025,996
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.8%	3.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	111,925	114,858
All firms, 2012	115,917	118,965
Men-owned firms, 2012	62,967	62,015
Women-owned firms, 2012	41,905	46,404
Minority-owned firms, 2012	47,911	51,051
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	64,164	63,992
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	12,378	9,178
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	98,963	105,555
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.0%	12.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	17.3%	12.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.8%	10.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.3%	32.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,766.8	1,978.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	390.97	491.25

Source: United States Census Bureau

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