Fairfax County vs. Arlington County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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