Prince William County vs. Fairfax County

	Prince William County (VA)	Fairfax County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	468,011	1,150,795
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16.4%	6.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	401,997	1,081,667
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	402,002	1,081,726
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.5%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.2%	23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	9.9%	13.5%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	50.4%
White alone, percent	62.6%	64.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	22.2%	10.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	9.3%	20.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	4.6%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	24.2%	16.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	42.0%	50.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	41,479	74,376
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	23.9%	31.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	150,444	415,461
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.2%	68.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$369,300	$550,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,250	$2,659
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$655	$844
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,675	$1,851
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.4%	27.9%
Building permits, 2018	1,561	1,557
Households, 2014-2018	140,473	394,447
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.22	2.88
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.2%	85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	32.9%	38.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	96.7%	96.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	93.1%	93.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.5%	92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	40.1%	61.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.4%	4.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.7%	9.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	71.4%	70.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.0%	64.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	673,700	2,795,360
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	993,570	6,870,151
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	353,067	1,408,820
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,222,743	25,177,210
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,638,210	14,589,534
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,103	$13,043
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.6	32.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$103,445	$121,133
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,262	$54,725
Persons in poverty, percent	6.4%	6.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	8,233	31,388
Total employment, 2017	102,183	613,931
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	4,638,569	48,535,697
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.2%	4.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	38,806	111,925
All firms, 2012	34,235	115,917
Men-owned firms, 2012	18,497	62,967
Women-owned firms, 2012	12,615	41,905
Minority-owned firms, 2012	16,778	47,911
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	16,121	64,164
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,033	12,378
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	28,527	98,963
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	13.9%	7.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.3%	17.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.7%	8.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.6%	31.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,195.0	2,766.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	336.40	390.97

Source: United States Census Bureau

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