Fairfax, Virginia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 21,498. Estimated population in July 2024: 21,963 (+2.2% change)
Males: 10,484 (48.8%), Females: 11,014 (51.2%)
Zip codes: 22030, 22031, 22032, 22033.
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $67,642
Median house value: $192,100
Population by Race
Races in Fairfax:
- White Non-Hispanic (66.7%)
- Hispanic (13.6%)
- Other race (6.2%)
- Black (5.1%)
- Two or more races (3.3%)
- Korean (2.9%)
- Asian Indian (2.6%)
- Chinese (2.0%)
- Vietnamese (1.9%)
- Other Asian (1.5%)
- Filipino (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (13.0%), Irish (12.3%), English (11.2%), United States (5.6%), Italian (4.0%), Scottish (3.5%).
Elevation: 447 feet
Land area: 6.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Fairfax
- High school or higher: 88.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 45.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 20.8%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Fairfax city
- Never married: 28.6%
- Now married: 54.8%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 7.4%
25.4% Foreign born (12.0% Asia, 9.6% Latin America, 2.7% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,555 (+7.8%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Fairfax:
- INOVA FAIR OAKS HOSPITAL (3600 JOSEPH DIEWICK DR)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fairfax:
- INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; FALLS CHURCH, VA)
- NORTHERN VIRGINIA MENTAL HEALTH INSTI (about 9 miles; FALLS CHURCH, VA)
- DOMINION HOSP (about 11 miles; FALLS CHURCH, VA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fairfax:
- WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL (about 12 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: IAD)
- RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 19 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: DCA)
- ANDREWS AFB (about 31 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; Abbreviation: ADW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairfax:
- MANASSAS REGIONAL/HARRY P. DAVIS FIELD (about 17 miles; MANASSAS, VA; Abbreviation: HEF)
- SOUTH CAPITOL STREET (about 22 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: 09W)
- LEESBURG EXECUTIVE (about 23 miles; LEESBURG, VA; Abbreviation: JYO)
Amtrak stations near Fairfax:
- 12 miles: LORTON (AUTO-TRAIN) (LORTON, 8006 LORTON RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 13 miles: DULLES INTERNATIONAL AP’T (HERNDON, DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 14 miles: MANASSAS (9500 WEST ST.). Services: public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Fairfax:
- GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 16,564; Location: 4400 UNIVERSITY DR; Public; Website: www.gmu.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
- OMEGA TRAVEL SCHOOL (Location: 3102 OMEGA OFFICE PK STE 101; Private, for-profit)
- PARA-LEGAL INSTITUTE (Location: 9402A LEE HWY; Private, for-profit)
- MOSELY INSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (Location: 11216 WAPLES MILL RD STE 105; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Fairfax:
- NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; ANNANDALE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 19,406)
- MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; ARLINGTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,479)
- AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 8,859)
- UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (about 18 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
- GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 16,045)
- MONTGOMERY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; ROCKVILLE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 11,829)
- GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 11,674)
Schools
Public high schools in Fairfax:
- ROBINSON SECONDARY (Students: 4,378; Location: 5035 SIDEBURN RD; Grades: 07 – 12)
- FAIRFAX HIGH (Students: 2,127; Location: 3500 OLD LEE HWY; Grades: 09 – 12)
- WOODSON HIGH (Students: 1,905; Location: 9525 MAIN ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
- WOODSON ADULT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 340; Location: 9525 MAIN STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high schools in Fairfax:
- BETHLEHEM BAPT CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 477; Location: 4601 WEST OX ROAD; Grades: PK – 12)
- FAIRFAX BAPTIST TEMPLE ACAD (Students: 274; Location: 9524 BRADDOCK ROAD; Grades: KG – 12)
- WAY OF FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 171; Location: 8800 ARLINGTON BOULEVARD; Grades: KG – 12)
- THE NEW SCH OF NORTHERN VA (Students: 98; Location: 9431 SILVER KING CT; Grades: 4 – 12)
- OAK VALLEY CENTER (Students: 55; Location: 3953 PENDER DRIVE STE 105; Grades: 4 – 12)
- THE KELLAR SCHOOL (Students: 39; Location: 10396 DEMOCRACY LANE; Grades: 6 – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Fairfax:
- FROST MIDDLE (Students: 1,081; Location: 4101 PICKETT RD; Grades: 07 – 08)
- LANIER MIDDLE (Students: 937; Location: 3710 BEVAN DR; Grades: 07 – 08)
- MANTUA ELEM. (Students: 899; Location: 9107 HORNER COURT; Grades: PK – 06)
- BONNIE BRAE ELEM. (Students: 894; Location: 5420 SIDEBURN RD; Grades: PK – 06)
- DANIELS RUN ELEM (Students: 840; Location: 3705 OLD LEE HWY; Grades: PK – 06)
- WILLOW SPRINGS ELEM. (Students: 820; Location: 5400 WILLOW SPRGS SCH RD; Grades: PK – 06)
- LAUREL RIDGE ELEM. (Students: 800; Location: 10110 COMMONWEALTH BLVD; Grades: PK – 06)
- NAVY ELEM. (Students: 790; Location: 3500 W OX RD; Grades: PK – 06)
- GREENBRIAR EAST ELEM. (Students: 781; Location: 13006 POINT PLEASANT DR; Grades: PK – 06)
- LEES CORNER (Students: 745; Location: 13500 HOLLINGER AVE; Grades: PK – 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Fairfax:
- ST. LEO THE GREAT SCHOOL (Students: 561; Location: 3704 OLD LEE HIGHWAY; Grades: PK – 8)
- TRINITY CHRISTIAN (Students: 333; Location: 10520 MAIN ST; Grades: 1 – 11)
- TALENT HOUSE PRIVATE SCHOOL (Students: 261; Location: 9211 ARLINGTON BOULEVARD; Grades: PK – 8)
- TRURO PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGART (Students: 216; Location: 10520 MAIN ST; Grades: PK – KG)
- GESHER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL (Students: 204; Location: 8900 LITTLE RIVER TURNPIKE; Grades: KG – 7)
- UNIVERSITY VIEW CHILD CARE CNT (Students: 131; Location: 4915 OX ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)
- MONT. SCH. OF CEDAR LANE (Students: 100; Location: 3035 CEDAR LN.; Grades: PK – KG)
Libraries
Library in Fairfax:
- FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $33,269,275; Location: 12000 GOVERNMENT CTR PKWY STE 324; 2,504,308 books; 60,925 audio materials; 11,130 video materials; 3,408 serial subscriptions)