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Moving to Great Falls, Virginia

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Population: 8,549
Males: 4,332 (50.7%), Females: 4,217 (49.3%)

Fairfax County

Zip code: 22066

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.1 years
Median household income: $159,695
Median house value: $596,100

Population by Race

Races in Great Falls:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.8%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Chinese (2.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • Asian Indian (1.9%)
  • Korean (1.7%)
  • Black (1.2%)

Ancestries: English (19.5%), Irish (18.1%), German (16.5%), Italian (6.9%), Polish (5.2%), French (4.8%).

Elevation: 341 feet

Land area: 17.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Great Falls

  • High school or higher: 97.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 76.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 38.0%
  • Unemployed: 1.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Great Falls CDP

  • Never married: 18.1%
  • Now married: 73.2%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 3.5%
  • Divorced: 3.8%

15.7% Foreign born (8.9% Asia, 4.4% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Great Falls:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Great Falls:

  • WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL (about 13 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: IAD)
  • RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 21 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: DCA)
  • ANDREWS AFB (about 32 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; Abbreviation: ADW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Great Falls:

  • MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK (about 15 miles; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Abbreviation: GAI)
  • LEESBURG EXECUTIVE (about 19 miles; LEESBURG, VA; Abbreviation: JYO)
  • DAVIS (about 19 miles; LAYTONSVILLE, MD; Abbreviation: W50)

Amtrak stations near Great Falls:

  • 12 miles: ROCKVILLE (HUNGERFORD DR. & PARK ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 12 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.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Great Falls:

  • MONTGOMERY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; ROCKVILLE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 11,829)
  • GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; FAIRFAX, VA; Full-time enrollment: 16,564)
  • MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; ARLINGTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,479)
  • NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; ANNANDALE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 19,406)
  • AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 8,859)
  • UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (about 17 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 16,045)

Public primary/middle schools in Great Falls:

  • FORESTVILLE ELEM. (Students: 842; Location: 1085 UTTERBACK STORE RD; Grades: PK – 06)
  • GREAT FALLS ELEM. (Students: 672; Location: 701 WALKER RD; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Great Falls:

  • GREAT FALLS VLLGE GREENDAY SCH (Students: 173; Location: 790 WALKER ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)

 

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