Educational Attainment in Fairfax, Virginia (City)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax
Fairfax
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma259.047963%44.249201%59.047963%59.0%9,81232.785701%44.388749%32.785701%32.8%5,4488.166336%11.362051%8.166336%8.2%1,357
Count number of people in category
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Virginia at large.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma233.444134%33.444134%+33.4%59.048%59.0%44.249%44.2%-26.139613%-26.139613%-26.1%32.786%32.8%44.389%44.4%-28.126216%-28.126216%-28.1%8.166%8.17%11.362%11.4%
% percentage with given level in Fairfax
ref. percentage with given level in Virginia
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax
Fairfax
Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None3.063128%1.748387%3.063128%3.1%5093.358007%2.438725%3.358007%3.4%55817.722814%11.506793%17.722814%17.7%2,94530.583138%21.196991%30.583138%30.6%5,0824.320876%7.358304%4.320876%4.3%71816.639586%19.873243%16.639586%16.6%2,76516.146115%24.515505%16.146115%16.1%2,6834.236625%6.714825%4.236625%4.2%7042.720106%3.428975%2.720106%2.7%4521.209605%1.218251%1.209605%1.2%201
Count number of people in category
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Virginia at large.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None75.197389%75.197389%+75.2%3.063%3.06%1.748%1.75%37.695159%37.695159%+37.7%3.358%3.36%2.439%2.44%54.020443%54.020443%+54.0%17.723%17.7%11.507%11.5%44.280560%44.280560%+44.3%30.583%30.6%21.197%21.2%-41.278911%-41.278911%-41.3%4.321%4.32%7.358%7.36%-16.271413%-16.271413%-16.3%16.640%16.6%19.873%19.9%-34.139169%-34.139169%-34.1%16.146%16.1%24.516%24.5%-36.906398%-36.906398%-36.9%4.237%4.24%6.715%6.71%-20.672904%-20.672904%-20.7%2.720%2.72%3.429%3.43%-0.709722%-0.709722%-0.7%1.210%1.21%1.218%1.22%
% percentage with given level in Fairfax
ref. percentage with given level in Virginia
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#5

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax
More Females More Males
Virginia
Fairfax
10%0%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-4.408259%6.505176%6.505176%7%57.232%57.2%60.955%61.0%-7.840909%-7.840909%8%0.632318%33.991%34.0%31.520%31.5%-16.631746%-16.631746%17%15.383384%8.777%8.78%7.525%7.53%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#6

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax
More Females More Males
Virginia
Fairfax
0%100%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None153.682333%66.525788%153.682333%154%1.751%1.75%4.441%4.44%32.201818%48.618583%32.201818%32%2.902%2.90%3.837%3.84%-2.114647%22.367010%22.367010%22%15.979%16.0%19.553%19.6%-3.370390%-6.601225%-3.370390%3%31.077%31.1%30.064%30.1%-80.497914%-34.520906%-80.497914%80%5.522%5.52%3.059%3.06%-11.463897%-5.880163%-11.463897%11%17.519%17.5%15.717%15.7%-4.237717%-4.237717%4%5.932053%16.473%16.5%15.803%15.8%0.901736%16.239660%0.901736%1%4.218%4.22%4.256%4.26%-41.292264%-41.292264%41%18.069688%3.172%3.17%2.245%2.25%-35.403510%-35.403510%35%3.841084%1.386%1.39%1.024%1.02%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax
Fairfax
Virginia
0%10%20%30%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3419.000000%14.999428%19.000000%19.0%6843,60032.208589%20.686685%32.208589%32.2%2,1006,52030.810983%23.619719%30.810983%30.8%9653,13239.613670%26.028876%39.613670%39.6%1,3333,365
B.X. number of people with a Bachelor's degree
Total number of people in age cohort

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Virginia at large.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3426.671498%26.671498%26.7%19.000%19.0%14.999%15.0%55.697199%55.697199%55.7%32.209%32.2%20.687%20.7%30.446022%30.446022%30.4%30.811%30.8%23.620%23.6%52.191246%52.191246%52.2%39.614%39.6%26.029%26.0%
% percentage in Fairfax with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Virginia with a Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's Degrees Sex Ratio By Age#9

Percentage more likely men or women are to have their highest degree be a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax
More Females More Males
Virginia
Fairfax
20%10%0%10%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-0.343348%-0.343348%0.3%18.431517%19.027%19.0%18.962%19.0%-20.549532%-8.943484%-20.549532%20.5%35.130%35.1%29.142%29.1%-21.119138%-15.319740%-21.119138%21.1%33.785%33.8%27.894%27.9%-16.847486%18.215629%18.215629%18.2%36.024%36.0%42.586%42.6%
F female degree holders as a percentage of all females
M male degree holders as a percentage of all males

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax
Fairfax
Virginia
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$92,639.000000$79,135.000000$92,639.000000$92.6k4,01224.144%24.1%$62,377.000000$55,858.000000$62,377.000000$62.4k5,08230.583%30.6%$47,965.000000$36,317.000000$47,965.000000$48.0k3,48320.960%21.0%$27,216.000000$29,730.000000$27,216.000000$27.2k2,68316.146%16.1%$23,115.000000$22,432.000000$23,115.000000$23.1k1,3578.166%8.17%$53,087.000000$41,573.000000$53,087.000000$53.1k16,61716.6k100.000%100%
Count number of people with given highest level of educational attainment
% percentage of people with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax
Female Male
Virginia
Fairfax
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50k$100kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-56,587.000000$-61,144.000000$-56,587.000000$56.6k$56,587.000000$65,123.000000$61,144.000000$40,354.000000$121,710.000000$121.7k1,7562,256$-56,307.000000$-45,665.000000$-56,307.000000$56.3k$56,307.000000$19,449.000000$45,665.000000$25,771.000000$75,756.000000$75.8k2,6452,437$-46,034.000000$-2,558.000000$-30,406.000000$-48,592.000000$48.6k$46,034.000000$30,406.000000$13,585.000000$46,034.000000$46.0k1,9611,522$-19,224.000000$-23,924.000000$-19,224.000000$19.2k$19,224.000000$10,941.000000$23,924.000000$10,875.000000$30,165.000000$30.2k1,4021,281$-20,385.000000$-17,004.000000$-20,385.000000$20.4k$20,385.000000$7,019.000000$17,004.000000$9,739.000000$27,404.000000$27.4k747610$-46,994.000000$-34,834.000000$-46,994.000000$47.0k$46,994.000000$14,262.000000$34,834.000000$15,194.000000$61,256.000000$61.3k8,5118,106
F females with given highest level of educational attainment
M males with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Composition of the Armed Forces by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of the armed forces aged 25 to 64 years old with various highest levels of educational attainment.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax
Fairfax
Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma381.355932%47.149561%81.355932%81.4%480.000000%0.000000%0.0%40.732256%018.644068%11.793291%18.644068%18.6%110.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.324892%0
Count members of the armed forces with the given level of educational attainment
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Employment by Educational Attainment#13

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax
Fairfax
Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma383.811421%84.941682%83.811421%83.8%6,31178.865784%76.388505%78.865784%78.9%2,08678.814893%69.547879%78.814893%78.8%1,50380.000000%54.952948%80.000000%80.0%748
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax
Female Male
Virginia
Fairfax
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
30%20%10%0%10%20%30%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-3.615661%-0.255426%-7.627591%-3.871087%3.9%3.615661%7.627591%1.530364%3.615661%3.6%181209-4.466501%-14.637404%-4.466501%4.5%4.466501%1.035891%14.637404%2.468740%5.502392%5.5%2318-6.125828%-10.215459%-8.092018%-4.555913%-16.341287%16.3%6.125828%8.092018%6.125828%6.1%74226-21.571772%-1.684042%-26.666633%-23.255814%23.3%21.571772%26.666633%4.492664%21.571772%21.6%269270-18.980892%-20.506288%-19.815601%-39.487179%39.5%18.980892%19.815601%4.486954%18.980892%19.0%149231
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax
Female Male
Virginia
Fairfax
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-58.770143%-39.545898%-58.770143%58.8%58.770143%8.888667%39.545898%1.360111%67.658809%67.7%3,3873,173-34.739454%-19.921195%-4.558639%-34.739454%34.7%34.739454%8.322747%19.921195%43.062201%43.1%180140-56.688359%-55.110315%-56.688359%56.7%56.688359%9.205681%55.110315%8.802282%65.894040%65.9%796784-18.346253%-21.473911%-3.597785%-18.346253%18.3%18.346253%0.739553%21.473911%19.085806%19.1%238213-11.719745%-9.647776%-26.177829%-3.987806%-21.367521%21.4%11.719745%26.177829%11.719745%11.7%92125
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Fairfax

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#16

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
49.2%52.2%55.1%58.0%60.9%63.9%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
30.2%31.8%33.4%35.0%36.5%38.2%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#18

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.8%6.4%8.0%9.5%11.1%12.7%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.55%2.79%3.01%3.24%3.47%3.71%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.0%2.6%3.1%3.6%4.1%4.7%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#21

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
12.9%14.8%16.6%18.3%20.1%22.0%

Detailed: Bachelor's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#22

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
27.9%29.1%30.2%31.3%32.4%33.5%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#23

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.17%3.53%3.89%4.24%4.59%4.95%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
13.8%15.4%16.9%18.4%19.9%21.5%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by Tract#25

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
13.1%14.4%15.6%16.8%18.0%19.3%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.7%3.4%4.1%4.8%5.5%6.2%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by Tract#27

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.5%3.0%4.6%6.1%7.7%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.44%0.89%1.33%1.77%2.22%
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Educational Attainment by Place in the Washington Area

There are 345 places in the Washington Area. This section compares Fairfax to all of the places in the Washington Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#29

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Fairfax, selected other places in the Washington Area, and entities that contain Fairfax
0%20%40%60%Count#Langley ParkEast RiverdaleE RiverdaleEdmonstonRiverdale ParkRiverdale PkColmar ManorWoodlawnBrentwoodChillumRock PointNorth BrentwoodN BrentwoodWoodlawnLoch LomondEagle HarborYorkshireLandover HillsLandover HlsHybla ValleyBladensburgCottage CityBailey's CrossroadsDumfriesSudleyWheatonMount RainierMarumscoPotomac MillsHyattsvilleStafford CourthouseSabillasvilleSeven CornersAquascoWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchSouthFlint HillUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticLaurelVirginiaMiddlewayWashingtonWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonForest GlenGermantownAlexandriaFairfax City Public SchoolsFairfaxFairfaxLake RidgeWestphaliaArlingtonSummerfieldKings Park WestKings Pk WCounty CenterQuantico BaseSouth RunSomersetChevy Chase ViewChevy Chase VwMonroviaCliftonPort Tobacco VillagePort Tobacco Vlg61.291324%61.291324%61.3%7,898142.578695%42.578695%42.6%4,085242.300000%42.300000%42.3%423337.077161%37.077161%37.1%1,677435.728346%35.728346%35.7%363534.896142%34.896142%34.9%1,764633.413462%33.413462%33.4%695733.383349%33.383349%33.4%8,232833.333333%33.333333%33.3%37930.769231%30.769231%30.8%1241030.060506%30.060506%30.1%4,3721130.003741%30.003741%30.0%8021229.411765%29.411765%29.4%51327.770724%27.770724%27.8%1,5311426.655765%26.655765%26.7%3261525.540050%25.540050%25.5%2,6721625.055357%25.055357%25.1%1,4711724.971623%24.971623%25.0%2201824.330099%24.330099%24.3%4,2131923.811141%23.811141%23.8%7012023.577236%23.577236%23.6%2,4942123.567829%23.567829%23.6%7,9032223.531481%23.531481%23.5%1,3382323.383594%23.383594%23.4%5,7072423.379924%23.379924%23.4%9202522.896314%22.896314%22.9%2,7892622.597938%22.597938%22.6%5482722.535211%22.535211%22.5%482822.255711%22.255711%22.3%1,4032922.031474%22.031474%22.0%1543017.680664%17.680664%17.7%3,6215014.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.201183%14.201183%14.2%247413.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M11.393981%11.393981%11.4%2,0149911.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k10.204082%10.204082%10.2%3512310.045421%10.045421%10.0%46,51046.5k1279.603964%9.603964%9.6%390,528391k8.766041%8.766041%8.8%4441488.736456%8.736456%8.7%5,1201508.620480%8.620480%8.6%9,9271538.166336%8.166336%8.2%1,3578.166336%8.166336%8.2%1,3571627.196970%7.196970%7.2%2,1281736.395786%6.395786%6.4%3401976.236272%6.236272%6.2%10,59010.6k2025.575758%5.575758%5.6%4602224.690761%4.690761%4.7%4272463.488969%3.488969%3.5%682712.798233%2.798233%2.8%572951.756757%1.756757%1.8%783200.000000%0.000000%0.0%03410.000000%0.000000%0.0%03420.000000%0.000000%0.0%03430.000000%0.000000%0.0%03440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0345
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 345 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#30

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Fairfax, selected other places in the Washington Area, and entities that contain Fairfax
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Chevy ChaseChevy Chase ViewChevy Chase VwChevy Chase Section ThreeChevy Chase Secti…Chevy Chase Section FiveChevy Chase Secti…SomersetMartin's AdditionsChevy Chase VillageChevy Chase VlgGlen EchoBrookmontNorth Chevy ChaseN Chevy ChaseChevy ChaseFriendship Heights VillageFriendship Hts VlgWolf TrapBethesdaMcLeanGreat FallsCabin JohnLoudoun Valley EstatesLoudoun Vly EstsPotomacFalls ChurchGarrett ParkArcolaSouth RunFlorisBrambletonFort HuntTravilahUniversity ParkUniv PkSouth KensingtonS KensingtonNorth PotomacArlingtonSouth RidingHuntingtonAlexandriaBuckeystownWashingtonFairfax City Public SchoolsFairfaxFairfaxLinton HallGermantownWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonMonroviaMontgomery VillageMontgomery VlgBailey's CrossroadsVirginiaNorth SpringfieldN SpringfieldSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLusbySouthRiverdale ParkRiverdale PkBrentwoodSabillasvilleCatlettPotomac HeightsPotomac HtsCedarvilleEagle HarborRock Point93.461733%93.461733%93.5%1,844192.808219%92.808219%92.8%542292.384770%92.384770%92.4%461392.086331%92.086331%92.1%384490.545455%90.545455%90.5%747590.387858%90.387858%90.4%536689.428571%89.428571%89.4%1,252789.320388%89.320388%89.3%184886.471945%86.471945%86.5%2,250985.561497%85.561497%85.6%3201084.333672%84.333672%84.3%5,8031184.073431%84.073431%84.1%3,3891283.340866%83.340866%83.3%9,2201383.230513%83.230513%83.2%36,96637.0k1482.996110%82.996110%83.0%27,52427.5k1581.874589%81.874589%81.9%8,7091681.462334%81.462334%81.5%1,1031781.283976%81.283976%81.3%3,1401881.222488%81.222488%81.2%25,83225.8k1980.210120%80.210120%80.2%7,4822080.198020%80.198020%80.2%5672180.102041%80.102041%80.1%1572279.684685%79.684685%79.7%3,5382379.500381%79.500381%79.5%4,1692479.105500%79.105500%79.1%8,0832579.097019%79.097019%79.1%9,1802678.767641%78.767641%78.8%6,2512778.461538%78.461538%78.5%1,4282876.927039%76.927039%76.9%4,4812976.098713%76.098713%76.1%12,24212.2k3073.664560%73.664560%73.7%125,092125k3669.108351%69.108351%69.1%12,46312.5k5063.098788%63.098788%63.1%6,3497462.088819%62.088819%62.1%71,49971.5k7657.817773%57.817773%57.8%5149955.360186%55.360186%55.4%256,316256k10654.727087%54.727087%54.7%9,09454.727087%54.727087%54.7%9,09411353.863904%53.863904%53.9%12,37212.4k12350.248272%50.248272%50.2%29,44829.4k13749.358204%49.358204%49.4%2,007,0632.01M47.486034%47.486034%47.5%8514843.469913%43.469913%43.5%9,28317339.541465%39.541465%39.5%6,84719736.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M34.309784%34.309784%34.3%1,79222230.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.510961%29.510961%29.5%35024628.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M26.508954%26.508954%26.5%1,19927123.076923%23.076923%23.1%48029515.492958%15.492958%15.5%333207.812500%7.812500%7.8%203417.584597%7.584597%7.6%653426.029106%6.029106%6.0%293435.882353%5.882353%5.9%13440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0345
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 345 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#31

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Fairfax, selected other places in the Washington Area, and entities that contain Fairfax
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Chevy Chase Section FiveChevy Chase Secti…Chevy Chase VillageChevy Chase VlgBrookmontSomersetNorth Chevy ChaseN Chevy ChaseChevy ChaseChevy Chase Section ThreeChevy Chase Secti…BethesdaTravilahChevy ChaseMartin's AdditionsUniversity ParkUniv PkChevy Chase ViewChevy Chase VwPotomacCabin JohnMcLeanGarrett ParkWashington GroveWashington GrvSouth KensingtonS KensingtonFriendship Heights VillageFriendship Hts VlgGreat FallsGlen EchoKensingtonNorth PotomacNorth BethesdaN BethesdaWolf TrapFort HuntRockvilleBrookevilleBuckeystownArlingtonWashingtonTysons CornerAlexandriaLayhillWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonGlenn DaleFairfax City Public SchoolsFairfaxFairfaxGermantownGreenbeltMitchellvilleVirginiaRiverdale ParkRiverdale PkSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew BaltimoreSouthEmmitsburgStafford CourthousePeppermill VillagePeppermill VlgMarlboro VillageMarlboro VlgHillcrest HeightsHillcrest HtsMidlandMonroviaCalvertonRock PointPort Tobacco VillagePort Tobacco Vlg40.767386%40.767386%40.8%170138.428571%38.428571%38.4%538235.972329%35.972329%36.0%936334.787879%34.787879%34.8%287433.422460%33.422460%33.4%125532.488596%32.488596%32.5%641632.264529%32.264529%32.3%161728.000180%28.000180%28.0%12,43612.4k827.822581%27.822581%27.8%2,208927.684930%27.684930%27.7%1,9051027.655987%27.655987%27.7%1641126.483516%26.483516%26.5%4821226.027397%26.027397%26.0%1521324.468620%24.468620%24.5%7,7821423.412112%23.412112%23.4%3171523.411633%23.411633%23.4%7,7641622.772277%22.772277%22.8%1611720.620843%20.620843%20.6%931820.103004%20.103004%20.1%1,1711920.069462%20.069462%20.1%8092019.366363%19.366363%19.4%2,0602118.446602%18.446602%18.4%382218.410042%18.410042%18.4%2642318.101573%18.101573%18.1%2,9122417.437238%17.437238%17.4%6,4042517.436500%17.436500%17.4%1,9292616.379459%16.379459%16.4%1,9012715.655811%15.655811%15.7%7,2252815.200000%15.200000%15.2%192914.848144%14.848144%14.8%1323012.967794%12.967794%13.0%22,02122.0k3612.461852%12.461852%12.5%57,69857.7k3811.026548%11.026548%11.0%1,8405010.783633%10.783633%10.8%12,41812.4k548.308363%8.308363%8.3%305747.310761%7.310761%7.3%297,279297k6.884998%6.884998%6.9%637996.421135%6.421135%6.4%1,0676.421135%6.421135%6.4%1,0671106.241788%6.241788%6.2%3,6581115.695801%5.695801%5.7%8981234.654390%4.654390%4.7%3691484.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k3.847004%3.847004%3.8%1741733.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.187975%3.187975%3.2%1931973.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.705411%2.705411%2.7%542222.185567%2.185567%2.2%532461.642036%1.642036%1.6%502711.144339%1.144339%1.1%752950.473680%0.473680%0.5%533200.000000%0.000000%0.0%03410.000000%0.000000%0.0%03420.000000%0.000000%0.0%03430.000000%0.000000%0.0%03440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0345
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 345 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#32

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Fairfax, selected other places in the Washington Area, and entities that contain Fairfax
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#BrookmontMarshallGarrett ParkMartin's AdditionsCobb IslandChevy Chase Section ThreeChevy Chase Secti…Upper MarlboroShenandoah JctSt. LeonardN Chevy ChaseGlen EchoSperryvilleBrookevilleBarnesvilleWashingtonHillsboroDrum PointBrandywineBull Run Mtn EstsHamiltonAquascoLong BeachCalvert BeachLk WildernessMarlboro VlgAquia HarbourSabillasvilleQueen AnneChester GapSpring RidgeShepherdstownLansdowneShenandoah RetreatCroomFort WashingtonSouth AtlanticVirginiaSouthWashingtonUnited StatesGermantownWashingtonDunn LoringAlexandriaHillandaleArlingtonFairfaxFairfaxMelwoodNeabscoHaymarketRock PointMiddlewayBenedictCatlettMidlandFlint Hill-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.486%2.49%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%15.733%15.7%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.905%1.90%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.370%1.37%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%18.631%18.6%5-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.826%0.83%6-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%9.132%9.13%7-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%28.870%28.9%8-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%19.780%19.8%9-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.554%1.55%10-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.010%1.01%11-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%21.505%21.5%12-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.390%3.39%13-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.887%1.89%14-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%7.463%7.46%15-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%5.714%5.71%16-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x1.186%1.19%13.674%13.7%17-1.000000x-1.000000x9.342656x9.342656x9.34x1.065%1.06%9.948%9.95%18-1.000000x-1.000000x8.554043x8.554043x8.55x1.144%1.14%9.787%9.79%19-1.000000x-1.000000x5.547872x5.547872x5.55x3.356%3.36%18.617%18.6%20-1.000000x-1.000000x4.931298x4.931298x4.93x6.863%6.86%33.842%33.8%21-1.000000x-1.000000x4.497392x4.497392x4.50x2.165%2.17%9.737%9.74%22-1.000000x-1.000000x4.487703x4.487703x4.49x2.612%2.61%11.722%11.7%23-1.000000x-1.000000x4.210677x4.210677x4.21x2.288%2.29%9.635%9.64%24-1.000000x-1.000000x4.122202x4.122202x4.12x2.440%2.44%10.057%10.1%25-1.000000x-1.000000x3.819712x3.819712x3.82x1.145%1.15%4.375%4.38%26-1.000000x-1.000000x3.800909x3.800909x3.80x9.735%9.73%37.000%37.0%27-1.000000x-1.000000x3.598485x3.598485x3.60x2.105%2.11%7.576%7.58%28-1.000000x-1.000000x3.585799x3.585799x3.59x4.290%4.29%15.385%15.4%29-1.000000x-1.000000x3.328930x3.328930x3.33x1.095%1.10%3.646%3.65%30-1.000000x-1.000000x2.172857x2.172857x2.17x6.838%6.84%14.857%14.9%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.639770x1.639770x1.64x3.893%3.89%6.384%6.38%73-1.000000x-1.000000x1.472089x1.472089x1.47x7.746%7.75%11.404%11.4%97-1.000000x-1.000000x1.317255x1.317255x1.32x13.116%13.1%17.277%17.3%122-1.000000x-1.000000x1.196362x1.196362x1.20x8.245%8.24%9.864%9.86%146-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153834x1.153834x1.15x10.578%10.6%12.205%12.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.133957x1.133957x1.13x9.026%9.03%10.235%10.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.085797x1.085797x1.09x8.400%8.40%9.120%9.12%170-1.000000x-1.000000x1.064309x1.064309x1.06x9.751%9.75%10.378%10.4%178-1.000000x-1.000000x1.007805x1.007805x1.01x4.931%4.93%4.969%4.97%194-1.033220x-1.033220x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x8.755%8.75%8.473%8.47%211-1.078193x-1.078193x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x14.905%14.9%13.824%13.8%218-1.084334x-1.084334x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x6.487%6.49%5.982%5.98%222-1.166317x-1.166317x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x8.777%8.78%7.525%7.53%-1.166317x-1.166317x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x8.777%8.78%7.525%7.53%236-1.192007x-1.192007x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x10.750%10.8%9.019%9.02%243-1.386190x-1.386190x1.39x1.000000x1.000000x7.414%7.41%5.349%5.35%267-1.600272x-1.600272x1.60x1.000000x1.000000x7.301%7.30%4.562%4.56%291-2.749091x-2.749091x2.75x1.000000x1.000000x49.091%49.1%17.857%17.9%315-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x17.857%17.9%0.000%0%336-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x20.063%20.1%0.000%0%337-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x11.111%11.1%0.000%0%338-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x15.306%15.3%0.000%0%339-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x23.077%23.1%0.000%0%340
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 340 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#33

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Fairfax, selected other places in the Washington Area, and entities that contain Fairfax
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#SudleyChesapeake Rnch EstsChesapeake Rnch …BealetonLoch LomondLk WildernessOwingsBadenFairmount HtsApple Mtn LkPotomac HtsCalvert BeachCobb IslandBryantownCedarvilleQuanticoSperryvilleThe PlainsHillsboroEagle HarborWoodbridgeBuckeystownCoral HillsMason NeckLeisure WorldAdamstownLandover HlsCliftonNewingtonBartonsvilleFalmouthCherry HillN SpringfieldLansdowneFairfaxFairfaxWoodburnGermantownW SpringfieldVirginiaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticFort HuntWashingtonArlingtonHaymarketWashingtonAlexandriaChevy ChaseIndependent HlRansonFairwoodDist HtsBull Run Mtn EstsBoswell's CornerN BrentwoodArcolaFlint Hill-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.410%1.41%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.631%0.63%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.119%3.12%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.814%2.81%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.214%2.21%5-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%4.403%4.40%6-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.041%2.04%7-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.926%0.93%8-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.340%3.34%9-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.649%2.65%10-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%4.029%4.03%11-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.042%3.04%12-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%4.762%4.76%13-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%6.977%6.98%14-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%4.608%4.61%15-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%6.452%6.45%16-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.774%3.77%17-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%8.571%8.57%18-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%20.000%20.0%19-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.507%0.51%6.282%6.28%20-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x2.299%2.30%26.872%26.9%21-1.000000x-1.000000x9.789258x9.789258x9.79x0.162%0.16%1.590%1.59%22-1.000000x-1.000000x5.958603x5.958603x5.96x2.128%2.13%12.678%12.7%23-1.000000x-1.000000x5.400637x5.400637x5.40x2.757%2.76%14.891%14.9%24-1.000000x-1.000000x5.317139x5.317139x5.32x1.015%1.02%5.398%5.40%25-1.000000x-1.000000x5.271889x5.271889x5.27x0.524%0.52%2.765%2.76%26-1.000000x-1.000000x5.239726x5.239726x5.24x4.706%4.71%24.658%24.7%27-1.000000x-1.000000x5.228900x5.228900x5.23x1.697%1.70%8.874%8.87%28-1.000000x-1.000000x5.009119x5.009119x5.01x1.133%1.13%5.674%5.67%29-1.000000x-1.000000x4.935149x4.935149x4.94x1.082%1.08%5.342%5.34%30-1.000000x-1.000000x2.840551x2.840551x2.84x0.872%0.87%2.478%2.48%47-1.000000x-1.000000x2.086277x2.086277x2.09x1.857%1.86%3.874%3.87%70-1.000000x-1.000000x1.853918x1.853918x1.85x6.156%6.16%11.412%11.4%93-1.000000x-1.000000x1.779104x1.779104x1.78x4.653%4.65%8.278%8.28%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.779104x1.779104x1.78x4.653%4.65%8.278%8.28%107-1.000000x-1.000000x1.718294x1.718294x1.72x5.175%5.17%8.892%8.89%116-1.000000x-1.000000x1.622504x1.622504x1.62x4.836%4.84%7.846%7.85%137-1.000000x-1.000000x1.616495x1.616495x1.62x4.589%4.59%7.419%7.42%139-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558034x1.558034x1.56x3.300%3.30%5.141%5.14%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.469369x1.469369x1.47x13.385%13.4%19.667%19.7%162-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465901x1.465901x1.47x5.978%5.98%8.764%8.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.392955x1.392955x1.39x10.850%10.9%15.114%15.1%174-1.000000x-1.000000x1.343522x1.343522x1.34x0.679%0.68%0.912%0.91%185-1.000000x-1.000000x1.300117x1.300117x1.30x10.922%10.9%14.199%14.2%192-1.000000x-1.000000x1.268562x1.268562x1.27x9.559%9.56%12.126%12.1%200-1.000000x-1.000000x1.186690x1.186690x1.19x29.794%29.8%35.356%35.4%208-1.000000x-1.000000x1.009145x1.009145x1.01x2.769%2.77%2.794%2.79%231-1.189403x-1.189403x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x1.622%1.62%1.364%1.36%254-1.577809x-1.577809x1.58x1.000000x1.000000x7.804%7.80%4.946%4.95%277-2.659674x-2.659674x2.66x1.000000x1.000000x1.795%1.79%0.675%0.67%300-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.746%2.75%0.000%0%319-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.972%1.97%0.000%0%320-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.889%0.89%0.000%0%321-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x12.174%12.2%0.000%0%322-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x3.846%3.85%0.000%0%323
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 323 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares Fairfax to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 23,008.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#34

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Fairfax, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Fairfax
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Bailey's CrossroadsMarumscoPetersburgDanvilleSterlingManassasAnnandaleWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchLincolniaWinchesterRichmondHerndonSpringfieldPortsmouthHarrisonburgDale CityRoanokeSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticNorfolkSuffolkStauntonLynchburgVirginiaNewport NewsSalemHamptonLeesburgCharlottesvilleWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonFredericksburgChesapeakeAlexandriaChantillyFairfax City Public SchoolsFairfaxFairfaxMechanicsvilleLake RidgeVirginia BeachVirginia BchTuckahoeArlingtonCentrevilleOaktonBlacksburgWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldRestonBurkeLinton HallAshburnSouth RidingCave SpringFair OaksShort PumpTysons CornerMcLean24.330099%24.330099%24.3%4,213123.383594%23.383594%23.4%5,707221.323263%21.323263%21.3%4,715320.232462%20.232462%20.2%5,901420.163883%20.163883%20.2%3,888518.490278%18.490278%18.5%4,850617.973856%17.973856%18.0%5,390717.680664%17.680664%17.7%3,621816.915183%16.915183%16.9%2,802916.514624%16.514624%16.5%2,9871015.996807%15.996807%16.0%23,44323.4k1115.854554%15.854554%15.9%2,5901215.670925%15.670925%15.7%3,2631315.104060%15.104060%15.1%9,5871414.932719%14.932719%14.9%3,7621514.811308%14.811308%14.8%6,7271614.788143%14.788143%14.8%10,24710.2k1714.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.488196%12.488196%12.5%18,77918.8k1811.963259%11.963259%12.0%6,9291911.840739%11.840739%11.8%2,0522011.784091%11.784091%11.8%5,1852111.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k10.793634%10.793634%10.8%12,50012.5k2210.515464%10.515464%10.5%1,785239.861228%9.861228%9.9%8,911249.752302%9.752302%9.8%3,008259.677532%9.677532%9.7%2,761269.603964%9.603964%9.6%390,528391k8.722097%8.722097%8.7%1,434278.648428%8.648428%8.6%13,36913.4k288.620480%8.620480%8.6%9,927298.180624%8.180624%8.2%1,308308.166336%8.166336%8.2%1,3578.166336%8.166336%8.2%1,357317.898218%7.898218%7.9%2,030327.196970%7.196970%7.2%2,128336.790677%6.790677%6.8%20,44720.4k346.255422%6.255422%6.3%2,091356.236272%6.236272%6.2%10,59010.6k366.179845%6.179845%6.2%2,973376.082004%6.082004%6.1%1,559385.115949%5.115949%5.1%792394.854308%4.854308%4.9%768404.581560%4.581560%4.6%2,013414.392674%4.392674%4.4%1,252424.201315%4.201315%4.2%965433.976231%3.976231%4.0%1,258443.914828%3.914828%3.9%706453.735724%3.735724%3.7%700462.602603%2.602603%2.6%598472.460825%2.460825%2.5%435482.301193%2.301193%2.3%384491.818291%1.818291%1.8%60350
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#35

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Fairfax, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Fairfax
0%20%40%60%80%Count#McLeanTysons CornerArlingtonShort PumpBlacksburgOaktonSouth RidingRestonFair OaksBurkeAlexandriaAshburnWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldCentrevilleFairfax City Public SchoolsFairfaxFairfaxChantillyLinton HallLeesburgTuckahoeCharlottesvilleWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonHerndonCave SpringLake RidgeLincolniaWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchAnnandaleFredericksburgSpringfieldBailey's CrossroadsVirginiaRichmondHarrisonburgSterlingVirginia BeachVirginia BchStauntonLynchburgMechanicsvilleWinchesterSouth AtlanticChesapeakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesManassasSouthSalemNorfolkSuffolkDale CityNewport NewsHamptonMarumscoRoanokePortsmouthDanvillePetersburg82.996110%82.996110%83.0%27,52427.5k174.620962%74.620962%74.6%12,45212.5k273.664560%73.664560%73.7%125,092125k371.341291%71.341291%71.3%12,61112.6k471.339061%71.339061%71.3%11,04411.0k569.777240%69.777240%69.8%17,88617.9k669.108351%69.108351%69.1%12,46312.5k766.877575%66.877575%66.9%29,38429.4k866.331549%66.331549%66.3%15,24115.2k963.855168%63.855168%63.9%18,20018.2k1062.088819%62.088819%62.1%71,49971.5k1160.910930%60.910930%60.9%19,27119.3k1260.426016%60.426016%60.4%9,5601357.441590%57.441590%57.4%27,63427.6k1454.727087%54.727087%54.7%9,09454.727087%54.727087%54.7%9,0941554.437426%54.437426%54.4%8,7041653.863904%53.863904%53.9%12,37212.4k1751.154195%51.154195%51.2%15,77815.8k1850.279714%50.279714%50.3%16,80716.8k1950.038556%50.038556%50.0%14,27614.3k2049.358204%49.358204%49.4%2,007,0632.01M48.414545%48.414545%48.4%7,9092148.334934%48.334934%48.3%9,0572246.147863%46.147863%46.1%13,64513.6k2345.342590%45.342590%45.3%7,5112443.574219%43.574219%43.6%8,9242542.453648%42.453648%42.5%12,73112.7k2642.296697%42.296697%42.3%6,9542740.706945%40.706945%40.7%8,4762839.541465%39.541465%39.5%6,8472936.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M36.691050%36.691050%36.7%53,77053.8k3036.248164%36.248164%36.2%9,1323135.473499%35.473499%35.5%6,8403234.242322%34.242322%34.2%103,105103k3333.669937%33.669937%33.7%5,8353433.288636%33.288636%33.3%14,64714.6k3533.281457%33.281457%33.3%8,5543631.271079%31.271079%31.3%5,6563730.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.375268%30.375268%30.4%46,95547.0k3830.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.076249%30.076249%30.1%7,8893928.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M26.898380%26.898380%26.9%4,5664026.611648%26.611648%26.6%40,01740.0k4126.590583%26.590583%26.6%15,40115.4k4225.806949%25.806949%25.8%11,72111.7k4324.722604%24.722604%24.7%28,63128.6k4424.000708%24.000708%24.0%21,68821.7k4523.318037%23.318037%23.3%5,6914622.904520%22.904520%22.9%15,87115.9k4721.071952%21.071952%21.1%13,37513.4k4818.209559%18.209559%18.2%5,3114916.588278%16.588278%16.6%3,66850
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#36

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Fairfax, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Fairfax
0%5%10%15%20%Count#McLeanBlacksburgArlingtonCharlottesvilleTysons CornerAlexandriaOaktonShort PumpCave SpringRestonTuckahoeWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonFair OaksFairfax City Public SchoolsFairfaxFairfaxBurkeWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldWinchesterWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchHarrisonburgBailey's CrossroadsLincolniaRichmondSouth RidingFredericksburgLynchburgAnnandaleStauntonVirginiaCentrevilleSpringfieldChantillyAshburnLeesburgSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHerndonLake RidgeSouthRoanokeNorfolkVirginia BeachVirginia BchLinton HallSterlingChesapeakeSuffolkDanvilleMechanicsvilleSalemManassasNewport NewsPortsmouthPetersburgHamptonDale CityMarumsco23.411633%23.411633%23.4%7,764118.848912%18.848912%18.8%2,918212.967794%12.967794%13.0%22,02122.0k311.745531%11.745531%11.7%3,351411.026548%11.026548%11.0%1,840510.783633%10.783633%10.8%12,41812.4k610.470877%10.470877%10.5%2,68479.848956%9.848956%9.8%1,74188.122532%8.122532%8.1%1,52297.540342%7.540342%7.5%3,313107.422144%7.422144%7.4%2,481117.310761%7.310761%7.3%297,279297k7.080994%7.080994%7.1%1,627126.421135%6.421135%6.4%1,0676.421135%6.421135%6.4%1,067136.164480%6.164480%6.2%1,757145.922508%5.922508%5.9%937155.346381%5.346381%5.3%967165.043945%5.043945%5.0%1,033175.001389%5.001389%5.0%1,260184.943405%4.943405%4.9%856194.823423%4.823423%4.8%799204.707673%4.707673%4.7%6,899214.674504%4.674504%4.7%843224.628672%4.628672%4.6%761234.565909%4.565909%4.6%2,009244.565159%4.565159%4.6%1,369254.437392%4.437392%4.4%769264.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k4.134447%4.134447%4.1%1,989274.043800%4.043800%4.0%842283.983989%3.983989%4.0%637293.938302%3.938302%3.9%1,246303.773830%3.773830%3.8%1,164313.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.164789%3.164789%3.2%517323.081034%3.081034%3.1%911333.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.037869%3.037869%3.0%2,105343.011159%3.011159%3.0%4,528352.952136%2.952136%3.0%8,889362.782011%2.782011%2.8%639372.572347%2.572347%2.6%496382.473752%2.473752%2.5%3,824392.456879%2.456879%2.5%1,423402.427484%2.427484%2.4%708412.423936%2.423936%2.4%623422.326951%2.326951%2.3%395432.066336%2.066336%2.1%542441.986029%1.986029%2.0%2,300451.881115%1.881115%1.9%1,194461.646165%1.646165%1.6%364471.594662%1.594662%1.6%1,441481.506011%1.506011%1.5%684490.995657%0.995657%1.0%24350
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#37

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Fairfax, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Fairfax
Female
Male
8x6x4x2x0xFM#WinchesterShort PumpBailey's CrossroadsHarrisonburgSalemFredericksburgSouth AtlanticManassasChesapeakeVirginiaSouthSterlingRoanokeWashingtonUnited StatesW Falls ChurchDanvilleStauntonBlacksburgSuffolkSpringfieldMechanicsvilleLynchburgHamptonLincolniaNewport NewsRichmondMarumscoPortsmouthPetersburgAnnandaleCharlottesvilleRestonVirginia BchAlexandriaDale CityNorfolkArlingtonTuckahoeLeesburgFairfaxFairfaxChantillyHerndonBurkeLake RidgeCave SpringCentrevilleFair OaksOaktonAshburnW SpringfieldLinton HallMcLeanSouth RidingTysons Corner-1.000000x-1.000000x1.460727x1.460727x1.46x13.519%13.5%19.747%19.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.423303x1.423303x1.42x2.045%2.05%2.911%2.91%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.388320x1.388320x1.39x20.479%20.5%28.432%28.4%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.287231x1.287231x1.29x13.079%13.1%16.836%16.8%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.281815x1.281815x1.28x9.293%9.29%11.912%11.9%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203171x1.203171x1.20x7.946%7.95%9.560%9.56%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.176678x1.176678x1.18x17.013%17.0%20.019%20.0%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171691x1.171691x1.17x7.995%8.00%9.368%9.37%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153834x1.153834x1.15x10.578%10.6%12.205%12.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149562x1.149562x1.15x18.812%18.8%21.626%21.6%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.141892x1.141892x1.14x13.870%13.9%15.838%15.8%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.133957x1.133957x1.13x9.026%9.03%10.235%10.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.078069x1.078069x1.08x16.995%17.0%18.322%18.3%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.076070x1.076070x1.08x19.580%19.6%21.070%21.1%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.076055x1.076055x1.08x11.446%11.4%12.317%12.3%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.058866x1.058866x1.06x4.963%4.96%5.255%5.25%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.058434x1.058434x1.06x11.643%11.6%12.324%12.3%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.056533x1.056533x1.06x15.256%15.3%16.118%16.1%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.054030x1.054030x1.05x7.708%7.71%8.124%8.12%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.051496x1.051496x1.05x11.514%11.5%12.107%12.1%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.050270x1.050270x1.05x9.636%9.64%10.120%10.1%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046282x1.046282x1.05x16.538%16.5%17.303%17.3%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.040440x1.040440x1.04x10.593%10.6%11.021%11.0%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.034737x1.034737x1.03x15.740%15.7%16.287%16.3%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025968x1.025968x1.03x23.092%23.1%23.691%23.7%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.019986x1.019986x1.02x14.965%15.0%15.264%15.3%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016685x1.016685x1.02x21.165%21.2%21.518%21.5%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.013393x1.013393x1.01x17.857%17.9%18.096%18.1%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.010330x1.010330x1.01x9.630%9.63%9.729%9.73%27-1.009616x-1.009616x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x4.602%4.60%4.558%4.56%28-1.030721x-1.030721x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x6.889%6.89%6.684%6.68%29-1.033220x-1.033220x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x8.755%8.75%8.473%8.47%30-1.046862x-1.046862x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x15.143%15.1%14.465%14.5%31-1.081765x-1.081765x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x12.978%13.0%11.997%12.0%32-1.084334x-1.084334x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x6.487%6.49%5.982%5.98%33-1.146856x-1.146856x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x6.650%6.65%5.798%5.80%34-1.149627x-1.149627x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x10.427%10.4%9.070%9.07%35-1.166317x-1.166317x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x8.777%8.78%7.525%7.53%-1.166317x-1.166317x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x8.777%8.78%7.525%7.53%36-1.189606x-1.189606x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x8.859%8.86%7.447%7.45%37-1.221424x-1.221424x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x17.419%17.4%14.261%14.3%38-1.278635x-1.278635x1.28x1.000000x1.000000x4.912%4.91%3.841%3.84%39-1.285775x-1.285775x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x8.032%8.03%6.247%6.25%40-1.287287x-1.287287x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x4.165%4.17%3.235%3.24%41-1.314749x-1.314749x1.31x1.000000x1.000000x6.979%6.98%5.308%5.31%42-1.331665x-1.331665x1.33x1.000000x1.000000x2.961%2.96%2.223%2.22%43-1.424909x-1.424909x1.42x1.000000x1.000000x7.131%7.13%5.005%5.00%44-1.456006x-1.456006x1.46x1.000000x1.000000x4.648%4.65%3.192%3.19%45-1.484801x-1.484801x1.48x1.000000x1.000000x5.737%5.74%3.864%3.86%46-1.618068x-1.618068x1.62x1.000000x1.000000x5.159%5.16%3.189%3.19%47-1.945779x-1.945779x1.95x1.000000x1.000000x2.369%2.37%1.217%1.22%48-2.908261x-2.908261x2.91x1.000000x1.000000x5.714%5.71%1.965%1.96%49-8.938218x-8.938218x8.94x1.000000x1.000000x4.061%4.06%0.454%0.45%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#38

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Fairfax, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Fairfax
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#HerndonBailey's CrossroadsRestonDale CityBlacksburgStauntonHarrisonburgBurkeLynchburgSalemAshburnSouth RidingManassasMechanicsvilleFairfaxFairfaxDanvilleMarumscoMcLeanSuffolkRoanokeLeesburgLincolniaTuckahoeWinchesterVirginia BchW SpringfieldVirginiaSouthOaktonUnited StatesSouth AtlanticWashingtonCave SpringCentrevilleFredericksburgTysons CornerRichmondArlingtonShort PumpAnnandalePortsmouthFair OaksNewport NewsNorfolkAlexandriaSpringfieldChesapeakeLake RidgeHamptonCharlottesvilleW Falls ChurchLinton HallChantillySterlingPetersburg-1.000000x-1.000000x2.613708x2.613708x2.61x1.759%1.76%4.597%4.60%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.238288x2.238288x2.24x3.090%3.09%6.917%6.92%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.049540x2.049540x2.05x5.066%5.07%10.383%10.4%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.039053x2.039053x2.04x0.999%1.00%2.037%2.04%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.956352x1.956352x1.96x12.549%12.5%24.551%24.6%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.939965x1.939965x1.94x3.112%3.11%6.037%6.04%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.919651x1.919651x1.92x3.440%3.44%6.604%6.60%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.913838x1.913838x1.91x4.271%4.27%8.175%8.17%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.900072x1.900072x1.90x3.238%3.24%6.153%6.15%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.885377x1.885377x1.89x1.646%1.65%3.104%3.10%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.843969x1.843969x1.84x2.835%2.83%5.227%5.23%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.798908x1.798908x1.80x3.379%3.38%6.079%6.08%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.797204x1.797204x1.80x1.485%1.48%2.668%2.67%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.794063x1.794063x1.79x1.778%1.78%3.190%3.19%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.779104x1.779104x1.78x4.653%4.65%8.278%8.28%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.779104x1.779104x1.78x4.653%4.65%8.278%8.28%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.777517x1.777517x1.78x1.811%1.81%3.219%3.22%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.760580x1.760580x1.76x0.727%0.73%1.279%1.28%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.746036x1.746036x1.75x17.257%17.3%30.131%30.1%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.721333x1.721333x1.72x1.835%1.83%3.158%3.16%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.714511x1.714511x1.71x2.278%2.28%3.906%3.91%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.696857x1.696857x1.70x2.803%2.80%4.757%4.76%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.681233x1.681233x1.68x3.610%3.61%6.070%6.07%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.661990x1.661990x1.66x5.680%5.68%9.440%9.44%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.659511x1.659511x1.66x4.059%4.06%6.736%6.74%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.631304x1.631304x1.63x2.267%2.27%3.699%3.70%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.616495x1.616495x1.62x4.589%4.59%7.419%7.42%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558034x1.558034x1.56x3.300%3.30%5.141%5.14%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.551011x1.551011x1.55x8.233%8.23%12.769%12.8%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465901x1.465901x1.47x5.978%5.98%8.764%8.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.458276x1.458276x1.46x6.704%6.70%9.776%9.78%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.450487x1.450487x1.45x3.402%3.40%4.934%4.93%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447565x1.447565x1.45x3.809%3.81%5.513%5.51%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.419566x1.419566x1.42x9.153%9.15%12.993%13.0%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.417865x1.417865x1.42x3.936%3.94%5.581%5.58%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.392955x1.392955x1.39x10.850%10.9%15.114%15.1%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.388585x1.388585x1.39x8.301%8.30%11.526%11.5%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.382467x1.382467x1.38x3.845%3.84%5.315%5.32%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.317522x1.317522x1.32x1.640%1.64%2.160%2.16%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.286172x1.286172x1.29x6.217%6.22%7.996%8.00%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.281216x1.281216x1.28x1.755%1.75%2.248%2.25%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.275951x1.275951x1.28x2.647%2.65%3.377%3.38%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.268562x1.268562x1.27x9.559%9.56%12.126%12.1%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.266006x1.266006x1.27x3.585%3.58%4.538%4.54%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.259903x1.259903x1.26x2.202%2.20%2.774%2.77%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.245048x1.245048x1.25x2.764%2.76%3.442%3.44%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.193769x1.193769x1.19x1.463%1.46%1.746%1.75%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.167999x1.167999x1.17x10.872%10.9%12.699%12.7%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.160352x1.160352x1.16x4.658%4.66%5.405%5.40%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047352x1.047352x1.05x2.719%2.72%2.848%2.85%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.044908x1.044908x1.04x3.900%3.90%4.075%4.07%48-1.026620x-1.026620x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x2.605%2.60%2.537%2.54%49-1.246715x-1.246715x1.25x1.000000x1.000000x1.807%1.81%1.449%1.45%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Fairfax to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#39

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Fairfax, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Fairfax
0%10%20%30%Count#LaredoHialeahMiamiDallasGarlandHoustonEl PasoIrvingFort WorthSan AntonioCorpus ChristiBaltimoreAmarilloAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…MemphisRichmondArlingtonOklahoma CityLubbockMontgomerySouthBirminghamShreveportNew OrleansWinston-SalemColumbusTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTampaDurhamSouth AtlanticNashville-DavidsonMobileNorfolkBaton RougeAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleVirginiaGreensboroAtlantaOrlandoLexington-FayetteSt. PetersburgWashingtonHuntsvilleWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonLittle RockFayettevilleRaleighChesapeakeFairfax City Public SchoolsFairfaxFairfaxVirginia BeachVirginia BchPlanoArlington33.248609%33.248609%33.2%45,78445.8k129.547032%29.547032%29.5%51,49951.5k225.837701%25.837701%25.8%82,57682.6k324.656531%24.656531%24.7%201,900202k423.783403%23.783403%23.8%34,72934.7k522.636297%22.636297%22.6%326,041326k621.390422%21.390422%21.4%88,91188.9k720.239673%20.239673%20.2%29,77629.8k818.755272%18.755272%18.8%94,04494.0k918.397606%18.397606%18.4%167,299167k1018.225364%18.225364%18.2%37,59237.6k1116.548703%16.548703%16.5%69,83969.8k1216.519023%16.519023%16.5%20,68020.7k1316.495350%16.495350%16.5%20,89420.9k1416.013390%16.013390%16.0%66,73166.7k1515.996807%15.996807%16.0%23,44323.4k1615.406412%15.406412%15.4%37,08237.1k1714.746136%14.746136%14.7%59,32459.3k1814.549337%14.549337%14.5%20,37320.4k1914.486312%14.486312%14.5%19,03419.0k2014.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.356281%14.356281%14.4%20,63520.6k2114.347237%14.347237%14.3%18,62318.6k2214.332154%14.332154%14.3%38,00438.0k2313.910992%13.910992%13.9%21,22421.2k2413.388110%13.388110%13.4%17,17417.2k2513.030453%13.030453%13.0%33,97034.0k2613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M13.004807%13.004807%13.0%31,27531.3k2713.004396%13.004396%13.0%21,68621.7k2812.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.757874%12.757874%12.8%55,74455.7k2912.535934%12.535934%12.5%16,22216.2k3012.488196%12.488196%12.5%18,77918.8k3112.361065%12.361065%12.4%16,97117.0k3212.000833%12.000833%12.0%73,14773.1k3311.956157%11.956157%12.0%49,49049.5k3411.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k3511.488796%11.488796%11.5%65,89165.9k3611.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k10.816229%10.816229%10.8%19,90919.9k3710.536277%10.536277%10.5%32,40032.4k3810.531914%10.531914%10.5%18,91318.9k3910.106717%10.106717%10.1%20,30520.3k4010.073214%10.073214%10.1%18,57418.6k4110.045421%10.045421%10.0%46,51046.5k429.750990%9.750990%9.8%12,48012.5k439.603964%9.603964%9.6%390,528391k9.385035%9.385035%9.4%12,45012.5k448.771456%8.771456%8.8%11,05311.1k458.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k468.648428%8.648428%8.6%13,36913.4k478.166336%8.166336%8.2%1,3578.166336%8.166336%8.2%1,3576.790677%6.790677%6.8%20,44720.4k486.396106%6.396106%6.4%12,12912.1k496.236272%6.236272%6.2%10,59010.6k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#40

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Fairfax, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Fairfax
0%20%40%60%Count#ArlingtonPlanoWashingtonFairfax City Public SchoolsFairfaxFairfaxWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonRaleighDurhamAtlantaAustinCharlotteHuntsvilleLexington-FayetteLittle RockNashville-DavidsonVirginiaGreensboroRichmondNew OrleansTampaIrvingOrlandoVirginia BeachVirginia BchWinston-SalemBaton RougeSt. PetersburgMontgomeryHoustonDallasTulsaSouth AtlanticChesapeakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaltimoreOklahoma CityArlingtonLubbockLouisvilleSouthFort WorthMobileJacksonvilleNorfolkFayettevilleShreveportSan AntonioMemphisColumbusBirminghamMiamiEl PasoGarlandAmarilloAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Corpus ChristiLaredoHialeah73.664560%73.664560%73.7%125,092125k155.577938%55.577938%55.6%105,393105k255.360186%55.360186%55.4%256,316256k354.727087%54.727087%54.7%9,09454.727087%54.727087%54.7%9,09449.358204%49.358204%49.4%2,007,0632.01M49.199364%49.199364%49.2%141,090141k448.320031%48.320031%48.3%80,57880.6k548.281839%48.281839%48.3%148,471148k647.708346%47.708346%47.7%290,790291k741.989192%41.989192%42.0%223,068223k841.479994%41.479994%41.5%53,08953.1k941.441271%41.441271%41.4%83,25883.3k1038.854046%38.854046%38.9%51,54351.5k1137.627764%37.627764%37.6%164,410164k1236.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M36.820488%36.820488%36.8%67,77467.8k1336.691050%36.691050%36.7%53,77053.8k1436.177338%36.177338%36.2%95,93095.9k1535.534829%35.534829%35.5%85,45785.5k1635.021785%35.021785%35.0%51,52351.5k1734.996492%34.996492%35.0%62,84662.8k1834.242322%34.242322%34.2%103,105103k1934.184309%34.184309%34.2%52,15552.2k2032.328434%32.328434%32.3%44,38544.4k2132.163892%32.163892%32.2%59,30759.3k2231.186593%31.186593%31.2%40,97741.0k2331.153001%31.153001%31.2%448,711449k2431.010808%31.010808%31.0%253,932254k2530.736449%30.736449%30.7%80,12980.1k2630.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.375268%30.375268%30.4%46,95547.0k2730.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.719611%29.719611%29.7%125,423125k2829.343627%29.343627%29.3%118,050118k2929.302594%29.302594%29.3%70,52970.5k3028.736601%28.736601%28.7%40,23940.2k3128.252913%28.252913%28.3%116,947117k3228.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.594445%27.594445%27.6%138,366138k3327.424964%27.424964%27.4%35,48935.5k3427.049958%27.049958%27.0%155,138155k3526.611648%26.611648%26.6%40,01740.0k3625.534279%25.534279%25.5%32,17632.2k3725.350919%25.350919%25.4%32,90632.9k3825.248199%25.248199%25.2%229,595230k3925.090708%25.090708%25.1%104,558105k4025.001949%25.001949%25.0%32,07232.1k4124.978606%24.978606%25.0%35,90335.9k4224.957211%24.957211%25.0%79,76279.8k4323.604502%23.604502%23.6%98,11498.1k4422.455520%22.455520%22.5%32,79032.8k4522.349408%22.349408%22.3%27,97928.0k4621.218006%21.218006%21.2%26,87626.9k4721.116832%21.116832%21.1%43,55643.6k4817.931475%17.931475%17.9%24,69224.7k4913.317651%13.317651%13.3%23,21223.2k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#41

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Fairfax, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Fairfax
0%5%10%Count#ArlingtonWashingtonDurhamWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonAtlantaLexington-FayetteFairfax City Public SchoolsFairfaxFairfaxNew OrleansLittle RockAustinBaton RougeTampaBaltimoreRaleighWinston-SalemPlanoRichmondNashville-DavidsonVirginiaMiamiHoustonGreensboroSt. PetersburgDallasOrlandoLubbockHuntsvilleBirminghamSouth AtlanticCharlotteShreveportTulsaMontgomeryMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…LouisvilleColumbusSouthOklahoma CityNorfolkMobileVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan AntonioChesapeakeIrvingArlingtonJacksonvilleCorpus ChristiFort WorthFayettevilleAmarilloEl PasoGarlandLaredoHialeah12.967794%12.967794%13.0%22,02122.0k112.461852%12.461852%12.5%57,69857.7k28.806121%8.806121%8.8%14,68514.7k37.310761%7.310761%7.3%297,279297k7.298648%7.298648%7.3%22,44422.4k46.507023%6.507023%6.5%13,07313.1k56.421135%6.421135%6.4%1,0676.421135%6.421135%6.4%1,0676.270412%6.270412%6.3%16,62716.6k66.139095%6.139095%6.1%8,14475.293216%5.293216%5.3%32,26332.3k85.089807%5.089807%5.1%6,98894.999834%4.999834%5.0%12,02412.0k104.934352%4.934352%4.9%20,82420.8k114.783940%4.783940%4.8%13,71913.7k124.727011%4.727011%4.7%7,212134.726548%4.726548%4.7%8,963144.707673%4.707673%4.7%6,899154.499036%4.499036%4.5%19,65819.7k164.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k4.063580%4.063580%4.1%12,98713.0k174.001816%4.001816%4.0%57,64057.6k183.877414%3.877414%3.9%7,137193.860296%3.860296%3.9%7,118203.855041%3.855041%3.9%31,56731.6k213.702012%3.702012%3.7%6,648223.682861%3.682861%3.7%5,157233.636307%3.636307%3.6%4,654243.623335%3.623335%3.6%5,208253.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.490252%3.490252%3.5%18,54218.5k263.432151%3.432151%3.4%4,455273.421980%3.421980%3.4%8,921283.410380%3.410380%3.4%4,481293.351171%3.351171%3.4%13,96514.0k303.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.292912%3.292912%3.3%4,171313.276890%3.276890%3.3%13,56413.6k323.080029%3.080029%3.1%3,951333.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.057653%3.057653%3.1%12,30112.3k343.011159%3.011159%3.0%4,528352.968224%2.968224%3.0%3,841362.952136%2.952136%3.0%8,889372.604272%2.604272%2.6%23,68223.7k382.473752%2.473752%2.5%3,824392.456548%2.456548%2.5%3,614402.314576%2.314576%2.3%5,571412.288483%2.288483%2.3%13,12513.1k422.267020%2.267020%2.3%4,676432.234224%2.234224%2.2%11,20311.2k442.050615%2.050615%2.1%2,584452.023341%2.023341%2.0%2,533461.889534%1.889534%1.9%7,854471.315555%1.315555%1.3%1,921481.181537%1.181537%1.2%1,627491.162971%1.162971%1.2%2,02750
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#42

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Fairfax, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Fairfax
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MobileBirminghamCharlotteAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Baton RougeMemphisWinston-SalemGreensboroDurhamTulsaBaltimoreSouth AtlanticSt. PetersburgChesapeakeRaleighNashville-DavidsonMontgomeryNew OrleansLexington-FayetteOklahoma CityVirginiaSouthShreveportLittle RockWashingtonJacksonvilleDallasPlanoArlingtonUnited StatesHoustonAmarilloAtlantaIrvingFort WorthWashingtonAustinColumbusOrlandoRichmondLouisvilleGarlandSan AntonioTampaHuntsvilleMiamiCorpus ChristiVirginia BchHialeahLubbockFayettevilleNorfolkArlingtonLaredoFairfaxFairfaxEl Paso-1.000000x-1.000000x1.379785x1.379785x1.38x10.659%10.7%14.708%14.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.296106x1.296106x1.30x12.650%12.6%16.395%16.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285784x1.285784x1.29x10.185%10.2%13.096%13.1%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.257428x1.257428x1.26x14.729%14.7%18.521%18.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.251831x1.251831x1.25x11.056%11.1%13.840%13.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248135x1.248135x1.25x14.368%14.4%17.933%17.9%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.225931x1.225931x1.23x12.609%12.6%15.458%15.5%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213997x1.213997x1.21x9.855%9.85%11.964%12.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203180x1.203180x1.20x11.905%11.9%14.324%14.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199749x1.199749x1.20x11.899%11.9%14.276%14.3%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179669x1.179669x1.18x15.289%15.3%18.036%18.0%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172776x1.172776x1.17x9.313%9.31%10.922%10.9%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171691x1.171691x1.17x7.995%8.00%9.368%9.37%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169980x1.169980x1.17x8.091%8.09%9.466%9.47%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.167676x1.167676x1.17x11.816%11.8%13.798%13.8%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.162033x1.162033x1.16x13.492%13.5%15.678%15.7%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.161502x1.161502x1.16x13.321%13.3%15.473%15.5%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155591x1.155591x1.16x9.398%9.40%10.861%10.9%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154612x1.154612x1.15x13.719%13.7%15.840%15.8%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153834x1.153834x1.15x10.578%10.6%12.205%12.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148209x1.148209x1.15x13.442%13.4%15.434%15.4%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.144784x1.144784x1.14x8.792%8.79%10.065%10.1%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.133957x1.133957x1.13x9.026%9.03%10.235%10.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.131088x1.131088x1.13x10.820%10.8%12.238%12.2%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124677x1.124677x1.12x23.229%23.2%26.125%26.1%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.117313x1.117313x1.12x6.057%6.06%6.768%6.77%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111038x1.111038x1.11x14.627%14.6%16.251%16.3%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097123x1.097123x1.10x21.595%21.6%23.693%23.7%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096051x1.096051x1.10x15.795%15.8%17.313%17.3%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074487x1.074487x1.07x10.167%10.2%10.924%10.9%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069693x1.069693x1.07x19.574%19.6%20.939%20.9%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069330x1.069330x1.07x18.151%18.2%19.410%19.4%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.064309x1.064309x1.06x9.751%9.75%10.378%10.4%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047773x1.047773x1.05x11.718%11.7%12.278%12.3%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.042695x1.042695x1.04x13.123%13.1%13.683%13.7%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.039616x1.039616x1.04x10.339%10.3%10.748%10.7%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.034737x1.034737x1.03x15.740%15.7%16.287%16.3%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031168x1.031168x1.03x11.783%11.8%12.150%12.1%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.028036x1.028036x1.03x23.473%23.5%24.131%24.1%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.008755x1.008755x1.01x18.321%18.3%18.481%18.5%38-1.004928x-1.004928x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x13.035%13.0%12.971%13.0%39-1.025542x-1.025542x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x9.869%9.87%9.623%9.62%40-1.026397x-1.026397x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x26.169%26.2%25.496%25.5%41-1.029061x-1.029061x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x18.478%18.5%17.956%18.0%42-1.030721x-1.030721x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x6.889%6.89%6.684%6.68%43-1.042579x-1.042579x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x30.119%30.1%28.889%28.9%44-1.047835x-1.047835x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x14.874%14.9%14.195%14.2%45-1.073471x-1.073471x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x9.064%9.06%8.443%8.44%46-1.081765x-1.081765x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x12.978%13.0%11.997%12.0%47-1.084334x-1.084334x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x6.487%6.49%5.982%5.98%48-1.124178x-1.124178x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x35.074%35.1%31.200%31.2%49-1.166317x-1.166317x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x8.777%8.78%7.525%7.53%-1.166317x-1.166317x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x8.777%8.78%7.525%7.53%-1.271847x-1.271847x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x23.770%23.8%18.690%18.7%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#43

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Fairfax, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Fairfax
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#HuntsvilleEl PasoPlanoWinston-SalemMontgomeryLubbockAmarilloGreensboroMobileLittle RockFairfaxFairfaxBaton RougeTulsaLaredoShreveportGarlandAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Virginia BchSan AntonioTampaCharlotteBirminghamMemphisArlingtonFayettevilleVirginiaDallasSouthColumbusUnited StatesSouth AtlanticLouisvilleFort WorthLexington-FayetteOklahoma CityJacksonvilleWashingtonNew OrleansRichmondSt. PetersburgHoustonArlingtonAustinHialeahAtlantaDurhamRaleighOrlandoBaltimoreWashingtonNorfolkChesapeakeNashville-DavidsonIrvingMiamiCorpus Christi-1.000000x-1.000000x3.002315x3.002315x3.00x1.854%1.85%5.567%5.57%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.009188x2.009188x2.01x1.283%1.28%2.578%2.58%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.983105x1.983105x1.98x3.218%3.22%6.382%6.38%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.963383x1.963383x1.96x3.282%3.28%6.444%6.44%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.904020x1.904020x1.90x2.417%2.42%4.601%4.60%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.890578x1.890578x1.89x2.583%2.58%4.883%4.88%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.861682x1.861682x1.86x1.434%1.43%2.670%2.67%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.821816x1.821816x1.82x2.821%2.82%5.139%5.14%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.802339x1.802339x1.80x2.164%2.16%3.900%3.90%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.782054x1.782054x1.78x4.501%4.50%8.020%8.02%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.779104x1.779104x1.78x4.653%4.65%8.278%8.28%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.779104x1.779104x1.78x4.653%4.65%8.278%8.28%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.757109x1.757109x1.76x3.757%3.76%6.601%6.60%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.751336x1.751336x1.75x2.521%2.52%4.415%4.41%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.712696x1.712696x1.71x0.884%0.88%1.515%1.51%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.668073x1.668073x1.67x2.633%2.63%4.392%4.39%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.662392x1.662392x1.66x1.002%1.00%1.666%1.67%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.632483x1.632483x1.63x2.544%2.54%4.152%4.15%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.631304x1.631304x1.63x2.267%2.27%3.699%3.70%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.619938x1.619938x1.62x2.008%2.01%3.253%3.25%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.614876x1.614876x1.61x3.864%3.86%6.240%6.24%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.611479x1.611479x1.61x2.711%2.71%4.369%4.37%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.585320x1.585320x1.59x2.860%2.86%4.535%4.53%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574064x1.574064x1.57x2.649%2.65%4.170%4.17%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.561718x1.561718x1.56x1.823%1.82%2.847%2.85%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.560363x1.560363x1.56x1.623%1.62%2.532%2.53%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558034x1.558034x1.56x3.300%3.30%5.141%5.14%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.557924x1.557924x1.56x3.024%3.02%4.710%4.71%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.537979x1.537979x1.54x2.454%2.45%3.775%3.77%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.506848x1.506848x1.51x2.644%2.64%3.984%3.98%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.500806x1.500806x1.50x1.801%1.80%2.703%2.70%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.495527x1.495527x1.50x5.248%5.25%7.848%7.85%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494864x1.494864x1.49x2.467%2.47%3.687%3.69%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486330x1.486330x1.49x1.862%1.86%2.767%2.77%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465901x1.465901x1.47x5.978%5.98%8.764%8.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.457008x1.457008x1.46x5.162%5.16%7.521%7.52%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.417865x1.417865x1.42x3.936%3.94%5.581%5.58%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.404817x1.404817x1.40x3.240%3.24%4.552%4.55%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.395850x1.395850x1.40x3.345%3.34%4.669%4.67%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.392955x1.392955x1.39x10.850%10.9%15.114%15.1%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.383707x1.383707x1.38x4.434%4.43%6.135%6.14%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.368836x1.368836x1.37x0.993%0.99%1.359%1.36%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.322471x1.322471x1.32x6.307%6.31%8.340%8.34%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.318603x1.318603x1.32x7.692%7.69%10.143%10.1%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.305865x1.305865x1.31x4.182%4.18%5.461%5.46%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.303775x1.303775x1.30x3.238%3.24%4.221%4.22%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.303196x1.303196x1.30x4.332%4.33%5.645%5.65%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.300117x1.300117x1.30x10.922%10.9%14.199%14.2%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.275951x1.275951x1.28x2.647%2.65%3.377%3.38%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.259903x1.259903x1.26x2.202%2.20%2.774%2.77%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.254152x1.254152x1.25x4.014%4.01%5.034%5.03%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.233763x1.233763x1.23x2.205%2.21%2.721%2.72%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230791x1.230791x1.23x3.649%3.65%4.491%4.49%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179274x1.179274x1.18x2.086%2.09%2.460%2.46%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Fairfax to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#44

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Fairfax, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Fairfax
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#MiamiFresnoDallasLos AngelesHoustonClevelandEl PasoDetroitLong BeachOaklandNew YorkPhoenixFort WorthSan AntonioMilwaukeePhiladelphiaSan JoseChicagoBaltimoreLas VegasSacramentoMemphisTucsonArlingtonOklahoma CityIndianapolisSouthBostonDenverTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticNashville-DavidsonWichitaSan FranciscoSan DiegoMesaOmahaAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleVirginiaColumbusMinneapolisAlbuquerqueKansas CityAtlantaWashingtonWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonRaleighPortlandFairfax City Public SchoolsFairfaxFairfaxVirginia BeachVirginia BchColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattle25.837701%25.837701%25.8%82,57682.6k124.732204%24.732204%24.7%75,24675.2k224.656531%24.656531%24.7%201,900202k324.054764%24.054764%24.1%636,204636k422.636297%22.636297%22.6%326,041326k521.582420%21.582420%21.6%54,98155.0k621.390422%21.390422%21.4%88,91188.9k721.003600%21.003600%21.0%90,67890.7k820.544247%20.544247%20.5%62,70762.7k919.475074%19.475074%19.5%56,99457.0k1019.216077%19.216077%19.2%1,124,4811.12M1119.059912%19.059912%19.1%186,721187k1218.755272%18.755272%18.8%94,04494.0k1318.397606%18.397606%18.4%167,299167k1417.485105%17.485105%17.5%63,80063.8k1517.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k1617.116159%17.116159%17.1%116,369116k1716.905373%16.905373%16.9%309,770310k1816.548703%16.548703%16.5%69,83969.8k1916.452623%16.452623%16.5%67,69367.7k2016.276659%16.276659%16.3%51,98052.0k2116.013390%16.013390%16.0%66,73166.7k2215.587550%15.587550%15.6%51,09151.1k2315.406412%15.406412%15.4%37,08237.1k2414.746136%14.746136%14.7%59,32459.3k2514.507103%14.507103%14.5%80,02880.0k2614.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k2713.638703%13.638703%13.6%63,86563.9k2813.030453%13.030453%13.0%33,97034.0k2913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.757874%12.757874%12.8%55,74455.7k3012.568464%12.568464%12.6%31,23131.2k3112.559735%12.559735%12.6%84,02484.0k3212.495849%12.495849%12.5%115,528116k3312.217042%12.217042%12.2%37,94137.9k3412.198899%12.198899%12.2%35,05035.1k3512.000833%12.000833%12.0%73,14773.1k3611.956157%11.956157%12.0%49,49049.5k3711.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k3811.488796%11.488796%11.5%65,89165.9k3911.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k11.226988%11.226988%11.2%61,30861.3k4010.958428%10.958428%11.0%29,34729.3k4110.937441%10.937441%10.9%40,85940.9k4210.852627%10.852627%10.9%34,34934.3k4310.536277%10.536277%10.5%32,40032.4k4410.045421%10.045421%10.0%46,51046.5k459.603964%9.603964%9.6%390,528391k8.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k468.420098%8.420098%8.4%38,17938.2k478.166336%8.166336%8.2%1,3578.166336%8.166336%8.2%1,3576.790677%6.790677%6.8%20,44720.4k486.610646%6.610646%6.6%19,21119.2k496.099576%6.099576%6.1%30,04230.0k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#45

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Fairfax, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Fairfax
0%20%40%60%Count#SeattleWashingtonSan FranciscoFairfax City Public SchoolsFairfaxFairfaxWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonRaleighAtlantaAustinMinneapolisPortlandBostonDenverSan DiegoCharlotteSan JoseOaklandColorado SpringsColorado SpgsNashville-DavidsonVirginiaChicagoNew YorkColumbusOmahaVirginia BeachVirginia BchAlbuquerqueKansas CityLos AngelesHoustonDallasTulsaSacramentoSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaltimoreLong BeachOklahoma CityArlingtonIndianapolisWichitaLouisvilleSouthFort WorthPhoenixJacksonvillePhiladelphiaTucsonMesaSan AntonioMemphisMiamiEl PasoMilwaukeeLas VegasFresnoClevelandDetroit60.416303%60.416303%60.4%297,566298k155.360186%55.360186%55.4%256,316256k254.793235%54.793235%54.8%366,564367k354.727087%54.727087%54.7%9,09454.727087%54.727087%54.7%9,09449.358204%49.358204%49.4%2,007,0632.01M49.199364%49.199364%49.2%141,090141k448.281839%48.281839%48.3%148,471148k547.708346%47.708346%47.7%290,790291k647.670489%47.670489%47.7%127,663128k746.950667%46.950667%47.0%212,887213k846.377869%46.377869%46.4%206,036206k945.718966%45.718966%45.7%214,085214k1043.550297%43.550297%43.6%402,636403k1141.989192%41.989192%42.0%223,068223k1240.175296%40.175296%40.2%273,143273k1339.721375%39.721375%39.7%116,245116k1437.845613%37.845613%37.8%109,982110k1537.627764%37.627764%37.6%164,410164k1636.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M36.546320%36.546320%36.5%669,666670k1736.220225%36.220225%36.2%2,119,5252.12M1834.813955%34.813955%34.8%190,111190k1934.651487%34.651487%34.7%99,56199.6k2034.242322%34.242322%34.2%103,105103k2133.751907%33.751907%33.8%126,087126k2232.996107%32.996107%33.0%104,434104k2332.470816%32.470816%32.5%858,793859k2431.153001%31.153001%31.2%448,711449k2531.010808%31.010808%31.0%253,932254k2630.736449%30.736449%30.7%80,12980.1k2730.677965%30.677965%30.7%97,97198.0k2830.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.719611%29.719611%29.7%125,423125k2929.497525%29.497525%29.5%90,03590.0k3029.343627%29.343627%29.3%118,050118k3129.302594%29.302594%29.3%70,52970.5k3228.985384%28.985384%29.0%159,897160k3328.877567%28.877567%28.9%71,75771.8k3428.252913%28.252913%28.3%116,947117k3528.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.594445%27.594445%27.6%138,366138k3627.352542%27.352542%27.4%267,960268k3727.049958%27.049958%27.0%155,138155k3826.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k3925.763345%25.763345%25.8%84,44484.4k4025.634825%25.634825%25.6%79,61179.6k4125.248199%25.248199%25.2%229,595230k4225.090708%25.090708%25.1%104,558105k4324.957211%24.957211%25.0%79,76279.8k4423.604502%23.604502%23.6%98,11498.1k4523.517740%23.517740%23.5%85,81285.8k4622.410206%22.410206%22.4%92,20592.2k4720.457660%20.457660%20.5%62,24162.2k4816.073076%16.073076%16.1%40,94640.9k4913.833543%13.833543%13.8%59,72359.7k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#46

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Fairfax, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Fairfax
0%5%10%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoBostonWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonAtlantaFairfax City Public SchoolsFairfaxFairfaxSan DiegoMinneapolisOaklandPortlandDenverAustinBaltimoreRaleighAlbuquerqueNashville-DavidsonNew YorkChicagoVirginiaMiamiOmahaHoustonLos AngelesSacramentoDallasPhiladelphiaSan JoseSouth AtlanticCharlotteKansas CityTulsaColumbusMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsLouisvilleLong BeachIndianapolisSouthOklahoma CityTucsonVirginia BeachVirginia BchPhoenixSan AntonioWichitaLas VegasFresnoArlingtonJacksonvilleFort WorthMesaMilwaukeeClevelandEl PasoDetroit12.461852%12.461852%12.5%57,69857.7k18.674060%8.674060%8.7%42,72242.7k27.558053%7.558053%7.6%50,56350.6k37.340604%7.340604%7.3%32,61132.6k47.310761%7.310761%7.3%297,279297k7.298648%7.298648%7.3%22,44422.4k56.421135%6.421135%6.4%1,0676.421135%6.421135%6.4%1,0676.404220%6.404220%6.4%59,20959.2k66.241155%6.241155%6.2%16,71416.7k76.054994%6.054994%6.1%17,72017.7k85.991262%5.991262%6.0%27,16627.2k95.725842%5.725842%5.7%26,81226.8k105.293216%5.293216%5.3%32,26332.3k114.934352%4.934352%4.9%20,82420.8k124.783940%4.783940%4.8%13,71913.7k134.747169%4.747169%4.7%17,73417.7k144.499036%4.499036%4.5%19,65819.7k154.490298%4.490298%4.5%262,762263k164.485379%4.485379%4.5%82,18982.2k174.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k4.063580%4.063580%4.1%12,98713.0k184.059919%4.059919%4.1%11,66511.7k194.001816%4.001816%4.0%57,64057.6k203.968028%3.968028%4.0%104,947105k213.936083%3.936083%3.9%12,57012.6k223.855041%3.855041%3.9%31,56731.6k233.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k243.718608%3.718608%3.7%25,28225.3k253.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.490252%3.490252%3.5%18,54218.5k263.435344%3.435344%3.4%10,87310.9k273.421980%3.421980%3.4%8,921283.353556%3.353556%3.4%18,31318.3k293.351171%3.351171%3.4%13,96514.0k303.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.304119%3.304119%3.3%9,602313.276890%3.276890%3.3%13,56413.6k323.202514%3.202514%3.2%9,775333.103434%3.103434%3.1%17,12017.1k343.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.057653%3.057653%3.1%12,30112.3k353.025921%3.025921%3.0%9,918362.952136%2.952136%3.0%8,889372.945022%2.945022%2.9%28,85128.9k382.604272%2.604272%2.6%23,68223.7k392.519246%2.519246%2.5%6,260402.506307%2.506307%2.5%10,31210.3k412.504906%2.504906%2.5%7,621422.314576%2.314576%2.3%5,571432.288483%2.288483%2.3%13,12513.1k442.234224%2.234224%2.2%11,20311.2k452.055977%2.055977%2.1%6,385462.043126%2.043126%2.0%7,455471.927780%1.927780%1.9%4,911481.889534%1.889534%1.9%7,854491.318660%1.318660%1.3%5,69350
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#47

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Fairfax, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Fairfax
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#CharlotteMemphisDetroitOmahaTulsaBaltimoreSouth AtlanticRaleighNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityVirginiaSouthWashingtonJacksonvilleDallasMilwaukeeIndianapolisFresnoArlingtonUnited StatesKansas CityMesaHoustonPhiladelphiaAtlantaFort WorthChicagoWashingtonPhoenixWichitaColumbusDenverColorado SpgsAustinClevelandOaklandPortlandAlbuquerqueLouisvilleLas VegasSan AntonioLos AngelesNew YorkSacramentoTucsonBostonMiamiVirginia BchLong BeachSeattleMinneapolisSan JoseFairfaxFairfaxSan DiegoSan FranciscoEl Paso-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285784x1.285784x1.29x10.185%10.2%13.096%13.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248135x1.248135x1.25x14.368%14.4%17.933%17.9%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.237056x1.237056x1.24x18.951%19.0%23.443%23.4%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230289x1.230289x1.23x10.968%11.0%13.494%13.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199749x1.199749x1.20x11.899%11.9%14.276%14.3%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179669x1.179669x1.18x15.289%15.3%18.036%18.0%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169980x1.169980x1.17x8.091%8.09%9.466%9.47%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.167676x1.167676x1.17x11.816%11.8%13.798%13.8%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154612x1.154612x1.15x13.719%13.7%15.840%15.8%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153834x1.153834x1.15x10.578%10.6%12.205%12.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.133957x1.133957x1.13x9.026%9.03%10.235%10.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.131088x1.131088x1.13x10.820%10.8%12.238%12.2%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124677x1.124677x1.12x23.229%23.2%26.125%26.1%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.123984x1.123984x1.12x16.526%16.5%18.574%18.6%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121475x1.121475x1.12x13.722%13.7%15.389%15.4%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120269x1.120269x1.12x23.378%23.4%26.190%26.2%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111038x1.111038x1.11x14.627%14.6%16.251%16.3%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.107254x1.107254x1.11x10.323%10.3%11.430%11.4%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105053x1.105053x1.11x11.622%11.6%12.843%12.8%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097123x1.097123x1.10x21.595%21.6%23.693%23.7%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090163x1.090163x1.09x16.700%16.7%18.206%18.2%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074487x1.074487x1.07x10.167%10.2%10.924%10.9%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069330x1.069330x1.07x18.151%18.2%19.410%19.4%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.068021x1.068021x1.07x16.372%16.4%17.486%17.5%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.064309x1.064309x1.06x9.751%9.75%10.378%10.4%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059952x1.059952x1.06x18.515%18.5%19.625%19.6%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059528x1.059528x1.06x12.215%12.2%12.942%12.9%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.050970x1.050970x1.05x10.959%11.0%11.517%11.5%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.049933x1.049933x1.05x13.307%13.3%13.971%14.0%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048749x1.048749x1.05x6.458%6.46%6.773%6.77%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047773x1.047773x1.05x11.718%11.7%12.278%12.3%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046686x1.046686x1.05x21.119%21.1%22.105%22.1%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.042411x1.042411x1.04x19.085%19.1%19.895%19.9%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.041833x1.041833x1.04x8.250%8.25%8.595%8.60%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.036592x1.036592x1.04x10.750%10.7%11.143%11.1%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031168x1.031168x1.03x11.783%11.8%12.150%12.1%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.023411x1.023411x1.02x16.265%16.3%16.645%16.6%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.008755x1.008755x1.01x18.321%18.3%18.481%18.5%36-1.003003x-1.003003x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x24.090%24.1%24.018%24.0%37-1.008034x-1.008034x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x19.287%19.3%19.134%19.1%38-1.013246x-1.013246x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x16.379%16.4%16.165%16.2%39-1.018801x-1.018801x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x15.729%15.7%15.439%15.4%40-1.022333x-1.022333x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x14.476%14.5%14.159%14.2%41-1.026397x-1.026397x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x26.169%26.2%25.496%25.5%42-1.030721x-1.030721x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x6.889%6.89%6.684%6.68%43-1.053107x-1.053107x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x21.061%21.1%19.999%20.0%44-1.067235x-1.067235x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x6.299%6.30%5.902%5.90%45-1.092939x-1.092939x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x11.450%11.4%10.476%10.5%46-1.121139x-1.121139x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x18.091%18.1%16.136%16.1%47-1.166317x-1.166317x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x8.777%8.78%7.525%7.53%-1.166317x-1.166317x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x8.777%8.78%7.525%7.53%-1.220587x-1.220587x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x13.727%13.7%11.246%11.2%48-1.228758x-1.228758x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x13.883%13.9%11.298%11.3%49-1.271847x-1.271847x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x23.770%23.8%18.690%18.7%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#48

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Fairfax, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Fairfax
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Definitions

Educational attainment is reported in terms of the highest level of education obtained by persons aged 25 years and older. On this page, we report on both detailed and coarse categorizations of the levels of education in the population. The detailed levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • None: no formal education at all
  • Less than High School: some education, but stopped short of high school
  • Some High School: some high school education, but no high school diploma (or equivalent)
  • Some College: high school diploma (or equivalent), and some college, but no post-secondary degree
  • Associate's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is an associate's degree (including occupational or academic degrees)
  • Bachelor's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a bachelor's degree (e.g., BA, BS, AB)
  • Master's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a master's degree (e.g., MA, MS, MENG, MSW)
  • Professional Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a professional degree (e.g., MD, DDC, JD)
  • Doctorate Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a doctorate degree (e.g., PhD, EdD)

The coarse levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • No High School Diploma: does not have a high school diploma or equivalent
  • High School Diploma: has a high school diploma or equivalent and possibly some college, but no post-secondary degrees
  • Higher Degree: has some post-secondary degree (associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, doctorate)

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State:
Virginia
City:
Fairfax
Metro Area:
Washington Area
ZIP Codes:
22030, 22031, 22032
Unified School District:
Fairfax
Congressional District:
VA-11
State Senate District:
VA-34
State House District:
VA-37
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Fair Oaks, George Mason, Long Branch, Mantua, Merrifield, Oakton
Nearby Towns:
Vienna
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Burke Centre, Dunn Loring, Fair Lakes, Fairfax Station, Kings Park, Kings Park West, Ravensworth, Wakefield, Woodburn