Household Types in Fairfax County, Virginia (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Virginia and Fairfax County
Fairfax County
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family258.073053%50.392728%58.073053%58.1%228,435228k9.271198%12.238356%9.271198%9.3%36,46936.5k4.025595%4.288782%4.025595%4.0%15,83515.8k22.435542%26.758329%22.435542%22.4%88,25288.3k6.194612%6.321804%6.194612%6.2%24,36724.4k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Virginia and Fairfax County
Fairfax County
Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads81.449075%70.596822%81.449075%81.4%110,493110k13.512557%22.522858%13.512557%13.5%18,33118.3k5.038368%6.880320%5.038368%5.0%6,835

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Virginia and Fairfax County
Fairfax County
Virginia
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children234.487414%29.107191%34.487414%34.5%135,659136k65.273873%70.664797%65.273873%65.3%256,760257k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Virginia and Fairfax County
Fairfax County
Virginia
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-7.849797%-4.265343%-14.959225%-4.529873%-7.683408%-3.981198%-16.928356%-5.623393%-31.604239%32%68.395761%65.783645%68.395761%68%63,88763.9k-6.465871%-2.597282%-25.791570%-6.509607%-8.527764%-3.538225%-27.449916%-6.560308%-41.364330%41%58.635670%53.923787%58.635670%59%237,787238k-16.267400%-9.410813%-13.366785%-6.924571%-15.253947%-8.384166%-13.954854%-7.549093%-45.969569%46%54.030431%54.857940%54.030431%54%30,89030.9k-18.725854%-11.322242%-8.980525%-7.230151%-17.686249%-9.349735%-14.624033%-6.643187%-46.258772%46%53.741228%51.696797%53.741228%54%12,68312.7k-12.897822%-6.262795%-19.821329%-8.375209%-15.818652%-5.502213%-24.339985%-8.993905%-47.357156%47%52.642844%45.345245%52.642844%53%10,74610.7k-19.518266%-5.133146%-26.677372%-5.454302%-25.507228%-5.625922%-30.973484%-5.058775%-56.783086%57%43.216914%32.834591%43.216914%43%37,36537.4k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Fairfax County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
48.8%52.5%56.2%59.9%63.6%67.4%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
7.2%8.0%8.9%9.7%10.5%11.4%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.1%3.7%4.3%4.8%5.3%5.9%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
16.7%18.8%20.9%23.0%25.1%27.3%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
4.3%5.4%6.5%7.5%8.6%9.7%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
29.4%32.0%34.5%37.0%39.4%42.0%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Fairfax County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
25%38%51%63%76%89%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%11%16%22%27%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.8%5.7%8.5%11.3%14.2%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
2%13%24%35%46%57%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%5.0%9.9%14.9%19.8%24.8%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
3%19%34%49%64%80%
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Household Types by Place in Fairfax County

There are 62 places that are fully or partially contained within Fairfax County (59 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 62 of those to each other, Fairfax County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax County.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fairfax County, selected places in Fairfax County, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#CliftonFort BelvoirGreat FallsCrosspointeFlorisWolf TrapSouth RunWakefieldFranklin FarmDranesvilleDunn LoringFort HuntFairfax StationBurkeMcLeanHayfieldKings Pk WKings ParkLong BranchViennaNewingtonNewington FrstGeorge MasonChantillyBurke CentrePimmit HillsMantuaMount VernonMason NeckN SpringfieldCentrevilleFairfax CoFairfaxOaktonWoodburnW Falls ChurchAnnandaleVirginiaLincolniaWashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticRestonBelle HavenFair OaksMerrifieldTysons CornerBailey's CrossroadsSeven CornersHuntington87.179487%87.179487%87%68186.836837%86.836837%87%1,735284.650246%84.650246%85%4,296383.636364%83.636364%84%1,426483.214568%83.214568%83%2,102583.168132%83.168132%83%4,447679.031521%79.031521%79%1,730777.366151%77.366151%77%3,049875.516224%75.516224%76%4,608975.072540%75.072540%75%2,8461074.047124%74.047124%74%2,1371173.856759%73.856759%74%4,3931273.690742%73.690742%74%2,9691372.083425%72.083425%72%9,7811471.829058%71.829058%72%12,06812.1k1570.986842%70.986842%71%1,0791669.682836%69.682836%70%2,9881769.127517%69.127517%69%1,0301868.551777%68.551777%69%1,7941968.401015%68.401015%68%3,7732067.992642%67.992642%68%2,9572166.318041%66.318041%66%2,7902265.968586%65.968586%66%1,1342364.870015%64.870015%65%4,7662464.081241%64.081241%64%4,0072563.648897%63.648897%64%1,3852662.940705%62.940705%63%1,5712761.995465%61.995465%62%2,7342861.549101%61.549101%62%4452961.164205%61.164205%61%1,4083060.604831%60.604831%61%14,93014.9k3158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k58.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k57.375450%57.375450%57%7,6473554.866688%54.866688%55%1,7084052.366984%52.366984%52%5,1774451.166307%51.166307%51%7,1074550.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M50.340737%50.340737%50%3,9894849.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M45.718666%45.718666%46%11,62911.6k5145.372536%45.372536%45%1,3585343.587571%43.587571%44%6,1725743.172515%43.172515%43%2,9535841.794523%41.794523%42%4,3045934.407895%34.407895%34%3,1386034.344007%34.344007%34%1,2126134.095505%34.095505%34%2,19262
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 62 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Fairfax County

There are 9 county subdivisions in Fairfax County. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Fairfax County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax County.

Married by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fairfax County, selected county subdivisions in Fairfax County, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%20%40%60%Count#DranesvilleSpringfieldSullyBraddockFairfax CoFairfaxMount VernonHunter MillLeeVirginiaProvidenceWashingtonMasonUnited StatesSouthSouth Atlantic67.304386%67.304386%67%27,79227.8k166.576520%66.576520%67%27,57227.6k265.398089%65.398089%65%27,44327.4k360.899519%60.899519%61%24,92824.9k458.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k58.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k56.828731%56.828731%57%26,07726.1k556.342802%56.342802%56%27,09327.1k652.260306%52.260306%52%22,56622.6k750.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M50.266895%50.266895%50%24,95525.0k849.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M48.853676%48.853676%49%20,00920.0k948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Washington Area

There are 24 counties in the Washington Area. This section compares Fairfax County to all of the counties in the Washington Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax County.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fairfax County, selected other counties in the Washington Area, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%20%40%60%Count#LoudounStaffordFauquierSpotsylvaniaPrince WilliamManassasRappahannockFairfax CoFairfaxCalvertCulpeperFrederickManassas ParkFairfaxJeffersonMontgomeryWarrenCharlesVirginiaClarkeFalls ChurchWashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticPrince George'sArlingtonAlexandriaFredericksburgDistrict of Columbia65.527491%65.527491%66%76,71576.7k165.369773%65.369773%65%28,96629.0k261.067392%61.067392%61%14,58914.6k360.939566%60.939566%61%26,26826.3k460.373492%60.373492%60%83,37783.4k560.152856%60.152856%60%7,477658.823529%58.823529%59%1,910758.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k58.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k857.844912%57.844912%58%18,20918.2k957.542593%57.542593%58%9,7271056.888589%56.888589%57%50,62850.6k1156.131078%56.131078%56%2,6551255.261916%55.261916%55%4,6841355.078996%55.078996%55%11,36511.4k1453.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k1552.920841%52.920841%53%7,5011652.640237%52.640237%53%28,48128.5k1750.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M49.865856%49.865856%50%2,7881849.688738%49.688738%50%2,6341949.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M39.110433%39.110433%39%119,956120k2037.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k2136.051893%36.051893%36%24,53824.5k2232.538214%32.538214%33%3,3422324.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k24
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 24 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Virginia

There are 133 counties in Virginia. This section compares Fairfax County to the 50 most populous counties in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 34,417.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fairfax County, selected other counties in Virginia, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%20%40%60%Count#LoudounStaffordYorkHanoverPrince GeorgeFauquierSpotsylvaniaPrince WilliamManassasFrederickBedfordIsle of WightAugustaFairfax CoFairfaxRockinghamJames CityGloucesterCulpeperFranklinChesterfieldOrangeChesapeakeShenandoahTazewellAlbemarleWarrenCampbellRoanokePittsylvaniaSuffolkWashingtonPulaskiVirginiaVirginia BeachWashingtonWiseUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticHenryHalifaxHenricoMontgomeryNewport NewsHamptonArlingtonLynchburgAlexandriaNorfolkPortsmouthHarrisonburgRoanokeDanvilleCharlottesvilleRichmond65.527491%65.527491%66%76,71576.7k165.369773%65.369773%65%28,96629.0k264.351542%64.351542%64%15,36215.4k362.069240%62.069240%62%23,41523.4k461.129479%61.129479%61%6,841561.067392%61.067392%61%14,58914.6k660.939566%60.939566%61%26,26826.3k760.373492%60.373492%60%83,37783.4k860.152856%60.152856%60%7,477959.961891%59.961891%60%17,93717.9k1059.410791%59.410791%59%18,31118.3k1158.624658%58.624658%59%8,1501258.290237%58.290237%58%16,56916.6k1358.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k58.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k1457.905833%57.905833%58%17,30417.3k1557.861879%57.861879%58%16,40516.4k1657.790642%57.790642%58%8,3861757.542593%57.542593%58%9,7271857.316330%57.316330%57%13,16913.2k1955.283076%55.283076%55%65,73665.7k2054.730087%54.730087%55%7,2492154.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k2254.099408%54.099408%54%9,3172353.219665%53.219665%53%9,3642453.123177%53.123177%53%20,94720.9k2552.920841%52.920841%53%7,5012652.830358%52.830358%53%11,77811.8k2752.463337%52.463337%52%20,10520.1k2852.345501%52.345501%52%13,78113.8k2952.062002%52.062002%52%16,52516.5k3051.967839%51.967839%52%11,69911.7k3151.631966%51.631966%52%7,5143250.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k3349.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M48.584565%48.584565%49%7,3973448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.208168%47.208168%47%10,45010.5k3546.641896%46.641896%47%6,6533644.872408%44.872408%45%56,30556.3k3743.620627%43.620627%44%15,57315.6k3838.083960%38.083960%38%26,37226.4k3937.911883%37.911883%38%20,34220.3k4037.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k4137.253377%37.253377%37%10,53610.5k4236.051893%36.051893%36%24,53824.5k4334.886170%34.886170%35%30,47930.5k4434.856135%34.856135%35%12,84112.8k4533.712258%33.712258%34%5,6054633.384265%33.384265%33%14,20214.2k4733.361926%33.361926%33%6,2234832.330367%32.330367%32%5,8134923.803368%23.803368%24%21,17521.2k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Fairfax County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fairfax County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfax CoFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandVirginiaSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaWashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k58.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1650.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M49.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1949.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2146.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Fairfax County. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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Principal Unincorporated Place:
Reston
Districts:
Braddock, Dranesville, Hunter Mill, Lee, Mason, Mount Vernon, Providence, Springfield, Sully
Towns:
Clifton, Herndon, Occoquan, Vienna
Unincorporated Places:
Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Belle Haven, Burke, Burke Centre, Centreville, Chantilly, Crosspointe, Dranesville, Dunn Loring, Fair Lakes, Fair Oaks, Fairfax Station, Floris, Fort Belvoir, Fort Hunt, Franconia, Franklin Farm, George Mason, Great Falls, Greenbriar, Groveton, Hayfield, Huntington, Hybla Valley, Idylwood, Kings Park, Kings Park West, Kingstowne, Lake Barcroft, Laurel Hill, Lincolnia, Long Branch, Lorton, Mantua, Mason Neck, McLean, McNair, Merrifield, Mount Vernon, Newington, Newington Forest, North Springfield, Oakton, Pimmit Hills, Ravensworth, Reston, Rose Hill, Seven Corners, South Run, Springfield, Tysons Corner, Wakefield, West Falls Church, West Springfield, Wolf Trap, Woodburn, Woodlawn
ZIP Codes:
20120, 20121, 20124, 20151, 20164, 20165, 20170, 20171, 20190, 20191, 20194, 22003, 22015, 22027, 22030, 22031, 22032, 22033, 22035, 22039, 22041, 22042, 22043, 22044, 22046, 22060, 22066, 22079, 22101, 22102, 22124, 22150, 22151, 22152, 22153, 22180, 22181, 22182, 22185, 22207, 22302, 22303, 22304, 22306, 22307, 22308, 22309, 22310, 22311, 22312, 22315
Unified School District:
Fairfax County
Congressional Districts:
VA-8, VA-10, VA-11
State Senate Districts:
VA-30, VA-31, VA-32, VA-33, VA-34, VA-35, VA-36, VA-37, VA-39
State House Districts:
VA-34, VA-35, VA-36, VA-37, VA-38, VA-39, VA-40, VA-41, VA-42, VA-43, VA-44, VA-45, VA-47, VA-48, VA-49, VA-53, VA-67, VA-86, VA-87
Neighboring Cities:
Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church
Neighboring Counties:
Arlington, Charles, District of Columbia, Loudoun, Montgomery, Prince George's, Prince William
Nearby Cities:
Fredericksburg, Manassas, Manassas Park
Nearby Counties:
Anne Arundel, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Howard, King George, Stafford