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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Fairfax Station is $67,357, which is much higher than the state average of $33,958 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Fairfax Station median household income is $163,796. On average Fairfax Station residents spend 37.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #13

Fairfax Station, VA	67,357 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fairfax Station, VA	66,221 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fairfax Station, VA	101,875 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fairfax Station, VA	42,439 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #16

Fairfax Station, VA	163,796 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fairfax Station, VA	192,939 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Fairfax Station, VA	13.95%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Fairfax Station, VA median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Virginia and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Fairfax Station, VA		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	52.81%	$18,303, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	18.66%	$21,005, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.37%	$6,386, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.59%	$60,547, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Fairfax Station, VA	180,091 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fairfax Station, VA	211,010 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Fairfax Station, VA	Virginia	U.S.
White	$179,559, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$121,094, see rank	$44,288	$35,600
Hispanic	$143,958, see rank	$60,459	$42,396
Asian	$86,094, see rank	$94,223	$73,244
Two or More Races	$126,786, see rank	$65,164	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Fairfax Station, VA	Virginia	U.S.
25 to 44	$154,226, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$174,135, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$128,095, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Fairfax Station, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	9,038, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	4,336, 47.98%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,416, 78.78%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	90, 2.08%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,326, 76.71%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,167, 95.22%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	159, 4.78%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	920, 21.22%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	4,702, 52.02%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,956, 62.87%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	10, 0.21%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,946, 62.65%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,843, 96.50%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	103, 3.50%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,746, 37.13%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Fairfax Station, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,993, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,518, 75.39%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	576, 9.61%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	421, 7.02%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	54, 0.90%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	33, 0.55%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	391, 6.52%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fairfax Station, VA	37.5 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Fairfax Station, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,010	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	3,167, 52.70%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,234, 70.54%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	177, 5.59%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	445, 14.05%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	106, 3.35%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	129, 4.07%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	2,843, 47.30%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,907, 67.08%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	374, 13.16%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	527, 18.54%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	35, 1.23%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Fairfax Station, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,010, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	194, 3.23%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	259, 4.31%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	98, 1.63%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	317, 5.27%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	188, 3.13%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	104, 1.73%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	516, 8.59%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,249, 20.78%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,424, 23.69%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	372, 6.19%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	979, 16.29%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	310, 5.16%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Fairfax Station, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	195	1.76%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	23	0.72%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.