Fairfax is a medium-sized city located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 24,835 people and 32 associated neighborhoods, Fairfax is the 42nd largest community in Virginia. Fairfax home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Fairfax real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Fairfax is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.24% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Fairfax is a city of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fairfax who work in management occupations (12.44%), computer science and math (9.77%), and teaching (9.02%). Also of interest is that Fairfax has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 20.50% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Fairfax, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.53 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Fairfax is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Fairfax area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Fairfax, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Fairfax is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 60.05% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Fairfax in 2022 was $59,688, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $238,752 for a family of four. However, Fairfax contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fairfax is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fairfax home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fairfax residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Fairfax also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.14% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fairfax include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European. Fairfax also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 29.58%. The most common language spoken in Fairfax is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
