Language Spoken At Home in Fairfax City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 21,358 | 100% |
English only | 14,603 | 68.4% |
Language other than English | 6,755 | 31.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,388 | 11.2% |
Spanish | 2,776 | 13.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 895 | 4.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,429 | 6.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 312 | 1.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,269 | 10.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,107 | 5.2% |
Other languages | 281 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 74 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Fairfax City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 22,712 | 100% |
American | 652 | 2.9% |
Arab | 174 | 0.8% |
Czech | 167 | 0.7% |
Danish | 47 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 336 | 1.5% |
English | 3,031 | 13.3% |
French (except Basque) | 450 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 66 | 0.3% |
German | 3,340 | 14.7% |
Greek | 76 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 127 | 0.6% |
Irish | 2,940 | 12.9% |
Italian | 1,477 | 6.5% |
Lithuanian | 109 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 216 | 1.0% |
Polish | 563 | 2.5% |
Portuguese | 170 | 0.7% |
Russian | 252 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 501 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 595 | 2.6% |
Slovak | 48 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 284 | 1.3% |
Swedish | 124 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 40 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 166 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 367 | 1.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 105 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Fairfax City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,519 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,854 | 68.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,344 | 27.5% |
Married-couple family | 4,818 | 56.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,956 | 23.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 401 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 112 | 1.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 635 | 7.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 276 | 3.2% |
Nonfamily households | 2,665 | 31.3% |
Householder living alone | 1,773 | 20.8% |
65 years and over | 594 | 7.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,521 | 29.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,020 | 23.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Fairfax City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 22,233 | 100% |
Householder | 8,519 | 38.3% |
Spouse | 4,851 | 21.8% |
Child | 5,819 | 26.2% |
Other relatives | 1,379 | 6.2% |
Nonrelatives | 1,665 | 7.5% |
Unmarried partner | 453 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Fairfax City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,147 | 100% |
Never married | 3,255 | 35.6% |
Now married, except separated | 5,114 | 55.9% |
Separated | 115 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 194 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 469 | 5.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,826 | 100% |
Never married | 2,398 | 24.4% |
Now married, except separated | 5,304 | 54.0% |
Separated | 185 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 885 | 9.0% |
Divorced | 1,054 | 10.7% |
Fertility in Fairfax City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 337 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 6 | 1.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 2 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 101 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 31 | 0% |
Grandparents in Fairfax City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 426 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 88 | 20.7% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 20 | 4.7% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 68 | 16.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 88 | 100% |
Who are female | 62 | 70.5% |
Who are married | 69 | 78.4% |
School Enrollment in Fairfax City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,817 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 380 | 6.5% |
Kindergarten | 223 | 3.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,861 | 32.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,210 | 20.8% |
College or graduate school | 2,143 | 36.8% |
Educational Attainment in Fairfax City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 15,909 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 432 | 2.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 754 | 4.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,173 | 13.7% |
Some college, no degree | 2,913 | 18.3% |
Associate's degree | 1,174 | 7.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,847 | 30.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,616 | 22.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 53.2% |
Veteran Status in Fairfax City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 17,966 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,801 | 10.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Fairfax City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 22,186 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,666 | 7.5% |
Under 18 years | 4,576 | 100% |
With a disability | 101 | 2.2% |
18 to 64 years | 14,742 | 100% |
With a disability | 827 | 5.6% |
65 years and over | 2,868 | 100% |
With a disability | 738 | 25.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Fairfax City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 22,387 | 100% |
Same house | 18,096 | 80.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,858 | 17.2% |
Same county | 1,014 | 4.5% |
Different county | 2,844 | 12.7% |
Same state | 2,114 | 9.4% |
Different state | 730 | 3.3% |
Abroad | 433 | 1.9% |
Place Of Birth in Fairfax City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 22,712 | 100% |
Native | 17,179 | 75.6% |
Born in United States | 16,654 | 73.3% |
State of residence | 6,276 | 27.6% |
Different state | 10,378 | 45.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 525 | 2.3% |
Foreign born | 5,533 | 24.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Fairfax City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,533 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,820 | 51.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,713 | 49.0% |
Year of Entry in Fairfax City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 6,058 | 100% |
Native | 525 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 525 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 5,533 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 377 | 6.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,156 | 93.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Fairfax City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,533 | 100% |
Europe | 539 | 9.7% |
Asia | 3,005 | 54.3% |
Africa | 253 | 4.6% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,655 | 29.9% |
Northern America | 81 | 1.5% |