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Fair Lakes, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Fair Lakes is a Census CDP of 8,894 people across 2.37 square miles of land, in Fairfax County. Median household income is $127,332, 61.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fair Lakes
What Fair Lakes is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.37 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,757
- County holding the largest share of its areaFairfax County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Fair Lakes
- Population8,894
- Median age40.1
- Population under 181,602
- Share under 1818.0 percent
- Population 65 and over1,254 plus or minus 294
- Share 65 and over14.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Households3,774
- Family households2,361
- Share of households that are families62.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fair Lakes
- Median household income$127,332
- Per capita income$67,841
- Civilian labor force5,625
- Employed5,482
- Unemployed143 plus or minus 77
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over6,654
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher65.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree30.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fair Lakes
- Housing units3,774
- Occupied units3,774
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied2,305
- Renter occupied1,469
- Ownership rate61.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$588,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,419
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.8 percent
- Single family units1,951
- Share single family51.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,817
- Share in buildings of two or more48.1 percent
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 9
- Median year structure built1998
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fair Lakes gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,844
- Commuting under 15 minutes454 plus or minus 122
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.8 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,883
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.0 percent
- Drove alone61.9 percent
- Carpooled6.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport1.3 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home28.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairfax County, not Fair Lakes
Fairfax County context, not Fair Lakes figures
- Establishments in Fairfax County31,931
- Covered employment, Fairfax County636,430
- Average annual pay, Fairfax County$114,100
- Housing units permitted, Fairfax County2,861
Every figure in this section is published for Fairfax County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fair Lakes.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fair Lakes questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fair Lakes, Virginia?
8,894, in 3,774 households. Fair Lakes CDP covers 2.37 square miles of land, which is 3,757 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fair Lakes in?
Fairfax County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fair Lakes?
$127,332. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $588,200. Median gross rent is $2,419 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Fair Lakes figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fairfax County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fair Lakes.
Is zoning published for Fair Lakes?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.