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Fair Oaks, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Fair Oaks is a Census CDP of 35,545 people across 4.99 square miles of land, in Fairfax County. Median household income is $123,947, 44.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fair Oaks
What Fair Oaks is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.99 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land7,120
- 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 Oaks
- Population35,545
- Median age35.5
- Population under 186,489
- Share under 1818.3 percent
- Population 65 and over3,631
- Share 65 and over10.2 percent
- Households15,298
- Family households8,249
- Share of households that are families53.9 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 Oaks
- Median household income$123,947
- Per capita income$68,293
- Civilian labor force23,050
- Employed21,743
- Unemployed1,307 plus or minus 509
- Unemployment rate5.7 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over25,133
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher69.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree33.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fair Oaks
- Housing units16,034
- Occupied units15,298
- Vacant units736 plus or minus 296
- Vacancy rate4.6 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Owner occupied6,840
- Renter occupied8,458
- Ownership rate44.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$608,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,275
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.0 percent
- Single family units6,176
- Share single family38.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more9,835
- Share in buildings of two or more61.3 percent
- Mobile homes23 plus or minus 30
- Median year structure built1999
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fair Oaks gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute15,274
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,398
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6,539
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.8 percent
- Drove alone62.5 percent
- Carpooled3.1 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked2.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home28.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairfax County, not Fair Oaks
Fairfax County context, not Fair Oaks 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 Oaks.
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.
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Common questions
Fair Oaks questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fair Oaks, Virginia?
35,545, in 15,298 households. Fair Oaks CDP covers 4.99 square miles of land, which is 7,120 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fair Oaks 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 Oaks?
$123,947. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $608,200. Median gross rent is $2,275 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 Oaks 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 Oaks.
Is zoning published for Fair Oaks?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.