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Fairfax Station, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Fairfax Station is a Census CDP of 12,566 people across 9.08 square miles of land, in Fairfax County. Median household income is $212,224, 94.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $664,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fairfax Station
What Fairfax Station is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area9.08 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,384
- 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.
Fairfax Station
How many people live in Fairfax Station
- Population12,566
- Median age43.9
- Population under 183,071
- Share under 1824.4 percent
- Population 65 and over2,458
- Share 65 and over19.6 percent
- Households4,122
- Family households3,588
- Share of households that are families87.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fairfax Station
- Median household income$212,224
- Per capita income$83,260
- Civilian labor force6,736
- Employed6,413
- Unemployed323 plus or minus 138
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over8,652
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher74.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree40.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fairfax Station
- Housing units4,165
- Occupied units4,122
- Vacant units43 plus or minus 43
- Vacancy rate1.0 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Owner occupied3,886
- Renter occupied236 plus or minus 114
- Ownership rate94.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$897,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,794
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.8 percent
- Single family units4,165
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fairfax Station gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,257
- Commuting under 15 minutes577 plus or minus 152
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.6 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,215
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more52.0 percent
- Drove alone56.1 percent
- Carpooled6.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport1.7 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home32.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Fairfax Station (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$664,500
- Average approval$132,900
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$410,300
- Jobs supported47
- Jobs per approval9.4
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises20.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairfax Station, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fairfax County, not Fairfax Station
Fairfax County context, not Fairfax Station 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 Fairfax Station.
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
Fairfax Station questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fairfax Station, Virginia?
12,566, in 4,122 households. Fairfax Station CDP covers 9.08 square miles of land, which is 1,384 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fairfax Station 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 Fairfax Station?
$212,224. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $897,000. Median gross rent is $2,794 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fairfax Station businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $664,500 since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $50,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairfax Station, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fairfax Station borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fairfax Station. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Fairfax Station 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 Fairfax Station.
Is zoning published for Fairfax Station?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.