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Newington Forest, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Newington Forest is a Census CDP of 12,316 people across 3.31 square miles of land, in Fairfax County. Median household income is $149,107, 89.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Newington Forest
What Newington Forest is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.31 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,716
- 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.
Newington Forest
How many people live in Newington Forest
- Population12,316
- Median age39.8
- Population under 182,770
- Share under 1822.5 percent
- Population 65 and over1,737
- Share 65 and over14.1 percent
- Households4,262
- Family households3,098
- Share of households that are families72.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newington Forest
Income and work in Newington Forest
- Median household income$149,107
- Per capita income$63,531
- Civilian labor force6,694
- Employed6,321
- Unemployed373 plus or minus 174
- Unemployment rate5.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over8,708
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher62.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree30.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newington Forest
Housing in Newington Forest
- Housing units4,345
- Occupied units4,262
- Vacant units83 plus or minus 69
- Vacancy rate1.9 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied3,822
- Renter occupied440 plus or minus 121
- Ownership rate89.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$592,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,618
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.1 percent
- Single family units4,318
- Share single family99.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more20 plus or minus 32
- Share in buildings of two or more0.5 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Mobile homes7 plus or minus 11
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newington Forest
How Newington Forest gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,855
- Commuting under 15 minutes404 plus or minus 112
- Share commuting under 15 minutes8.3 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,932
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more60.4 percent
- Drove alone64.9 percent
- Carpooled4.5 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Public transport4.6 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home24.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairfax County, not Newington Forest
Fairfax County context, not Newington Forest 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 Newington Forest.
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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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
Newington Forest questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Newington Forest, Virginia?
12,316, in 4,262 households. Newington Forest CDP covers 3.31 square miles of land, which is 3,716 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Newington Forest 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 Newington Forest?
$149,107. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $592,200. Median gross rent is $2,618 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 Newington Forest 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 Newington Forest.
Is zoning published for Newington Forest?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.