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West Springfield, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
West Springfield is a Census CDP of 22,532 people across 4.81 square miles of land, in Fairfax County. Median household income is $163,115, 84.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
West Springfield
What West Springfield is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.81 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,683
- 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.
West Springfield
How many people live in West Springfield
- Population22,532
- Median age39.6
- Population under 185,894
- Share under 1826.2 percent
- Population 65 and over3,705
- Share 65 and over16.4 percent
- Households7,553
- Family households5,787
- Share of households that are families76.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Springfield
Income and work in West Springfield
- Median household income$163,115
- Per capita income$61,944
- Civilian labor force11,987
- Employed11,782
- Unemployed205 plus or minus 95
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over15,131
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher64.5 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.
West Springfield
Housing in West Springfield
- Housing units7,833
- Occupied units7,553
- Vacant units280 plus or minus 144
- Vacancy rate3.6 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Owner occupied6,415
- Renter occupied1,138
- Ownership rate84.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$637,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,455
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.1 percent
- Single family units6,533
- Share single family83.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,264
- Share in buildings of two or more16.1 percent
- Mobile homes36 plus or minus 38
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Springfield
How West Springfield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,793
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,308 plus or minus 294
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,727
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.8 percent
- Drove alone54.7 percent
- Carpooled9.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport7.8 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home26.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Springfield
SBA loans in West Springfield (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,006,000
- Average approval$251,500
- Median approval$233,000
- Largest approval$500,000
- Jobs supported44
- Jobs per approval11.0
- 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 franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in West Springfield, 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 West Springfield
Fairfax County context, not West Springfield 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 West Springfield.
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
West Springfield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West Springfield, Virginia?
22,532, in 7,553 households. West Springfield CDP covers 4.81 square miles of land, which is 4,683 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West Springfield 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 West Springfield?
$163,115. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $637,300. Median gross rent is $2,455 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to West Springfield businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $1.0 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $233,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in West Springfield, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to West Springfield borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for West Springfield. 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 West Springfield 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 West Springfield.
Is zoning published for West Springfield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.