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By the Numbers

Springfield

Total population = 21,498

Owner-occupied housing units = 5,550

Renter-occupied housing units = 2,485

Springfield Race Breakdown:

White: 15,675 = 72.9 percent

Black: 1,090 = 5.1 percent

Asian: 2,617 = 12.2 percent

Pacific Islander: 16 = 0.1 percent

American Indian: 73 = 0.3 percent

Other: 1,326 = 6.2 percent

Two or More Races: 701 = 3.3 percent

Fairfax County

Total population = 969,749

Owner-occupied housing units = 248.820 = 70.9 percent

Renter-occupied housing units = 101,894 = 29.1 percent

Fairfax County Race Breakdown:

White: 677,904 = 69.9 percent

Black: 83,098 = 8.6 percent

Asian: 126,038 = 13 percent

Pacific Islander: 691 = 0.1 percent

American Indian: 2,561 = 0.3 percent

Other: 44,019 = 4.5 percent

Two or More Races: 35,438 = 3.7 percent

Fairfax County Median household income**

(2001 estimate): $103,000

Fairfax County Top Employers:**

1. Inova Health System, 9,000-10,000 employees

2. Science Applications International Corp., 5,000-6,000 employees

3. Booz-Allen & Hamilton, 4,000-5,000 employees

4. Lockheed Martin, 3,000-4,000 employees

5. American Management Systems, 3,000-4,000 employees

6. Raytheon, 3,000-4,000 employees

7. Northrop Grumman, 3,000-4,000 employees

8. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (Freddie Mac), 3,000-4,000 employees

9. Nextel Communications, 3,000-4,000 employees

10. Navy Federal Credit Union, 2,000-3,000 employees

* 2000 Census, U.S. Census Bureau

** Fairfax County Economic Development Authority