Great Falls by the Numbers
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Great Falls by the Numbers

July 19, 2002

Great Falls

Total population = 8,549

Owner-occupied housing units = 2,648 = 95.1 percent

Renter-occupied housing units = 137 = 4.9 percent

Great Falls Race Breakdown:

White: 7,594 = 88.8 percent

Asian: 633 = 7.4 percent

Two or More Races: 167 = 2.0 percent

Black: 103 = 1.2 percent

American Indian: 112 = 0.1 percent

Other: 37 = 0.4 percent

Pacific Islander: 3 = 0.0 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 Grumman3,000-4,000 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