By the Numbers
City of Fairfax Population
Total population = 21,498
Owner-occupied housing units = 5,720
Renter-occupied housing units = 2,484
City of Fairfax
White: 15,675 = 72.9 percent
Black: 1,090 = 5.1 percent
American Indian: 73 = .3 percent
Asian: 2,617 = 12.2 percent
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 16 = 0.1 percent
Hispanic or Latino of any race: 2,932 = 13.6 percent
Other: 1,326 = 6.2 percent
Two or More Races: 701 = 3.3 percent
Fairfax County
Total population (2003) = 1,012,090
Owner-occupied housing units = 262,017 = 71.4 percent
Renter-occupied housing units = 104,834 = 28.6 percent
Fairfax County Race Breakdown:
White: 712,511 = 70.4 percent
Black or African American: 87,039 = 8.6 percent
Asian/Pacific Islander: 162,946 = 16.1 percent
Hispanic or Latino of any race: 124,487 = 12.3 percent
American Indian/Alaska Native: 2,024 = 0.2 percent
Other: 47,568 = 4.7 percent
Fairfax County Median family income*
(2003 actual): $94,000
Fairfax County Top Employers:**
1. Inova Health System, 10,000+ employees
2. Booz Allen Hamilton, 7,000-8,000 employees
3. Northrop Grumman, 7,000-8,000 employees (includes subsidiaries)
4. Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), 6,000-7,000 employees
5. Sprint Nextel, 4,000-5,000 employees
6. Lockheed Martin, 4,000-5,000 employees
7. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (Freddie Mac), 4,000-5,000 employees
8. Computer Sciences Corp (CSC), 3,000-4,000 employees
9. Navy Federal Credit Union, 2,000-3,000 employees
10. Raytheon, 2,000-3,000 employees
* 2000 Census, U.S. Census Bureau
** Fairfax County Economic Development Authority