Tuesday 12 August 2014

Demographics

As of 2010, there were one,081,726 people, 350,714 households, & 250,409 families residing in the county. The population density was two,455 people per square mile (948/km²). There were 359,411 housing units at an average density of 910 per square mile (351/km²). The racial makeup of the county was:

62.68% White
9.17% Black or African American
0.36% Native American
17.53% Asian (four.1% Indian, three.8% Korean, two.7% Vietnamese, two.4% Chinese, one.4% Filipino, one.0% Pakistani, 0.3% Thai, 0.3% Japanese, 0.2% Bangladeshi, 0.2% Nepalese, 0.2% Cambodian, 0.1% Laotian)
0.07% Pacific Islander
four.54% from other races
three.65% from or more races.
15.58% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race. (four.0% Salvadorian, one.7% Mexican, one.7% Bolivian, one.2% Peruvian, one.1% Honduran, one.0% Guatemalan, 0.8% Puerto Rican, 0.5% Colombian, 0.3% Nicaraguan, 0.2% Argentinean, 0.2% Chilean)

 White (62.7%)
 Asian (17.5%)
 Black (9.2%)
 Other (6.5%)
 or more races (three.6%)
 Native (0.4%)
 Pacific islander (0.1%)
In 2000 there's 350,714 households, of which 36.30% have kids under the age of 18 living with them, 59.40% were married couples living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, & 28.60% were non-families. 21.40% of all households were made up of individuals & four.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was two.74 & the average relatives size was three.20.

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Racial structure of Fairfax County

The age distribution was 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 33.90% from 25 to 44, 25.30% from 45 to 64, & 7.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 & over, there were 96.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $81,050, & the median income for a relatives was $92,146; in a 2007 estimate, these figures rose to $102,460 & $120,804, respectively. Males had a median income of $60,503 versus $41,802 for females. The per capita income for the county was $36,888. About three.00% of families & four.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including five.20% of those under age 18 & four.00% of those age 65 or over. A more recent document from the 2007 American Community Survey indicated that poverty in Fairfax County, Virginia had risen to four.9%.[5]

Judged by household median income, Fairfax County is among the highest-income counties in the country, & was first on that list for lots of years[specify]. However, in the 2000 census it was overtaken by Douglas County, Colorado. According to U.S. Census Bureau estimates for 2005, it had the second-highest median household income behind neighboring Loudoun County, at $94,610. In 2007, Fairfax County reclaimed its position as the richest county in America, in addition to becoming the first county in American history to have a median household income in excess of $100,000, though not the first jurisdiction.[29] In 2008, Loudoun County reclaimed the first position, with Fairfax County a statistically insignificant second.[30][31] In 2012, the median household income in Fairfax County was $108,439.[32]

Fairfax County males have the highest life expectancy in the nation at 81.1 years, while females had the eighth-highest at 83.8 years.[33]

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