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Unified School District · VA

Fairfax County Public Schools

Fairfax County Public Schools is a unified school district in Virginia with a community population of 1,147,837. The median household income is $153,637 and the median age is 39.1.

1,147,837

Population

2936

People / sq mi

$153,637

Median Income

39.1

Median Age

Fairfax County Public Schools covers 391 sq mi of land at 2935.5 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White49.1%
Black or African American0.5%
Asian36.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$153,637

Median Household Income

$71,828

Per Capita Income

4.1%

Poverty Rate

2.9%

Unemployment

Housing

$732,800

Median Home Value

$2,276

Median Rent

68.6%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

93.2%

High School+

65.0%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Fairfax County Public Schools serves a community with a population of 1,147,837 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Virginia.

The median household income in Fairfax County Public Schools is $153,637, with a per capita income of $71,828. The poverty rate is 4.1%.

Fairfax County Public Schools is 49.1% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 36.0% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Fairfax County Public Schools, 93.2% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 65.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Fairfax County Public Schools is $732,800, with a median rent of $2,276. The homeownership rate is 68.6%.

Data for Fairfax County Public Schools from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 5101260).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.