About Fairfax Station

Fairfax Station is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 18,331 people and just one neighborhood, Fairfax Station is the 54th largest community in Virginia.

Fairfax Station is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 95.24% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Fairfax Station is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fairfax Station who work in management occupations (20.94%), office and administrative support jobs (12.34%), and sales jobs (11.58%).

Also of interest is that Fairfax Station has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Fairfax Station, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

In addition, Fairfax Station is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Fairfax Station is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Fairfax Station's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Fairfax Station, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.59 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Fairfax Station does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Fairfax Station Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Fairfax Station is a pretty powerful place. 68.79% of the adults in Fairfax Station have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Fairfax Station in 2000 was $51,249, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $204,996 for a family of four. However, Fairfax Station contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fairfax Station is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fairfax Station home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fairfax Station is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Fairfax Station include German, English, Irish, Italian, Polish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Fairfax Station is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.