Fairfax, Virginia Economy Profile

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Fairfax, Virginia Economy

6.3% Fairfax, Virginia households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.15.35% Fairfax, Virginia households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Fairfax, Virginia household is $67,642. Fairfax, Virginia households with supplemental security income account for 1.05% of Fairfax, Virginia households. There are 0.87% households with public assistance income in Fairfax, Virginia.

74.62% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Fairfax, Virginia. Government workers account for 20.05% of Fairfax, Virginia workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Fairfax, Virginia are fifty thousand, three hundred and forty-eight dollars. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $38,351.

69.88% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Fairfax, Virginia. Among them 31.84% are females aged 16 and over. 16.76% of workers provide educational, health and social services. Nine point one two percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Fairfax, Virginia.

	Fairfax, Virginia	%, Fairfax, Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	17,690		217,168,077
In labor force	12,361	69.88%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	12,213	69.04%	63.39%
- - Employed	11,924	67.41%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	289	1.63%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	2.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	148	0.84%	0.53%
Not in labor force	5,329	30.12%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	9,080	51.33%	51.66%
In labor force	5,633	31.84%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	5,600	31.66%	29.65%
- - Employed	5,436	30.73%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,418	8.02%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	782		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	11,845		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	8,703	73.47%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	1,376	11.62%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	903	7.62%	4.73%
Walked	407	3.44%	2.93%
Other means	107	0.9%	1.19%
Worked at home	349	2.95%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	30.1	0.25%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	11,924		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	5,963	50.01%	33.65%
Service occupations	1,743	14.62%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	2,726	22.86%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	11	0.09%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	824	6.91%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	657	5.51%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	49	0.41%	1.87%
Construction	908	7.61%	6.78%
Manufacturing	391	3.28%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	202	1.69%	3.6%
Retail trade	998	8.37%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	411	3.45%	5.2%
Information	718	6.02%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	927	7.77%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	2,343	19.65%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	1,998	16.76%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	1,087	9.12%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	668	5.6%	4.87%
Public administration	1,224	10.27%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	8,898	74.62%	78.47%
Government workers	2,391	20.05%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	609	5.11%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	26	0.22%	0.31%

	Fairfax, Virginia	%, Fairfax, Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	8,013		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	229	2.86%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	123	1.54%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	443	5.53%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	505	6.3%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,230	15.35%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,917	23.92%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,441	17.98%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,293	16.14%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	501	6.25%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	331	4.13%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	67,642		41,994
With earnings	7,020	39.68%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	76,165		56,604
With Social Security income	1,646	9.3%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,338		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	186	1.05%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,683		6,320
With public assistance income	154	0.87%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,771		3,032
With retirement income	1,926	10.89%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	29,354		17,376
Families	5,427		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	84	1.55%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	50	0.92%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	191	3.52%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	286	5.27%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	615	11.33%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,248	23.0%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,135	20.91%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,076	19.83%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	450	8.29%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	292	5.38%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	78,921		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	31,247		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	50,348		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	38,351		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	131		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	85	64.89%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	29	22.14%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	52		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	44	84.62%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	14	26.92%	42.27%
Individuals	1,205		33,899,812
18 years and over	1,014	84.15%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	49	4.07%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	184	15.27%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	149	12.37%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	773	64.15%	31.63%

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