County profile
Fairfax County, Virginia
United States · US territory
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP
no BEA GDP
GDP growth (YoY)
1 yr only
Jobs tracked
696,002
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
31,931
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$107.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,167,873
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$153.6k±$1.6k
Bachelor's degree+
65.0%±0.7%
Poverty rate
5.9%±0.3%
Business applications
19,666 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,457
21.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1General Dynamics CorporationIndustrials$52.5B86A2Northrop Grumman CorporationIndustrials$42.0B83B+3Leidos Holdings, Inc.Technology$17.1B78B+4Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.Consumer Cyclical$12.0B76B+5Booz Allen Hamilton Holding CorporationIndustrials$11.2B68B6NVR, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$10.3B78B+7CACI International IncTechnology$8.6B78B+8Capital One Financial CorporationFinancial Services$8.1B66B9Science Applications International CorporationTechnology$7.3B76B+10Parsons CorporationTechnology$6.4B64C11Maximus, Inc.Industrials$5.4B71B12Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.Real Estate$2.5B45D13ePlus inc.Technology$2.4B76B+14Stride, Inc.Consumer Defensive$2.4B84B+15ICF International, Inc.Industrials$1.9B69B16Mobility Global IncTechnology$1.8B——17VeriSign, Inc.Technology$1.7B81B+18Strategic Education, Inc.Consumer Defensive$1.3B74B19Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.Technology$1.0B71B20Iridium Communications Inc.Communication Services$871.7M83B+21Appian CorporationTechnology$726.9M66B22Bowman Consulting Group Ltd.Industrials$490.0M54D23comScore Inc.Technology$357.5M60C24The Rowe Companies, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$299.4M——25Navient Corporation SR NT 6% 121543Financial Services$271.0M46DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Professional services46%
Health care14%
Admin & support11%
Information10%
Retail trade10%
Food & accommodation9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
1,167,873
residents · 2025 · +1.7% since 2020
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−70,553
International migration+57,333
Natural change+31,760
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$732.8k±$4.8k
Median gross rent
$2.3k/mo±$15/mo
Vacancy rate
3.7%±0.3%
Affordability
6.8× wages
Residential permits
$490.4M
2,862 units · 2.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
94.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 98Lightning 98Heat wave 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
8222016
8402017
8602018
8932019
9232020
9912021
10892022
11462023
12232024
12492025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 36% since 20212,1052021
1,9872022
3,2482023
2,8612024
2,8622025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
4.4 km
I-66
Nearest freight rail
4.0 km
VPRA
Nearest port
18.8 km
VULCAN MATERIALS WOODBRIDGE VA
Nearest commercial airport
20.3 km
WASHINGTON DULLES INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR54 filings from 23 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$107.5k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is Fairfax County’s economy like?
Fairfax County is home to 1,167,873 residents and 696,002 jobs across 31,931 employers, led by professional services. BEA does not publish state-level GDP for US territories, so no GDP figure is shown.
GDP: BEA (2025), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.