County profile
Fairfax city, Virginia
United States · US territory
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP
no BEA GDP
GDP growth (YoY)
1 yr only
Jobs tracked
26,981
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,028
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$71.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
26,772
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.3%
Median HH income
$132.3k±$10.0k
Bachelor's degree+
62.4%±4.1%
Poverty rate
9.1%±1.9%
Business applications
871 · 2025
Retail establishments
202
77.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1WidePoint CorporationTechnology$150.5M53D2Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.Financial Services$63.6M34D3Lithium Technology CorporationIndustrials$6.4M——4MainStreet Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services$2.2M51D5FVCBankcorp, Inc.Financial Services$1.8M51D6Visium Technologies, Inc.Technology$015DHQ-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 services28%
Health care26%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation15%
Admin & support6%
Finance & insurance6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
26,772
residents · 2025 · +10.7% since 2020
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−876
International migration+1,907
Natural change+1,541
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$722.6k±$27.3k
Median gross rent
$2.2k/mo±$107/mo
Vacancy rate
1.7%±1.2% · low reliability
Affordability
10.1× wages
Residential permits
$20.7M
89 units · 3.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
5.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 62Earthquake 48Heat wave 42
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
7782016
7992017
8212018
8532019
8752020
9412021
10302022
10732023
11812024
12282025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 642% since 2021122021
222022
262023
712024
892025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.1 km
I-66
Nearest freight rail
5.7 km
VPRA
Nearest port
21.0 km
VULCAN MATERIALS WOODBRIDGE VA
Nearest commercial airport
17.4 km
WASHINGTON DULLES INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR5 filings from 3 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$71.5k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is Fairfax city’s economy like?
Fairfax city is home to 26,772 residents and 26,981 jobs across 2,028 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.