How many people live in ?

Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 26,300 people living in Fairfax Independent City, VA. That makes Fairfax Independent City the 70th-most populous county in Virginia. It is home to 0.3% of people living in the state.

26.3K

population of Fairfax Independent City, VA (2024)

0.3%

County share of the Virginia population (2024)

About 26,300 people lived in Fairfax Independent City, VA in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are Fairfax Independent City, VA’s age demographics?

About 3,700 Fairfax Independent City, VA residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 14% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.8% of Virginia’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 6,900 Fairfax Independent City, VA residents, or 26.4% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 21.6% of Virginia’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.

A higher share of Fairfax Independent City, VA's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Fairfax Independent City, VA’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Non-Hispanic Asian residents make up 20.3% of the Fairfax Independent City, VA population, higher than the national share of 6.5%. Fairfax Independent City, VA also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic two or more races (3.5%) than the US overall (2.5%).
In contrast, Fairfax Independent City’s non-Hispanic white population accounts for 49.4%, below the 57.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 6.4% of the city, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.

Fairfax Independent City, VA has a higher share of a non-Hispanic Asian population than Virginia as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

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