How many people live in Falls Church Independent City, VA?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 15,000 people living in Falls Church Independent City, VA. That makes Falls Church Independent City the 99th-most populous county in Virginia. It is home to 0.17% of people living in the state.
15K
population of Falls Church Independent City, VA (2024)
0.17%
County share of the Virginia population (2024)
About 15,000 people lived in Falls Church Independent City, VA in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Falls Church Independent City, VA’s age demographics?
About 2,500 Falls Church Independent City, VA residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 16.4% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.8% of Virginia’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 3,500 Falls Church Independent City residents, or 23.6% 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 Falls Church Independent City, VA's population is aged 45–64 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Falls Church Independent City, VA’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 69.6% of the Falls Church Independent City, VA population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Falls Church Independent City, VA also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Asian (10.1%) than the US overall (6.5%).
In contrast, Falls Church Independent City's Hispanic population accounts for 10.8%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 4.8% 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.
Falls Church Independent City, VA has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Virginia as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
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