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Fairfax, VA vs Ashburn, VA

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- Ashburn is 0% more densely populated than Fairfax.
- People are 7.3% more likely to be married in Ashburn.
- The Median Age is 2.7 years older in Ashburn.
 Fairfax, VAAshburn, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,950329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.438.4
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 Population - 201022,616  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock26,428285,036,114
 Population - 199019,622  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock113.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,616.193.4
 Land Area6.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fairfax, VAAshburn, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Fairfax, VAAshburn, VAUnited States
 White54.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.7%12.2%
 Asian18.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fairfax, VAAshburn, VAUnited States
 Married Population56.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.6%50.2%
 Never Married31.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.702.60
 Households9,090  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,43880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,241  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 10 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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Reviews for Ashburn    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 10 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  More

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