2025 Compare Cities People:
Fairfax, VA vs Sacramento, CA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Sacramento is 0% more densely populated than Fairfax.
- People are 22.5% less likely to be married in Sacramento.
- The Median Age is 2.5 years younger in Sacramento.
 Fairfax, VASacramento, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock518,605329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.238.4
 space3
 Population - 201022,616  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock407,018285,036,114
 Population - 199019,622  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock26.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.4%  Unlock30.8%
 space4
 Population Density  Unlock5,300.893.4
 Land Area6.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.1264,836.8
 space
 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fairfax, VASacramento, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
 space1
 Race
 Fairfax, VASacramento, CAUnited States
 White54.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock12.8%12.2%
 Asian18.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.9%18.4%
 space2
 Marriage & Family
 Fairfax, VASacramento, CAUnited States
 Married Population56.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.4%50.2%
 Never Married31.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
 space5
 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households9,090  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock115,39980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,241  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.4%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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Fairfax

Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

   |    Reply

High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

   |    Reply

The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Sacramento


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.