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Falls Church city, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Falls Church city, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Falls Church is a small, densely educated enclave of 14,593 residents, with 79.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a median household income of $143,262—well above national norms. The local labor force participates at a 72.3% rate, with median worker earnings of $84,458, though a 6.3% unemployment rate and median home values of $1,005,400 signal a high-cost, competitive housing market. Population grew 3.7% over five years, poverty sits at just 3.6%, and 17.1% of residents are foreign-born.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

14,593

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$143,262

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.7% since 2018

Falls Church city added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,333 (70.2%)
  • Asian Alone1,344 (9.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races967 (6.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race767 (5.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone723 (4.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone559 (3.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish810
  2. 2.Other Indo-European737
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island255
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)163
  5. 5.Arabic145

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

16.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

647

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$85,077

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,404
  2. 2.Public Administration (Group)1,388
  3. 3.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,278
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services678
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing549

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,769
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,009
  3. 3.Service Occupations825
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations263
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations97

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 3.32×)1,219
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 2.46×)2,365
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.76×)645
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 0.96×)497
  5. 5.Information (LQ 0.93×)136

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$1,005,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$2,205/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

52.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,9991,134 (34.4%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999705 (21.4%)
  • $1,500,000 to $1,999,999555 (16.8%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999313 (9.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999182 (5.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999136 (4.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

79.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

97.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

72.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$84,458

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,897 (49.2%)
  • Worked At Home2,584 (32.7%)
  • Public Transit583 (7.4%)
  • Carpooled454 (5.7%)
  • Walked276 (3.5%)
  • Bicycle62 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.