Fairfax County is located in northeastern Virginia. The County Seat is Fairfax and the largest city is Herndon. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/. The 2014 population estimate is 1,137,538 and the 2010 census population was 1,081,685. The land area is 390.97 square miles and there are 2766.8 persons per square mile.
67.2% of the population is White, 9.9% is Black or African American, 16.2% is Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% is Asian, 0.7% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 3.4% is two or more races. 91.8% have a high school degree or higher, and 58.6% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $476,600, there are 389,908 households, an average of 2.80 persons per household. The per capita income is $50,532, the median household income is $110,292, and 5.9% of the persons in Fairfax County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 109,512. Retail sales (in $1000) were $14,002,361, and sales per capita were $13,925. The percentage of black-owned firms is 7%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 31.3%.
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| Fairfax County Official Fairfax County, Virginia government website. |
| Aerial Photography | Historic Aerial images of Fairfax County going back to 1937. |
| Agendas & Minutes Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, and ancillary Board, Committee, Authority, and Commission meeting Minutes and Agendas. |
| Arrests Fairfax County Police Department of recent arrests. |
| Cemeteries & Burials Fairfax County Public Library index of cemeteries and burials. |
| Child Care Find child care resources in Fairfax County. |
| Codes Fairfax County code of ordinances. |
| Court Records | Circuit Fairfax County Circuit Court civil and criminal case record search and court hearing dates. |
| Court Records | General District General District Court civil, traffic, and criminal case records, hearing calendar, and service of process query for Fairfax County. |
| Crime Map GIS interactive map of crime incidents in Fairfax County. |
| Jobs Fairfax County Department of Human Resources job opportunities. |
| Maps Static and interactive GIS maps of Fairfax County county, including census, transportation, school region and attendance,, parks, planning districts, election districts, roads, police, zoning, planning area maps, and substantially more. |
| Parking Tickets & PHotos Find and pay your Fairfax County parking ticket, or view your parking ticket photo. |
| Permits, Plans, Inspections Check the status of a Fairfax County building permit, inspection, building plan, or mechanical certification. |
| Property | GIS Fairfax County Department of Tax Administration GIS property assessment database. |
| Property | Tax Payments Fairfax County online tax and bill payments, vehicle registration updates. |
| Restaurant Inspections Fairfax County restaurant inspection reports from the Fairfax Health District. |
| Unclaimed Money Fairfax County unclaimed money index searchable by individual or business name. |
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