City profile · Virginia · Census ACS 2023

Fair Lakes, VA

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Fair Lakes - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

8,617
Residents
$130,789
Median income
$575,500
Median home
$2,246
Median rent (state)

Fair Lakes - the verdict

Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Fair Lakes lands in the 90th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.

90th
percentile, household income
88th
percentile, home value
87th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Fair Lakes, VA

8,617 people live in Fair Lakes, Virginia - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Fair Lakes households earn a median of $130,789 annually, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 6.6%. Fair Lakes's housing stock carries a median value of $575,500, and the median resident age is 40.2 years. Educational attainment runs 65.8% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 73.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Virginia tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Virginia at 101.1 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Near Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $2,246 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Virginia run around $235, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 5.3 out of 100 (Very Low).

Population

8,617 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Virginia

Median Household Income

$130,789 /yr

Poverty 6.6%

Cost of Living Index (state)

101.1 (US=100)

Near Average - BEA RPP 2024, Virginia average

How does Fair Lakes compare to other US cities?

Here's how Fair Lakes stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 90% higher than other cities
Home value 88% pricier than other cities
Median rent 87% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Fair Lakes's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Virginia, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

90thIncome percentile

90th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Fair Lakes's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$575,500 12th percentile more affordable than 12% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). This entry sits in this band. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Fair Lakes $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Fair Lakes, VA Fair Lakes, VA's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Fair Lakes, VA-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Fair Lakes, VA median $130,789/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Fair Lakes, VA's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Fair Lakes, VA. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 65.8%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 6.6%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 73.3%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
8,617
Median Income
$130,789
Median Home Value
$575,500
Median Age
40.2
Poverty Rate
6.6%
Labor force participation
73.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
65.8%

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
63.0%
Carpool
6.7%
Public Transit
4.0%
Walk
1.7%
Work from Home
24.0%
Other
0.6%

Based on 5,262 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Virginia - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$115
avg/month
Natural Gas
$70
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$50
avg/month
Total Utilities
$235
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Virginia state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Virginia state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Fair Lakes sits in

Cost of Living Index
101.1
Near Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$2,246/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
5.3 / 100
Very Low
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Virginia

Montrose
8,624 people
Hollymead
8,566 people
Innsbrook
8,559 people
Smithfield
8,729 people
Bellwood
8,489 people
Dunn Loring
8,782 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Fair Lakes's 8,617 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Highland Heights, OH
8,619 people
Glenwood, IL
8,620 people
Covington, TN
8,612 people
Montvale, NJ
8,625 people
Perryton, TX
8,625 people
Templeton, CA
8,608 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Fair Lakes's $130,789 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

East Verde Estates, AZ
$130,789 median income
Long Beach, NY
$130,795 median income
Coral Gables, FL
$130,803 median income
Montgomeryville, PA
$130,769 median income
St. Michael, MN
$130,814 median income
Sachse, TX
$130,839 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Fair Lakes, VA Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Fair Lakes, VA - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 41.0% 7.3% 39.5% 8.1% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.7% White 41.0% Black or African American 7.3% Asian 39.5% American Indian 0.6% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 3.5% Two or more races 8.1% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Fair Lakes compares to nearby Virginia cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Fair Lakes (this city) 8,617 $130,789
Montrose 8,624 $45,063
Hollymead 8,566 $121,795
Innsbrook 8,559 $130,534
Census ACS 5-year FIPS VA OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Fair Lakes, VA?

What is the population of Fair Lakes, VA? +

The population of Fair Lakes, VA stands at 8,617 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Fair Lakes, VA? +

Fair Lakes households earn a median of $130,789 annually, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Fair Lakes? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Fair Lakes; the closest available measure is the Virginia state average, a cost of living index of 101.1 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Near Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Virginia vary by metro area.

What is the median home value in Fair Lakes, VA? +

Homes in Fair Lakes carry a median value of $575,500, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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