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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Great Falls, VA compare?
| Figure | Great Falls, VA |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | no yearly estimate (census-designated place) |
| Change since April 2020 | – |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 15,953 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 629 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 5.6 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 16.8% |
| Measure | Great Falls, VA |
|---|---|
| Total population | 15,228±901 |
| Median age | 45.7±1.6 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.6%±1.5 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 63.8%±3.8 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 1.6%±1.0 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 23.7%±3.6 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 23.0%±2.6 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 85.3%±2.0 pts |
| Median household income | $250,000 or more |
| Per capita income | $131,942±$10,168 |
| People below the poverty line | 2.2%±1.0 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1%±1.3 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $1,411,000±$85,906 |
| Median gross rent | $3,500 or more |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 16.3%±18.4 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 95.0%±2.3 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 1.6%±1.4 pts |
| Worked from home | 44.2%±4.1 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 47.8%±4.0 pts |
| Public transportation | 2.1%±1.2 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 33.5 min±2.9 |
| No health insurance coverage | 2.3%±1.1 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov