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Census Tract 4217.02, Fairfax County, Virginia

Census Tract 4217.02, GEOID 51059421702, in Fairfax County, Virginia, mostly within Woodlawn (Fairfax County) (97% of its census blocks). 4,530 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±758); the 2020 Census counted 4,000.

Residents, 2020-2024

4,530

±758 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 4,000

Median household income

$122,138

±$18,458 (90% margin)
Fairfax County: $153,637

Median home value

$541,700

±$51,571 (90% margin)
Fairfax County: $732,800

Median gross rent

$2,803

±$614 (90% margin)
Fairfax County: $2,276

Where is Census Tract 4217.02?

Census Tract 4217.02 is one of 274 census tracts in Fairfax County, Virginia. It covers 0.77 square miles of land, 5,181 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 51059421702, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 4217.02 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Woodlawn (Fairfax County)97%
Fort Belvoir3%
Census Tract 4217.02 (marked with a dot) in Fairfax County, Virginia. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
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Census Tract 4217.02 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

5 census tracts border Census Tract 4217.02: Tract 4213 ($144,697), Tract 4216 ($81,317), Tract 4217.01 ($83,808), Tract 4218 ($91,209) and Tract 4219 ($101,389). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 4217.02?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 4217.02's population at 4,530 (±758) in 1,333 households; the 2020 Census counted 4,000 residents and 1,264 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 4217.02Woodlawn (Fairfax County)Fairfax CountyVirginia
Total population4,530±75821,1941,147,8378,705,170
Households1,333±1497,602414,1013,365,732
Average household size3.39±0.422.792.752.52
Housing units1,341±1517,973430,0473,684,756

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 4217.02?

The median resident of Census Tract 4217.02 is 39.4 years old; 26.7% are under 18 and 18.5% are 65 or older. The largest group is Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 33.0%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 29.6%. 29.5% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureTract 4217.02Woodlawn (Fairfax County)Fairfax CountyVirginia
Median age39.4±2.437.139.139.0
Under 18 years26.7%±5.2 pts23.8%22.9%21.7%
65 years and over18.5%±4.4 pts14.4%15.0%16.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)33.0%±9.1 pts46.0%17.6%11.0%
White alone, not Hispanic26.0%±8.4 pts14.5%46.8%58.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic29.6%±8.9 pts28.6%9.4%18.3%
Asian alone, not Hispanic4.9%±3.5 pts7.9%19.9%6.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.9 pts0.1%0.1%0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.9 pts0.0%0.0%0.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6.4%±4.6 pts2.3%5.4%4.7%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.9 pts0.6%0.8%0.6%
Born outside the United States29.5%±9.3 pts42.5%30.8%13.1%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)44.0%±9.3 pts58.1%39.0%17.4%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)11.6%±3.9 pts6.8%7.5%9.4%
With a disability7.3%±3.6 pts7.6%8.0%12.5%
No health insurance coverage14.7%±6.9 pts14.8%7.1%6.9%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)85.9%±6.9 pts80.3%93.2%91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)34.1%±7.2 pts32.8%65.0%42.2%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)19.0%±5.4 pts14.5%33.0%18.5%
Lived in the same house a year earlier93.0%±4.1 pts88.4%87.0%86.9%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 4217.02 earn?

Half of the 1,333 households in Census Tract 4217.02 earn less than $122,138 a year (±$18,458), against $153,637 across Fairfax County: 201st highest of the county's 270 tracts with a reliable estimate.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 4217.02Woodlawn (Fairfax County)Fairfax CountyVirginia
Median household income$122,138±$18,458$91,884$153,637$93,170
Mean household income$147,384±$17,625$109,929$195,941$128,260
Per capita income$43,960±$8,414$41,186$71,828$50,666
People below the poverty line2.9%±2.4 pts10.6%5.9%9.9%
Children under 18 below the poverty line1.9%±2.6 pts19.0%7.2%12.3%
Households receiving SNAP5.6%±4.3 pts11.4%4.3%9.1%
Households with a computer97.7%±2.0 pts95.2%98.4%95.4%
Households with a broadband subscription95.8%±4.4 pts91.6%96.4%91.0%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 4217.02?

Owners occupy 90.2% of Census Tract 4217.02's occupied homes and renters 9.8%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $541,700 by its owner (±$51,571). The median renter pays $2,803 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 4217.02Woodlawn (Fairfax County)Fairfax CountyVirginia
Median home value (owner-occupied)$541,700±$51,571$367,200$732,800$383,700
Median gross rent$2,803±$614$1,828$2,276$1,579
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent45.4%±36.2 pts52.1%36.3%39.4%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$2,480±$321$2,160$3,227$2,127
Owner-occupied homes90.2%±6.5 pts58.7%68.6%67.3%
Renter-occupied homes9.8%±6.5 pts41.3%31.4%32.7%
Housing units1,341±1517,973430,0473,684,756
Single-family detached homes68.8%±8.9 pts20.0%45.5%61.3%
Mobile homes0.0%±2.9 pts0.2%0.5%4.3%
Built 2020 or later0.0%±2.9 pts0.1%1.3%1.7%
Built 2010 to 20190.0%±2.9 pts1.4%7.2%9.9%
Built 1939 or earlier0.4%±0.7 pts0.8%1.1%7.0%
Households with no vehicle3.2%±2.7 pts9.3%4.8%6.1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 4217.02 get to work?

67.2% of Census Tract 4217.02's workers drive alone and 19.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 31.1 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 4217.02Woodlawn (Fairfax County)Fairfax CountyVirginia
In the labor force (age 16+)67.8%±5.6 pts75.9%70.8%65.4%
Unemployment rate4.3%±3.0 pts5.7%4.2%4.3%
Drove alone to work67.2%±8.8 pts62.1%55.4%67.6%
Carpooled7.7%±4.6 pts15.0%7.7%8.0%
Public transportation5.7%±3.8 pts8.5%4.7%2.3%
Walked0.0%±1.8 pts1.1%1.7%2.1%
Worked from home19.0%±9.0 pts12.5%28.7%18.3%
Mean travel time to work31.1 min±2.832.4 min28.9 min27.3 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 4217.02 compare with the other tracts in Fairfax County?

Among Fairfax County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 4217.02 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 4217.02's rank among the tracts of Fairfax County and of Woodlawn (Fairfax County)
MeasureIn Fairfax CountyIn Woodlawn (Fairfax County)
Population103rd of 2714th of 4
Residents per square mile111th of 2744th of 4
Median household income201st of 2701st of 4
Per capita income245th of 2712nd of 4
Median home value211th of 2631st of 4
Median gross rent79th of 2481st of 4
Bachelor's degree or higher258th of 2702nd of 4
Median age152nd of 2712nd of 4
Owner-occupied share72nd of 2661st of 4

The tracts next to it on Fairfax County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 4521.02198th$123,611±$60,122 · within the margin of this tract3,196
Tract 4210.02199th$122,817±$25,393 · within the margin of this tract6,048
Tract 4618.01200th$122,663±$26,520 · within the margin of this tract1,616
Tract 4217.02201st$122,138±$18,4584,530
Tract 4153202nd$121,795±$28,062 · within the margin of this tract4,145
Tract 4913.03203rd$121,364±$21,436 · within the margin of this tract4,082
Tract 4206204th$121,316±$23,176 · within the margin of this tract5,366

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 4217.02?

2 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 4217.02 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections