Head to head
County vs Virginia vs the nationEvery figure below is measured against the same figure for the state and for the country. Where HUD suppressed the county's value, the row says so and no verdict is drawn - a missing number is not a good one.
| Measure | Fairfax County | Virginia | National | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wait for those admitted | 4 mo | 25 mo | 25 mo | lower |
| Share of extremely-low-income need met | 27.3% | 31.3% | 33.3% | lower |
| Tenant pays, per month | $551 | $445 | $452 | higher |
| HUD pays, per month | $1,263 | $1,054 | $1,135 | higher |
| How long households stay | 281 mo | 122 mo | 123 mo | higher |
Who lives there
- 51% elderly (62+)
- 16% disabled
- 69% female-headed
- $22,510 average household income
Compare with another county in Virginia
- Richmond city
- Norfolk city
- Newport News city
- Hampton city
- Roanoke city
- Alexandria city
- Henrico County
- Portsmouth city
- Virginia Beach city
- Chesapeake city
- Arlington County
- Danville city
- All Virginia counties →
The wait is the time households who were admitted spent waiting. Everyone still on a list is absent from HUD's file entirely, so the true wait here is longer than the figure above. "Need" is extremely-low-income renter households from HUD CHAS (2017-2021 ACS); supply is the HUD Picture file (2025). Cells HUD marked -1 (missing), -4 (suppressed, fewer than 11 families) or -5 (non-reporting) are shown as "no data" and never averaged. See the methodology.
Generated 2026-07-13 02:52 UTC
Source: HUD Picture of Subsidized Households (2025 snapshot, 2009-2025 trend) joined to HUD CHAS 2017-2021 ACS for the eligible-household denominator