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Falls Church City City, Virginia

Democratic +62.2 (2024)
County seat
Falls Church
Judicial district
17th Judicial Circuit Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
15,159
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 14,710.

At a glance

Falls Church City is a 15,159-person venue. The city population is 70% White (Census race-alone categories). 11% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $161,600, $69,484 above the VA state median of $92,116; 80.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 21.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (5.2%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 36.6% of covered employment, average pay $87,530/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.71%, above the 3.66% state average. The city carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 81% of the vote across the three.

Population
14,710
Median household income
$143,262
Unemployment
3.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Predominantly White

≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This city: 70% / 4%.

Falls Church City has a population of 14,710, with a median age of 40.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 70.2%; Black residents 3.8%. Independently, 10.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $161,600; 80.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 4.6% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 10,005 68.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,587 10.8%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 520 3.5%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 1,344 9.1%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,062 7.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 192 1.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 40.5

  • Under 18 3,524 24.0%
  • 18–24 1,046 7.1%
  • 25–44 3,778 25.7%
  • 45–64 4,097 27.9%
  • 65 and over 2,265 15.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$161,600
90% interval $142,662–$180,538
+$69,484 vs VA · 2nd of 133
Below poverty line
4.6%
90% interval 3.4%–5.8%
−5.2 pp vs VA · 131st of 133

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Healthcare & education anchored

Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 37% of covered jobs.

Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 36.6% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 15.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.71%, above the Virginia state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.7%
+0.05 pp vs. state
County GDP
$177.5B
Avg. annual pay
$82,573
Establishments
1,064

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 4,519 36.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,889 15.3%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,514 12.3%
  • Professional & business services 1,404 11.4%
  • Public administration 737 6.0%
  • Financial activities 664 5.4%
  • Other services 634 5.1%
  • Construction 501 4.1%
  • Information 395 3.2%
  • Manufacturing 54 0.4%
  • Unclassified 33 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
52.5%
−14.8 pp vs VA · 117th of 133
Median gross rent
$2,190
+$611 vs VA · 5th of 133
Owner-occupied
3,295
Renter-occupied
2,978

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Moderately concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 64% of the city workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

  • Wide wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Public administration, $133,754/yr) pays 4.5× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $29,480/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 12 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently strongly Democratic

Democratic candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Falls Church City was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.3% in 2024, 81.0% in 2020, 75.8% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,969 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201617.3%75.8%
202016.9%81.0%
202418.1%80.3%
  • Democratic 7,200 80.3%
  • Republican 1,620 18.1%
  • Other / third-party 149 1.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, linguistically diverse

Family households are 56% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 21.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

21.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 5.8% of the adult civilian population (647 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

78.9% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 941 6.8%
  • Chinese 239 1.7%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 147 1.1%
  • Korean 138 1.0%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 108 0.8%
  • Vietnamese 97 0.7%
  • Tagalog 80 0.6%
  • Arabic 79 0.6%
  • German or other West Germanic 72 0.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
6,273
Family households
3,510
56.0% of households
Married couples w/ children
1,513
43.1% of families
Single-mother families
231
6.6% of families
Veterans
647
5.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

97.4% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 7,964 54.3%
  • Evangelical Protestant 3,683 25.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,433 16.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 203 1.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
98.3%
±0.8 pp
Uninsured
1.7%
±0.8 pp
133rd of 133
With a disability
7.2%
±1.5 pp
131st of 133
Bachelor's or higher
80.5%
±5.2 pp
+38.3 pp vs VA · 1st of 133
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
4.2%
90% interval 3.7%–4.7% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
17th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
4 (Active Circuit Court judges per Va. Code § 17.1-507; vintage 2026 vacourts.gov)
Court seats
Arlington, Falls Church

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Falls Church City totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 1 recorded death, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
1
8.94 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Falls Church City City, Virginia to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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