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Poverty in Fairfax County
Poverty for a family of four in Fairfax County in 2009 is defined by the federal government as a family annual income of less than $22,050. The poverty rate in Fairfax County is 5.2% of the population (51,491 people).
In Fairfax County:
- 6.7% of all children (under age 18) live in poverty;
- 8.4% of children under age 5 live in poverty;
- 4.9% of all persons over the age of 65 live in poverty;
- 3.5% of families live in poverty;
- 11.8% of African Americans live in poverty;
- 10.0% of Hispanics live in poverty;
- 16.5% of families with a female head of household—no father present and children under eight—live in poverty;
- 12.4%of county residents have incomes under 20% of poverty ($44,100 year for a family of four).
Employment
- The unemployment rate is 5.2% (June 2009, up from 2.9% in June 2008).
Housing
- In 2006, the average monthly rent of a one-bedroom apartment was $1,093, an increase of 56% since 1996.
Health
- An estimated 137,723 county residents under 65 were without health insurance in 2005.
Linguistic Isolation
- 7.9 % of county households are linguistically isolated (meaning no one over the age of five speaks English “very well”).
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