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Population (year 2000): 10,377. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,781 (+3.9% change)
Males: 5,049 (48.7%), Females: 5,328 (51.3%)
Zip codes:
22041,
22042,
22043,
22044,
22046.
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $74,924 (year 2000)
Median house value: $277,100 (year 2000)
Races in Falls Church:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.6%)
- Hispanic (8.4%)
- Black (3.3%)
- Other race (2.5%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- Asian Indian (1.8%)
- Chinese (1.1%)
- Korean (1.0%)
- Other Asian (0.8%)
- Vietnamese (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Filipino (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (19.3%), German (18.1%),
English (17.6%), Italian (7.4%), Scottish (5.7%), United States
(3.8%).
Elevation: 320 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Falls Church
- High school or higher: 95.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 63.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 33.8%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Falls Church city
- Never married: 27.3%
- Now married: 52.5%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 10.5%
16.1% Foreign born (6.1% Asia, 4.9% Latin
America, 3.5% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +993 (+10.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Falls Church:
- DOMINION HOSP (2960 SLEEPY HOLLOW RD)
- INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL (3300 GALLOWS RD)
- NORTHERN VIRGINIA MENTAL HEALTH INSTI (3302
GALLOWS RD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Falls Church:
- RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 11 miles;
WASHINGTON, DC; ID: DCA)
- WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL (about 20 miles;
WASHINGTON, DC; ID: IAD)
- ANDREWS AFB (about 23 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; ID:
ADW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Falls Church:
- SOUTH CAPITOL STREET (about 13 miles; WASHINGTON,
DC; ID: 09W)
- POTOMAC AIRFIELD (about 19 miles; FRIENDLY, MD; ID:
VKX)
- COLLEGE PARK (about 19 miles; COLLEGE PARK, MD; ID:
CGS)
Amtrak stations near Falls Church:
- 10 miles: ALEXANDRIA (110 CALLAHAN DR.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for
taxi service, public transit connection.
- 12 miles: WASHINGTON (50 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. N.E.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar,
ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking,
car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit
connection.
- 13 miles: LORTON (AUTO-TRAIN) (LORTON, 8006 LORTON
RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, vending machines, free short-term
parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/Universities in Falls Church:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA (Full-time
enrollment: 327; Location: 900 S WASHINGTON ST STE 301;
Private, for-profit; Website: www.unva.edu; Offers
Master's degree)
- POTOMAC ACADEMY OF HAIR DESIGN (FT
enrollment: 64; Location: 350 S WASHINGTON ST; Private,
for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Falls Church:
- MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; ARLINGTON, VA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,479)
- NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles;
ANNANDALE, VA; FT enrollment: 19,406)
- AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; WASHINGTON, DC;
FT enrollment: 8,859)
- UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (about 9
miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 3,223)
- GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles;
WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 16,045)
- GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; FAIRFAX,
VA; FT enrollment: 16,564)
- GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; WASHINGTON,
DC; FT enrollment: 11,674)
Public high schools in Falls Church:
- STUART HIGH (Students: 1,537; Location: 3301
PEACE VALLEY LN; Grades: 09 - 12)
- FALLS CHURCH HIGH (Students: 1,473; Location:
7521 JAGUAR TRAIL; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MARSHALL HIGH (Students: 1,295; Location:
7731 LEESBURG PIKE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- GEORGE MASON HIGH (Students: 617; Location:
7124 LEESBURG PIKE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PIMMIT HILLS ALTERNATIVE HIGH (Students: 516;
Location: 7510 LISLE AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Falls Church:
- JACKSON MIDDLE (Students: 1,073; Location:
3020 GALLOWS RD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- LONGFELLOW MIDDLE (Students: 1,065; Location:
2000 WESTMORELAND ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- BAILEYS ELEM. (Students: 868; Location: 6111
KNOLLWOOD DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- GLEN FOREST ELEM. (Students: 832; Location:
5829 GLEN FOREST DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- HAYCOCK ELEM. (Students: 629; Location: 6616
HAYCOCK RD; Grades: PK - 06)
- WESTLAWN ELEM. (Students: 588; Location: 3200
WESTLEY RD; Grades: PK - 06)
- TIMBER LANE ELEM. (Students: 547; Location:
2737 WEST ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEM. (Students: 524;
Location: 601 S OAK ST; Grades: 02 - 05)
- BELVEDERE ELEM. (Students: 510; Location:
6540 COLUMBIA PIKE; Grades: PK - 05)
- GEORGE MASON MIDDLE (Students: 455; Location:
7124 LEESBURG PIKE; Grades: 06 - 08)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Falls Church:
- ST JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 660;
Location: 830 W. BROAD STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- CORPUS CHRISTI SCHOOL (Students: 635;
Location: 3301 GLEN CARLYN RD; Grades: PK - 8)
- CONGRESSIONAL SCHOOLS OF VIRGI (Students:
407; Location: 3229 SLEEPY HOLLOW ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- COLUMBIA BAPTIST CHLD. DEV CEN (Students:
200; Location: 103 W. COLUMBIA ST.; Grades: PK - KG)
- FALLS CHRUCH EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 183;
Location: 115 E FAIRFAX ST; Grades: PK - KG)
- CORPUS CHRIST EARLY CHILDHOOD (Students: 162;
Location: 7506 ST PHILIP CT; Grades: PK - KG)
- VALLEYBROOK SCHOOL (Students: 83; Location:
3420 ROSE LANE; Grades: PK - KG)
- FALLS CHURCH CHILDREN'S HOUSE (Students: 82;
Location: 3335 ANNANDALE; Grades: PK - KG)
- ST. JOSEPH'S (Students: 80; Location: 203 N.
SPRING ST.; Grades: PK - KG)
- KAYE KARE (Students: 66; Location: 384 N
WASHINGTON ST; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Falls Church:
- MARY RILEY STYLES PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $1,408,197; Location: 120 NORTH VIRGINIA AVENUE;
100,171 books; 5,937 audio materials; 5,400 video
materials; 353 serial subscriptions)
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