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By the Numbers

Reston*

Total population = 56,407

Owner-occupied housing units = 15,557 = 66.7 percent

Renter-occupied housing units = 7,763 = 33.3 percent

Reston Race Breakdown:**

White: 41,528 = 73.6 percent

Black: 5,145 = 9.1 percent

Asian: 5,427 = 9.6 percent

Pacific Islander: 22 = 0.0 percent

American Indian: 141 = 0.2 percent

Other: 2,323 = 4.1 percent

Two or More Races: 1,821 = 1.6 percent

Fairfax County*

Total population = 969,749

Owner-occupied housing units = 248.820 = 70.9 percent

Renter-occupied housing units = 101,894 = 29.1 percent

Fairfax County Race Breakdown:*

White: 677,904 = 69.9 percent

Black: 83,098 = 8.6 percent

Asian: 126,038 = 13 percent

Hispanic or Latino of any race: 106,958 = 11 percent

Pacific Islander: 691 = 0.1 percent

American Indian: 2,561 = 0.3 percent

Other: 44,019 = 4.5 percent

Two or more races: 35,438 = 3.7 percent

Fairfax County Median family income***

(2001 actual): $99,100

Fairfax County Top Employers:**

1. Inova Health System, 9,000-10,000 employees

2. Northrop Grumman, 6,000-7,000 employees (includes subsidiaries)

3. Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), 5,000-6,000 employees0

4. Booz Allen Hamilton, 5,000-6,000 employees

5. Raytheon, 4,000-5,000 employees

6. Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC), 4,000-5,000 employees

7. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (Freddie Mac), 3,000-4,000 employees

8. Navy Federal Credit Union, 3,000-4,000 employees

9. American Management Systems (AMS), 3,000-4,000 employees

10. Exxon/Mobil, 2,000-3,000 employees

*2000 Census, U.S. Census Bureau

**Fairfax County Economic Development Authority

***2001 Census, U.S. Census Bureau