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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 = 0.04 percent

American Indian: 141 = 0.25 percent

Hispanic: 5,699 = 10 percent

Other: 2,323 = 4.1 percent

Two or More Races: 1,821 = 3 percent

Fairfax County*

Total population = 991,000

Owner-occupied housing units = 274,000 = 75 percent

Renter-occupied housing units = 90,000 = 25 percent

Fairfax County Race Breakdown*

White = 689,000 = 73 percent

Black = 79,226 = 8 percent

Asian = 148,182 = 15 percent

Hispanic or Latino of any race = 122,013 = 12 percent

Pacific Islander = 314 = 0.5 percent

American Indian = 4,093 = less than 0.5 percent

Other = 32,086 = 3 percent

Fairfax County Median family income*

$85,310

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 employees

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

* 2002, U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey

** 2000, U.S. Census Bureau

*** Fairfax County Economic Development Authority