By the Numbers
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By the Numbers

Herndon**

Total population = 22,655

Owner-occupied housing units = 4,585 = 65.9 percent

Renter-occupied housing units = 2,377 = 34.1 percent

Herndon Race Breakdown**

White = 12,535 = 57.9 percent

Black = 2,060 = 9.5 percent

Asian = 3,002 = 13.9 percent

Pacific Islander = 10 = 0.0 percent

American Indian = 91 = 0.4 percent

Other = 2,805 = 13.0 percent

Two or More Races = 1,152 = 5.3 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

** Town of Herndon

*** Fairfax County Economic Development Authority