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