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Franconia, Virginia.

A community in Fairfax County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Fairfax County’s.

Living in Franconia, Fairfax County, Virginia

Franconia, in Fairfax County, had 18,943 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $152,474 a year and half less, against $153,637 across Fairfax County; 3% of its people live below the poverty line. 76% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 24% are rented. Unemployment in Fairfax County was 3.3% in August 2026, and the county had 0.3% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in professional services, then government.

People 18,943 in the 2020 census; median age 40.9
Household income $152,474 the median, give or take $12,801 · Fairfax County: $153,637
Unemployment 3.3% Fairfax County, August 2026; 3.4% a year before
Homes 76% lived in by their owners; 24% rented
  • 7,501households
  • 67%of adults have a degree
  • 3%below the poverty line
  • 31 mintypical commute
  • 40%work from home

What residents work in

  • Professional and business services31%
  • Government22%
  • Schools, hospitals and social care14%
  • Shops (retail)7%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment6%
  • Banks, insurance and property5%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Fairfax County had 634,638 jobs in 2025, 0.3% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 45° and 30°; warmest in July, 90° and 72° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° J 45° 30° F M A M J J 90° 72° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 45° and 30°; warmest in July, 90° and 72° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° J 45° 30° F M A M J J 90° 72° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 45° and lows near 30°; warmest in July, with highs near 90° and lows near 72°. About 14 inches of snow and 42 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Washington Reagan Airport weather station, 9 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Franconia

  1. The United Comfort GroupHeating, ventilation and air-conditioning contractors315
  2. Sparkle Painting CoPaperhanging and removal contractors202
  3. Washington Metro Area Transit AuthorityMixed mode transit systems169
  4. AmazonSupermarkets and other grocery except convenience stores108
  5. Franconia-Springfield Surgery CenterFreestanding ambulatory surgical centers and clinics108
  6. FedExCourier and express delivery services89
  7. LTP NovaPlumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors68
  8. Emcor Government Svcs AlexandriaGovernment base facilities operation support services53

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 12 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 1,254 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Winter weatherRelatively moderate
  2. LightningRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Franconia’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Fairfax County.