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George Mason, 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 George Mason, Fairfax County, Virginia

George Mason, in Fairfax County, had 11,162 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $150,341 a year and half less, against $153,637 across Fairfax County; 6% of its people live below the poverty line. 81% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 19% 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 schools and health care, then professional services.

People 11,162 in the 2020 census; median age 20.8
Household income $150,341 the median, give or take $21,889 · Fairfax County: $153,637
Unemployment 3.3% Fairfax County, August 2026; 3.4% a year before
Homes 81% lived in by their owners; 19% rented
  • 1,689households
  • 70%of adults have a degree
  • 6%below the poverty line
  • 24 mintypical commute
  • 30%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care29%
  • Professional and business services17%
  • Shops (retail)12%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment12%
  • Government8%
  • Other services6%

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, 42° and 23°; warmest in July, 84° and 67° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 42° 23° F M A M J J 84° 67° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 42° and 23°; warmest in July, 84° and 67° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 42° 23° F M A M J J 84° 67° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 42° and lows near 23°; warmest in July, with highs near 84° and lows near 67°. About 18 inches of snow and 44 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Vienna weather station, 4 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in George Mason

  1. George Mason UniversityUniversity or college6,112
  2. Sodexo at George Mason Univ AdminFood service contractors222
  3. Sodexo at George Mason Univ SouthsideFood service contractors34

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 2 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 256 people in all. Colleges come from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24). 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 high
  2. HailRelatively moderate
  3. LightningRelatively moderate
  4. Heat wavesRelatively moderate
  5. Strong windRelatively moderate
  6. Inland floodingRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in George Mason’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.