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West Springfield, 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 West Springfield, Fairfax County, Virginia

West Springfield, in Fairfax County, had 23,369 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $163,115 a year and half less, against $153,637 across Fairfax County; 2% of its people live below the poverty line. 85% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 15% 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 23,369 in the 2020 census; median age 39.6
Household income $163,115 the median, give or take $8,294 · Fairfax County: $153,637
Unemployment 3.3% Fairfax County, August 2026; 3.4% a year before
Homes 85% lived in by their owners; 15% rented
  • 7,553households
  • 64%of adults have a degree
  • 2%below the poverty line
  • 32 mintypical commute
  • 26%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care21%
  • Professional and business services21%
  • Government16%
  • Shops (retail)9%
  • Other services8%
  • Banks, insurance and property7%

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, 9 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in West Springfield

  1. GiantGrocery stores99
  2. Trader Joe's 0809 West SpringfieldGrocery store75
  3. TektronixManufacture of electricy and signal testing instruments39
  4. Interstate LogisticsFurniture moving, used38
  5. West SpringfieldMail and parcel delivery37

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 5 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 288 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

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