Fairfax City Sees Population Increase: U.S. Census Estimates

FAIRFAX CITY, VA — The City of Fairfax saw an increase in the city's population last year, according to new estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The city's 2015 population is estimated at 24,013, that's up more than 300 residents from the 2014 estimate.

The 2010 population for the city was 22,565, and the estimate has increased every year since then.

New numbers released by the Census Bureau on Thursday include population estimates for all local cities and towns.

In Northern Virginia, the Town of Leesburg crossed the 50K population threshold for the first time, with an estimated population of 51,209.

The biggest municipality in the Commonwealth is Virginia Beach, with 452,745.

It's still much larger than any other municipality, with Norfolk, Chesapeake and Richmond all under 250,000.

Census estimates for the number of housing units for cities and counties were also released. The City of Fairfax added more than 40 units, with 8,850 total.

Fairfax County had an increase of nearly 2,000 units, with a total of 412,045 units.