Floris, Virginia Explained

Floris, Virginia
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA Virginia Northern#USA Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Floris
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fairfax
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:7.20
Area Land Km2:7.16
Area Water Km2:0.05
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:8341
Population Density Km2:1164.9
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:360
Coordinates:38.9369°N -77.4131°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:51-28528
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1495548
Population Density Sq Mi:3022.1

Floris is a census-designated place (CDP) located within the Oak Hill area of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 8,341.[1]

Geography

Floris is located in northwestern Fairfax County, south of Herndon, around the intersection of Centreville and West Ox roads. It is bordered by McNair to the north, Reston to the northeast, Franklin Farm to the south, and by Virginia State Route 28 to the west, separating the community from Washington Dulles International Airport. The center of Herndon is 3miles to the north, Fairfax is 10miles to the southeast, and Washington, D.C., is to the east.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Floris CDP has a total area of 7.2sqkm, of which 0.05sqkm, or 0.66%, is water.[2]

Demographics

2020 census

At the 2020 census (some information from the 2022 American Community Survey) there were 8,341 people, 2,667 housing units and 2,434 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,022.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,164.9/km2). The average housing unit density was 966.3 per square mile (372.5/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 47.24% White, 4.30% African American, 0.12% Native American, 39.47% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.82% from other races, and 6.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.77% of the population.

Of the households, 75.4% were married couple families, 8.2% were a male family householder with no spouse, and 14.5% were a female family householder with no spouse. The average family household had 3.34 people.

The median age was 43.6, 24.9% of people were under the age of 18, and 13.3% were 65 years of age or older. The largest ancestry is the 11.8% who had Irish ancestry, 33.9% spoke a language other than English at home, and 30.9% were born outside the United States, 76.8% of whom were naturalized citizens.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $231,161, and the median income for a family was $231,161. 6.2% of the population were military veterans, and 76.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. In the CDP 2.2% of the population was below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under the age of 18 and 0.9% of those aged 65 or over, with 2.7% of the population without health insurance.

2010 census

The population at the 2010 census was 8,375.

Education

Floris is within Fairfax County Public Schools.[3] Rachel Carson Middle School is in Floris.[4]

Private schools:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Floris CDP, Virginia . 2024-01-27 . data.census.gov.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Floris CDP, Virginia . October 4, 2016 . U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
  3. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Floris CDP, VA" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 25, 2016.
  4. http://www.fcps.edu/RachelCarsonMS/ Home
  5. http://www.kaa-herndon.com/about.html Overview
  6. "Contact Us." Nysmith School. Retrieved on July 25, 2016. "13625 EDS Drive Herndon,VA 20171"