| Laurel Hill, Virginia | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia Northern#USA Virginia#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Laurel Hill |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| 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: | 11.73 |
| Area Land Km2: | 11.55 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.18 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 8307 |
| Population Density Km2: | 708.2 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 220 |
| Coordinates: | 38.7139°N -77.2489°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 22079 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 51-44430 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2585798 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1833.8 |
Laurel Hill is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 8,307.[1] Formerly part of the Lorton CDP, it comprises most of what was formerly the Lorton Reformatory grounds, which were purchased by Fairfax County in 2002 following the prison's closing and redeveloped as a new suburban community. The name "Laurel Hill" was adopted from Laurel Hill House, an 18th-century structure which had served as the residence of the Superintendent of the Reformatory, and originally was the home of Revolutionary War patriot William Lindsay.[2]
Laurel Hill is in southern Fairfax County and is bordered to the northwest by Crosspointe, to the north by Newington Forest, to the east by Lorton, and to the south by Prince William County. Via Interstate 95 and Interstate 395 it is northeast to Washington, D.C.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Laurel Hill CDP has a total area of 11.7sqkm, of which 11.55sqkm is land and 0.18sqkm, or 1.51%, is water.[3]
At the 2020 census (some information from the 2022 American Community Survey) there were 8,307 people, 3,128 housing units and 2,731 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,833.8 inhabitants per square mile (708.2/km2). The average housing unit density was 690.5 per square mile (266.7/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 33.21% White, 23.11% African American, 0.13% Native American, 27.03% Asian, 0.24% Pacific Islander, 3.45% from other races, and 12.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 10.17% of the population.
Of the households, 56.6% were married couples, 7.9% were a male householder with family and no spouse, and 30.2% were a female householder with family and no spouse. The average family household had 3.36 people.
The median age was 40.5, 23.4% of people were under the age of 18, and 11.0% were 65 years of age or older. The largest ancestry was the 10.5% who had Irish ancestry, 38.7% spoke a language other than English at home, and 31.4% were born outside the United States, 83.0% of whom were naturalized citizens.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $128,239, and the median income for a family was $148,964. 11.5% of the population were military veterans, and 59.3% had a batchelor's degree or higher. In the CDP2.3% of the population was below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over, with 2.6% of the population without health insurance.
The population at of the 2010 census was 6,855.