West Springfield is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Fairfax County,
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...
, United States. The population was 23,369 at the 2020 census.
Geography
West Springfield is located in central Fairfax County at (38.788436, −77.232802).
Its borders are the
Norfolk Southern Railway
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States. Headquartered in Atlanta, the company was formed in 1982 with the merger of the Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway. The comp ...
Washington District to the north,
Accotink Creek
Accotink Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 tributary stream of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the U ...
to the east,
Fort Belvoir
Fort Belvoir ( ) is a United States Army installation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It was developed on the site of the former Belvoir (plantation), Belvoir plantation, seat of the prominent Lord ...
and the
Fairfax County Parkway to the south, and
Pohick Creek and a power line to the west.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The U.S. Census Bureau is part of the U ...
, the total area of the West Springfield CDP is , of which , or 0.65%, is water.
Demographics

At the
2010 census there were 22,460 people, 10,289 households, and 7,840 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 10,425 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the CDP was 75.31% White, 4.89% African American, 0.28% Native American, 13.91% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.55% from other races, and 3.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.33%.
Of the 10,289 households 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 18.8% of households were one person and 4.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.16.
The age distribution was 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median household income was $97,203, and the median family income was $106,667. Males had a median income of $61,953 versus $40,380 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $35,375. About 1.7% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...
, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 0.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Fairfax County Public Schools operates public schools.
* Cardinal Forest Elementary School
* Keene Mill Elementary School
* Rolling Valley Elementary School
* West Springfield Elementary School
* Irving Middle School
*
West Springfield High School
Kings Park Elementary School was defined as being in the West Springfield CDP in the
1990 U.S. Census and the
2000 U.S. Census,
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but as of the
2010 U.S. Census it was defined as being in the
Kings Park CDP. It has a Springfield postal address.
St. Bernadette Catholic School of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington
The Diocese of Arlington () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Virginia in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The Cathedral of St. Thomas More is the ...
is in the West Springfield CDP; it has a Springfield postal address.
[ Holy Spirit School, of the same diocese, has been defined as being in Wakefield CDP since 2010 but was previously in West Springfield CDP.][ It has an Annandale postal address.][ ]
address was the same in 2009
Compare the address to the CDP maps.
References
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Springfield, Virginia
Census-designated places in Virginia
Washington metropolitan area
Census-designated places in Fairfax County, Virginia