Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia

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Rose Hill
Census-designated place (CDP)
Rose Hill Shopping Center, August, 2015
Rose Hill Shopping Center, August, 2015
Location within Fairfax county
Location within Fairfax county
Rose Hill is located in Virginia
Rose Hill
Rose Hill
Location within the state of Virginia
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Country United States
State Virginia
County Fairfax
Area
 • Total 4.6 sq mi (11.9 km2)
 • Land 4.6 sq mi (11.9 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 20,226
 • Density 4,400/sq mi (1,700/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)

Rose Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 20,226 at the 2010 census. The mid-1950s-built Rose Hill is the largest of the subdivisions that make up the CDP, which borders Alexandria to the south; others include Wilton Woods, Burgundy Village, Winslow Heights and the northeastern corner of Kingstowne. Street addresses are in Alexandria ZIP codes 22310, 22303 and 22315.

Geography

Rose Hill is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (38.789263, -77.108971).[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.6 square miles (11.9 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 15,058 people, 5,683 households, and 4,080 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,273.7 people per square mile (1,263.9/km²). There were 5,783 housing units at an average density of 1,257.3/sq mi (485.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 73.52% White, 9.52% African American, 0.27% Native American, 8.48% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 4.40% from other races, and 3.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.65% of the population. There were 5,683 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $80,815, and the median income for a family was $89,414. Males had a median income of $53,917 versus $43,245 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $34,213. About 1.6% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1970 14,692
1980 11,962 −18.6%
1990 12,675 6.0%
2000 15,058 18.8%
2010 20,226 34.3%
source:[3]

Education

Fairfax County Public Schools operates public schools.

Fairfax County Public Library operates the John Marshall Library in the CDP.[4][5]

References

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  4. "Library Branches." Fairfax County Public Library. Retrieved on October 21, 2009.
  5. "Rose Hill CDP, Virginia." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 21, 2009.