Annandale Virginia
Annandale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 54,994 at the 2000 census.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 54,994 people, 19,927 households, and 14,088 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,984.5 people per square mile. There were 20,243 housing units at an average density of 1,466.7 per sq mi.
In Annandale VA the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age in Annandale VA was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in Annandale VA was $90,711, and the median income for a family was $111,514. Males had a median income of $50,628 versus $39,360 for females. The per capita income for Annandale VA was $31,623. About 4.5% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Public Schools
Educational institutions in Annandale VA include facilities operated by the Fairfax County Public Schools. Annandale High School, founded in 1954, is the main area public high school although Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Falls Church High School, Woodson High School, and Jeb Stuart High School also take in small portions of Annandale. Other schools include Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School, Edgar Allan Poe Middle School, Annandale Terrace Elementary School, Braddock Elementary School, Woodburn Elementary School, Camelot Elementary School, Columbia Elementary School, Canterbury Woods Elementary School and Wakefield Forest.
Annandale High School has one of the area’s few International Baccalaureate Degree programs. The student newspaper, The A-Blast, has received awards from such organizations as the National Scholastic Press Association and the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Ensembles within the school’s choral program have performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, as well as many European venues.
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is a magnet school that is located on the east side of Annandale VA, although it has an Alexandria zip code.
Private Schools
Private schools located in Annandale VA include Grasshopper Green, Kenwood School, Holy Spirit Catholic School, Hope Montessori School, Montessori School of Northern Virginia, Oakwood School, Pinecrest School, St. Ambrose Catholic School, St. Michael’s Catholic School, and Westminster School.
Colleges and Universities
The oldest and largest branch of the Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC/NOVA) system is also located within Annandale VA and was founded in 1965. A focal point of “NOVA”, a commonly used nickname of the community college, is the Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center which is a 66,000-square-foot facility containing a 525 seat, state-of-the-art theater with satellite downlink and video projection capability, an 11,000-square-foot gymnasium/exhibition hall, a light-filled atrium entrance and a two-story art gallery.
