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Clifton, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Clifton, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,857. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CLIFTON-VA · Clifton, VA 1 ZIPs · 14,857 pop · #165/25278 · Fairfax County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $221,060
  • RANK-TOP #165/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Mc Lean
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-TOWN 14,857
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $884,800

Nearest income peer: Mc Lean, VA ( $19,085 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Clifton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Clifton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Clifton, VA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 1%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
14,857
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$221,060
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $221,060 and home value $884,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 74.4%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (92.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Virginia, Aldie is the closest lower-income city and Fort Myer the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Clifton.

Population concentration

Clifton's single ZIP 20124 carries the town

Clifton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 20124 is the entire residential footprint (14,857 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Clifton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 306 establishments, 2,302 employees , annual payroll $119,137k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 20124 (306 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (97) · also Construction · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in Clifton, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Fairfax County, which covers 44 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Clifton. See the Fairfax County roll-up →

No other city sharing Fairfax County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Clifton. Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Falls Church marks the far end of that range at $119,452, 46% below Clifton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
20124 14,857 $221,060 306 270
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Clifton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Clifton, .