Groveton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Groveton had a population of 15,725. Located south of the city of Alexandria, it encompasses numerous neighborhoods including Groveton, Bucknell Manor, Stoneybrooke, and portions of Hollin Hills. Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax County's largest park, is located in the southwest part of the CDP.
Geography
Groveton is in southeastern Fairfax County, bordered to the north by Rose Hill, to the northeast by Belle Haven, to the southeast by Fort Hunt and Hybla Valley, to the south by Woodlawn, to the southwest by Fort Belvoir, and to the west by Hayfield. U.S. Route 1 (Richmond Highway) passes through the developed center of Groveton in the eastern part of the CDP, leading northeast into Old Town Alexandria and into Washington, D.C., as well as southwest to Woodbridge. The Route 1 commercial area includes the Beacon Hill Shopping Center and surrounding retail stores, all of which run north towards Huntington.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Groveton CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.46%, is water.
Demographics
thumb|left|Houses in Groveton
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Groveton CDP, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|10,976
|5,687
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,538
|51.54%
|38.96%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |35.22%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|4,038
|3,218
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,868
|18.96%
|22.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18.24%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|46
|33
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17
|0.22%
|0.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|1,641
|1,159
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,303
|7.71%
|7.94%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.29%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|18
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16
|0.08%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|55
|31
|style='background: #ffffe6; |96
|0.26%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.61%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|567
|340
|style='background: #ffffe6; |610
|2.66%
|2.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.88%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|3,955
|4,123
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,277
|18.57%
|28.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |33.56%
|-
|Total
|21,296
|14,598
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15,725
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Groveton had a population of 15,725. The median age was 36.2 years. 24.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.8 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 5,600 households in Groveton, of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.2% were married-couple households, 19.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.