West Springfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, 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 Washington District to the north, Accotink Creek to the east, Fort Belvoir 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 total area of the West Springfield CDP is , of which , or 0.65%, is water.
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thumb|left|Intersection of Old Keene Mill Rd. and Rolling Rd. in West Springfield
Racial and ethnic composition
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|+West Springfield 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)
|20,151
|13,499
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,864
|71.01%
|60.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |50.77%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|1,369
|1,690
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,218
|4.82%
|7.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.49%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|60
|36
|style='background: #ffffe6; |46
|0.21%
|0.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|3,924
|3,486
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,002
|13.83%
|15.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.13%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|17
|32
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17
|0.06%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|66
|57
|style='background: #ffffe6; |168
|0.23%
|0.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.72%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|710
|693
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,419
|2.50%
|3.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.07%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|2,081
|2,967
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,635
|7.33%
|13.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15.55%
|-
|Total
|28,378
|22,460
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23,369
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, West Springfield had a population of 23,369. The median age was 40.3 years. 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.4 males age 18 and over.
There were 8,191 households in West Springfield, of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 59.9% were married-couple households, 12.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| White || 12,438 || 53.2%
|-
| Black or African American || 2,284 || 9.8%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 97 || 0.4%
|-
| Asian || 4,033 || 17.3%
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 17 || 0.1%
|-
| Some other race || 1,295 || 5.5%
|-
| Two or more races || 3,205 || 13.7%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 3,635 || 15.6%
|}
2010 census
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%.
- 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, 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 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.