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 Location of Tysons inFairfax County, Virginia. Inset: Location of Fairfax County inVirginia | |
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| Coordinates:38°55′7″N77°13′47″W / 38.91861°N 77.22972°W /38.91861; -77.22972 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Fairfax |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.3 sq mi (11.1 km2) |
| • Land | 4.2 sq mi (11.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.010 sq mi (0.026 km2) |
| Elevation | 486 ft (148 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 26,374 |
• Estimate (2023) | 28,022 |
| • Density | 6,177/sq mi (2,385/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 51-79952[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1496341[4] |
Tysons, also known asTysons Corner,[5] is acensus-designated place (CDP) inFairfax County, Virginia, United States, spanning from the corner ofSR 123 (Chain Bridge Road) andSR 7 (Leesburg Pike).[6] It is part of theWashington metropolitan area and located inNorthern Virginia betweenMcLean andVienna along theI-495.[7][8]
Tysons is home to two super-regional shopping malls,Tysons Corner Center andTysons Galleria, and the corporate and administrative headquarters ofAlarm.com,Appian,Booz Allen Hamilton,Capital One,Freddie Mac,Hilton Worldwide,ID.me,Intelsat,M.C. Dean, Inc.,MicroStrategy, andTegna Inc.
As anunincorporated community, Tysons is Fairfax County'scentral business district and a regional commercial center.[9] It has been called a quintessential example of anedge city.[10] The population was 26,374 as of the2020 census.[1]
Known originally as Peach Grove, the area received the designation "Tysons Crossroads" after theCivil War.[11] William Tyson, aMaryland native fromCecil County, purchased a tract of land fromA. Lawrence Foster.[12] Tyson served as postmaster of the now discontinued Peach Grove Post Office from 1854 to 1866.[13]
As recently as the 1950s, Tysons was a quiet rural intersection flanked by a few small stores and a fruit stand operated by the Tyson descendants, who sold apples and apple cider from the corner of their property. In 1963, the Tysons area moved from a country crossroads to a giant commercial urban area with the awarding of contracts at the interchange ofVA Route 7 andVA Route 123.
In 1962, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved theTysons Corner Shopping Center, now Tysons Corner Center, which was planned to be 88.13 acres (356,600 m2) within a 150 acres (0.61 km2) triangle bordered byChain Bridge Road,Leesburg Pike, and theCapital Beltway. Developers proclaimed it the largest enclosed mall in the world when it opened on July 25, 1968.[14]
In the early 21st century, an influx of technology companies intoNorthern Virginia led to new office buildings and hotels to the landscape. The rapid growth of Tysons in comparison to other locations near the Capital Beltway has been the topic of numerous studies.[15] One factor was the aggressive promotion of Tysons by Earle Williams, for many years the CEO of the defense contracting firmBraddock Dunn & McDonald.[15] Tysons serves as a downtown ofFairfax County, with one quarter of all office space and one eighth of all retail in the county, despite occupying just 1% of the county. It is an auto-orientededge city with severe traffic congestion, and faces competition from the urban areas ofArlington and newer suburban edge cities such asDulles.
In 2008, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to begin a 40-year plan to urbanize Tysons around the coming four stops ofWashington Metro'sSilver Line in the vein of neighboringArlington County'sRosslyn-Ballston corridor.[16] A preliminary estimate from the Fairfax County Department of Transportation suggested that $7.83 billion in transportation infrastructure projects would be necessary to transform Tysons Corner into a high-density urban center from 2010 to 2050, most of which would be allocated to both construction phases of the Silver Line. Existing plans call for construction of a grid layout for streets around the rail stations, projected to cost $742 million. An additional $1 billion will be spent on further transit and street grid projects from 2030 to 2050.[17]
In November 2012, the county approved Arbor Row, a 2,500,000 ft (762,000 m) mixed-used development of office and residential high-rises, ground-floor retail, and underground parking near the Tysons Corner (nowTysons) station.[18] In April 2013, the county approvedScotts Run Station South, a 6,700,000 ft (2,042,160 m) development containing 17 buildings, including six office and residential buildings, one hotel, and ground-floor retail near theMcLean Station. This development alone will be larger thanReston Town Center.[19][20]
Ahead of the Washington MetroSilver Line opening in mid-2014, theFairfax County Board of Supervisors and the Tysons Partnership, a nonprofit association that represents the area's stakeholders, began rebranding the area as simply "Tysons", dropping "Corner" from the name. The change started as a matter of convenience, but later took hold to market the change in the area's character, according to members of the board. The change was unofficial at the time, and either "Tysons" or "Tysons Corner" could be used in addresses.[5] But in November 2015, the U.S. Census Bureau announced the CDP's name would officially be changed to Tysons as of the next summer.[21]
Tysons is seen as a modern prototype of an edge city. In its 40-year history, it has been given substantial redevelopment offers for the next 20 to 30 years.[22] The area has seen growing interest as plans to make it anurban center were begun in 2010. Private-sector development in theUnited States in combination with political groups have begun the planning process behind the redevelopment of Tysons.[23] Two forces are at work in the creation of an edge city, as it can be beneficial to both parties. With the redevelopment process taking place there has been an aggressive push to bring in businesses to Tysons. Edge cities such as Tysons have specific regional accessibility that has been enhanced by major projects funded by federal and state governments.[23] One of the bigger enhancements to transportation specifically to Tysons was the construction "of theWashington Dulles International Airport and an associated access road and theCapital Beltway but also expansions to state roads".[24]
The plan remains to see Tysons become Fairfax County's downtown core.[25] So far, "eight districts have been delimited, with four centered on new metro stations being transit-oriented development districts".[25] Future plans for transportation around the area continue to be made. "The aims of the plan are for 75% of development to be within half a mile of metro stations, an urban center of 200,000 jobs and 100,000 residents, a jobs balance of 4.0 per household".[25]
Tysons is located at38°55′7″N77°13′47″W / 38.91861°N 77.22972°W /38.91861; -77.22972 (38.918485, −77.229833) at an elevation of 486 feet (148 m).[4][26] Located inNorthern Virginia at the intersection ofVirginia State Route 123 andState Route 7, Tysons is 11 miles (18 km) west of downtownWashington, D.C., and 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast ofFairfax, thecounty seat.[27]
The community lies in thePiedmont upland, about 3.7 miles (6.0 km) south-southwest of thePotomac River.[7][28] The highest natural point in Fairfax County, at 520 feet (160 m) above sea level, is in Tysons.[29] Wolftrap Creek, a tributary of nearbyDifficult Run, forms the community's northwestern border. Two of the creek's tributaries, Moomac Creek and the Old Courthouse Spring Branch, flow north through northwest Tysons. Scott Run, a tributary of the Potomac, flows north through eastern Tysons.[7]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 4.27 square miles (11.1 km2), of which 4.26 square miles (11.0 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) is water.[8]
As a suburb of Washington, D.C., Tysons is a part of both theWashington metropolitan area and the largerBaltimore–Washington metropolitan area. It is bordered on all sides by other Washington suburbs, includingMcLean to the north,Pimmit Hills to the east,Idylwood to the southeast,Dunn Loring to the south,Vienna to the southwest, andWolf Trap to the west.[8]
Tysons' climate is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to theKöppen Climate Classification system, Tysons has ahumid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[30]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1980 | 10,065 | — | |
| 1990 | 13,124 | 30.4% | |
| 2000 | 18,540 | 41.3% | |
| 2010 | 19,627 | 5.9% | |
| 2020 | 26,374 | 34.4% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 28,022 | 6.2% | |
| * U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Tysons was one of the inspirations for, and figures prominently in,Joel Garreau's pioneering study of theedge city phenomenon.[10] Among the reasons for calling Tysons an edge city is that, in contrast to typical "bedroom" suburbs, people commute into it in the morning and away from it at night, with a daytime population greater than 100,000 and a nighttime population of fewer than 20,000.[31] Planners envision up to 200,000 jobs and 100,000 residents in coming decades.[16]
As of the2020 census (some information from the2022 American Community Survey) there were 26,374 people, 14,222 housing units and 13,494 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 6,176.6 inhabitants per square mile (2,384.8/km2). The average housing unit density was 3,330.7 per square mile (1,281.3/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 48.86%White, 6.39%African American, 0.17%Native American, 32.40%Asian, 0.03%Pacific Islander, 3.13% fromother races, and 9.03% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race was 8.63% of the population.[32]
Of the households, 41% were married couples, 22.1% were a male householder with family but no spouse, and 29% were a female householder with family but no spouse. The average family household had 2.81 people.[32]
The median age was 36.1, 16.8% of people were under the age of 18, and 13.1% were 65 years of age or older. Of the residents the largest ancestry is, 7.8% hadGerman ancestry, 48.3% spoke a language other thanEnglish at home, and 41.5% were born outside the United States, 49.2% of whom werenaturalized citizens.[32]
The median income for a household in the CDP was $129,468, and the median income for a family was $157,611. 5.5% of the population weremilitary veterans, and 80.6% had abachelor's degree orhigher. In the CDP 6.8% of the population was below thepoverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over, with 4.6% of the population withouthealth insurance.[32]
As of the2010 census, there were 19,627 people, 9,481 households, and 4,754 families residing in the community. The population density was 4,607.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,778.9/km2). There were 10,637 housing units at an average density of 2,496.9 per square mile (964.1/km2). The racial makeup of the community was 60.9%White, 27.5%Asian, 4.9%African American, 0.2%American Indian, 0.1%Pacific Islander, 1.9% fromother races, and 4.5% from two or more races.Hispanics and Latinos of any race were 8.1% of the population.[6]
There were 9,481 households, out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% weremarried couples living together, 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.9% were non-families. 40.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07, and the average family size was 2.87.[6]
The age distribution of the community was 18.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 40.4% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.8 years. The gender makeup of the community was 47.7% male and 52.3% female.[6]
The median income for a household in the community was $94,083, and the median income for a family was $131,717. Males had a median income of $85,645 versus $66,019 for females. The community'sper capita income was $64,294. About 2.8% of families and 4.2% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.[6]
Tysons isFairfax County'scentral business district with the largest concentration of office space inNorthern Virginia.[9] It had 46 million sq ft (4.3 million m2) ofoffice and retail space as of 2008, making it a classic example of anedge city.[16] As of 2013, Tysons had 14 million sq ft (1.3 million m2) of office and retail space approved or under construction, approximately one-third of a 45 million sq ft backlog of projected urban development in close proximity to the area's fourMetro Silver Line stations.[33]
The corporate headquarters ofAlarm.com,[34]Appian Corporation,[35]Booz Allen Hamilton,Capital One,Cvent,Freddie Mac,Hilton Worldwide,Logistics Management Institute,M.C. Dean, Inc.,MicroStrategy,MITRE Corporation,SAIC,Space Adventures,Spacenet, andSunrise Senior Living are in Tysons, though most use aMcLean orVienna address.[36][37][38] TheFairfax County Economic Development Authority is also headquartered in the CDP.[9] Until 1996,AOL was headquartered in the Tysons CDP,[36][39] near Vienna.[40]Qatar Airways operated its North American headquarters office in Tysons,[36][41] but later moved toWashington, D.C.[42] Other firms with offices in Tysons includeAdobe Systems,[43]BAE Systems Inc.,[44]Compuware,[45]Deloitte,Ernst & Young,[46]KPMG,Northrop Grumman,[47]Palantir Technologies, andVie de France.[48]
The area is home toTysons Corner Center, thelargest shopping mall in the state and in theBaltimore-Washington area – and two upscale shopping centers,Tysons Galleria (also one of the largest malls in the region) andFairfax Square, which neighbor it to the north and south respectively. The averagehousehold income within a 5-mile (8 km) radius of Tysons Corner Center is $174,809.[49] Every weekday, Tysons draws 55,000 shoppers from around the region.[50]
Tysons includes a technology industry base and network infrastructure. In 2007, roughly 1,200 technology companies operated in Tysons. 31.6% of the jobs in the Tysons submarket and 20.2% of the companies in the submarket were in the technology sector.[9]
With 115,000 office and retail workers, Tysons is the nation's 12th-largest employment center.[51] As of 2012, 75.6% of the population over age 16 was in the labor force. 0.6% was in the armed forces, and 75.0% was in the civilian labor force with 70.4% employed and 4.5% unemployed. The occupational composition of the employed civilian labor force was: 66.4% in management, business, science, and arts; 20.3% in sales and office occupations; 10.5% in service occupations; 2.1% in natural resources, construction, and maintenance; 0.7% in production, transportation, and material moving. The three industries employing the largest percentages of the working civilian labor force were professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services (28.8%); educational services, health care, and social assistance (13.3%); and public administration (12.8%).[6]
The cost of living in Tysons is very high; compared to a U.S. average of 100, the cost of living index for the community is 140.4.[52] As of 2022, the median home value in the community was $620,800, the median selected monthly owner cost was $3,118 for housing units with a mortgage and $1,297 for those without, and the median gross rent was $2,426.[32]
As it is unincorporated, Tysons has no municipal government. The Fairfax County Government provides local government services directly.[53] For the purposes of representation on theFairfax County Board of Supervisors, Tysons is in the Board's Hunter Mill and Providence Districts.[54]
Companies in Tysons typically useMcLean orVienna addresses, but in 2011, theUnited States Postal Service approved the use of Tysons Corner as a postal address for the 22102 and 22182ZIP codes of McLean and Vienna, respectively.[55]
Tysons is inVirginia's 8th and11th U.S. Congressional Districts. For the purposes of representation in theVirginia General Assembly, it is in the 32nd district of theVirginia Senate and the 34th and 35th districts of theVirginia House of Delegates.[56]
In the2020 presidential election, DemocratJoe Biden received 58.1% of the vote (479 ballots cast), ahead of RepublicanDonald Trump who received 39.0% of the vote (321 votes), and LibertarianJo Jorgensen, with 2.8% of the vote (24 votes).[57]
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) provides public primary and secondary education to Tysons residents. Five FCPS schools are in Tysons: Freedom Hill Elementary School,Joyce Kilmer Middle School, Westbriar Elementary School, Spring Hill Elementary School, and Westgate Elementary School.[58][59] Resident high school students attend nearbyGeorge C. Marshall High School,James Madison High School,Langley High School, orMcLean High School.[58][60]
Fairfax County Public Library operates the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library in nearbyPimmit Hills.[61][62]
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Interstate 495, the Capital Beltway, runs generally north–south through eastern Tysons.Virginia State Route 267, the east-west Dulles Toll Road, runs along the community's northern border. The I-495/VA 267 interchange is located in the northeastern part of the community.Virginia State Route 7 runs southeast–northwest through Tysons, intersectingVirginia State Route 123, which runs northeast–southwest, in the community's center.[59]
Due to its large daytime population, Tysons experiences high traffic congestion. This has led to plans for denser development, including additional rail infrastructure.[16] On July 26, 2014, theWashington Metro started offeringrapid transit rail service in Tysons via itsSilver Line.[63][64] Metro operates four stations on the line in Tysons; from east to west, these areMcLean,Tysons,Greensboro, andSpring Hill. The Silver Line connects Tysons by rail withReston,Washington Dulles International Airport, andAshburn to the west andArlington,Washington, D.C., andMaryland to the east.[65]
In February 2017,VDOT began construction on the Jones Branch Connector, a half-mile roadway that crosses Interstate 495 and connects Central and Tysons East and is projected to carry more than 32,000 vehicles per day by 2040. The bridge opened to traffic in 2018, and work was completed in 2020.[66][67] The connection improved the operations along the adjacent road systems. This connection extended and widened existing lanes eastward along Scotts Crossing Road, ending at Route 123 adjacent to the McLean Metro Station.
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