Report highlights the poor in wealthy Fairfax Co.

Tens of thousands in Fairfax County live below the poverty level, can’t pay for health insurance or sit on waiting lists for public housing, according to a compilation of data on low-income residents unveiled this week by the Fairfax County Community Action Advisory Board.

While much of the data is not new, the report highlights a substantial population of residents who live outside the economic success story that has defined Fairfax County, which has the second-highest median household income in the nation at $94,610.