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Dale City, VA

65,783 Population
14.2 square miles 4,622.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.1 ±2.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,439 ±$3,058 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $63,559 ±$522
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $50,866 ±$378
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$96,645 ±$16,020 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $126,244 ±$1,374
  • a little higher than the amount in Virginia: $92,090 ±$831
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.5% ±4.1% (6,844  ±2,800) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8.3% 523,048 (±0.4% / ±23,764)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 9.8% 835,556 (±0.3% / ±26,795)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

37.4 minutes ±2.9 (1,147,655  ±62,494) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 32.4 80,867,624 (±0.1 / ±475,151)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

21,251 ±1,938 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,415,530 ±7,433
  • Virginia: 3,449,307 ±12,826
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.1 ±0.2 (65,739  ±7,284) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,333,457 (±0 / ±2,832)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,575,268
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.5% ±3.6% (720  ±585) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 80,297 (±0.4% / ±5,800)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 5.1% 105,908 (±0.3% / ±5,796)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

22,012 ±2,023 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,550,314 ±1,620
  • Virginia: 3,746,211 ±965
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$439,600 ±$15,730 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $604,800 ±$4,223
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $403,500 ±$3,411
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

5.7% ±2.2% (3,708  ±1,509.8) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 12.5% 798,264 (±0.5% / ±28,753.7)
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 12.5% 1,085,848 (±0.3% / ±28,420.3)
  • about half the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

85.1% ±1.7% (36,402  ±3,451) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.3% 4,058,848 (±0.8% / ±33,896)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 91.7% 5,606,143 (±0.6% / ±39,643.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
32.2% ±3.7% (13,794  ±2,024.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 55.5% 2,466,941 (±0.5% / ±23,939.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 43.3% 2,649,382 (±0.4% / ±26,359.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

35.3% ±4.7% (23,207  ±4,004) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24.7% 1,589,838 (±0.5% / ±29,196)
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 13.6% 1,193,581
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8.7% ±2% (4,288  ±1,099) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 6.8% 338,418 (±0.2% / ±9,315)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 8.9% 602,994 (±0.2% / ±11,787)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,288 Total veterans ±1,099 3,672 Male ±1,049 616 Female ±373

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