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Dumfries, VA

5,749 Population
1.5 square miles 3,745.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.3 ±5.8 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$27,256 ±$3,685 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $62,026 ±$306
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $49,217 ±$253
$78,373 ±$5,827 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $123,896 ±$689
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Virginia: $90,974 ±$485

11.9% ±8.1% (686  ±466) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.9% 484,187 (±0.2% / ±11,542)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 834,866 (±0.2% / ±13,292)

35.6 minutes ±4.3 (88,630  ±19,113) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 33 84,854,504 (±0.1 / ±452,475)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Virginia: 27.6 99,473,730 (±0.1 / ±440,621)

Families

1,735 ±183 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,350,158 ±4,553
  • Virginia: 3,326,260 ±8,075
3.3 ±0.4 (5,725  ±26) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,167,808 (±0 / ±502)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,421,111

8.1% ±7.8% (137  ±134) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 78,397 (±0.1% / ±2,039)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,110 (±0.1% / ±2,842)

Housing

1,855 ±196 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,483,270 ±835
  • Virginia: 3,654,784 ±946

$303,700 ±$32,579 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $553,000 ±$2,118
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Virginia: $360,700 ±$1,182

18.7% ±9.1% (1,059  ±513.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 13.7% 849,588 (±0.2% / ±11,175.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Virginia: 13.5% 1,160,281 (±0.2% / ±13,601.2)

Social

75.3% ±11.3% (2,515  ±444.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.5% 3,938,689 (±0.4% / ±16,678.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 91.3% 5,442,729 (±0.3% / ±19,700.2)
18% ±6.8% (601  ±233.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 53.8% 2,314,689 (±0.3% / ±12,424.3)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 41.5% 2,471,630 (±0.2% / ±12,953.7)

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

26.3% ±8.6% (1,513  ±497) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24% 1,501,590
  • about double the rate in Virginia: 12.9% 1,120,207

6.2% ±3% (252  ±125) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.4% 352,853 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 9.6% 637,971 (±0.1% / ±5,935)
252 Total veterans ±125 211 Male ±110 41 Female ±50

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