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Dale City

Virginia · 71,016 residents · 14.2 sq mi
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Dale City is home to 71,016 people in Virginia. The foreign-born share is 33%. Few US cities rank higher on income. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 4,987 people per square mile. Getting to work takes 37 minutes on average.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $111,994, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 74%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Dale City

What changed most since 1990

  • White share73.2% → 23.4% (−49.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Hispanic share5.0% → 33.8% (+28.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
  • Poverty rate2.4% → 7.0% (+4.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts

Among the 357 cities and towns in the Washington metro

  • 220th in household income$111,994
  • 270th in share with a bachelor's degree33.5%
  • 243rd in home value$425,500
  • 11th in diversity score94.6

Its weight in Prince William County

Dale City's population equals 15% of Prince William County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 11% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 11% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
71,016
+27%since 2000
from 55,971 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
4,987 / sq mi
+27%since 2000
from 3,931 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
35.2
+12%since 2000
from 31.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
14.2 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
44K53K61K69K77K19902000201020202024Dale City
202471K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 57.9%(5,637)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.1%(5,010)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.5%(5,307)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.1%(5,075)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(4,459)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.8%(9,780)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414%(9,920)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.5%(8,863)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.5%(8,904)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.6%(5,426)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.2%(2,264)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.5%(371)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$111,994
−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $65,355 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$42,331
+89%since 2000
from $22,363 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
72.3%
+15.5 ptssince 2009
from 56.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
7.0%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 4.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.382
+11%since 2010
from 0.343 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade10%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Retail trade1.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$425,500
+74%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $133,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,876
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $908 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
79.3%
+1.5 ptssince 2000
from 77.8% in 2000
20.7% rent
Vacancy rate
2.5%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.31 people
+8%since 2009
from 3.06 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
24.2%
−18.0 ptssince 2009
from 42.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
51.8%
+2.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.8
−9%since 2009
from 4.2 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
34
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic52.6%(29,436)
Black28.3%(15,845)
Hispanic / Latino9.9%(5,534)
Asian5%(2,815)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic23.4%(16,618)
Black23.2%(16,497)
Hispanic / Latino33.8%(24,011)
Asian11.9%(8,435)
Other7.7%(5,455)
Diversity Score
95
+5%since 2009
from 90 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American20%(14,199)
Salvadoran15%(10,643)
South American5.1%(3,616)
Mexican3.9%(2,746)
Honduran2.3%(1,649)
Peruvian1.9%(1,329)
Bolivian1.9%(1,327)
Guatemalan1.7%(1,184)
Puerto Rican1.5%(1,098)
Dominican0.8%(558)
Nicaraguan0.7%(501)
Colombian0.7%(472)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.3%(220)
Panamanian0.3%(201)
Cuban0.2%(167)
Argentine0.2%(155)
Uruguayan0.1%(42)
Spaniard0%(28)
Chilean0%(18)
Asian origin
Pakistani2.2%(1,530)
Filipino1.7%(1,240)
Kazakh1.7%(1,240)
Vietnamese1.1%(799)
Cambodian0.8%(577)
Korean0.8%(545)
Bangladeshi0.7%(508)
Nepalese0.3%(213)
Indonesian0.2%(170)
Chinese0.2%(135)
Thai0.1%(85)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0.1%(58)
Burmese0%(21)
Mongolian0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.3%(204)
Samoan0.1%(38)
Ancestry
English5.4%(3,864)
American4.1%(2,947)
Irish4%(2,843)
German3.6%(2,572)
Italian2.4%(1,687)
Ghanaian1.8%(1,273)
Welsh1.3%(940)
Arab1.2%(825)
Ethiopian1%(693)
Scottish0.8%(555)
+ 44 more ancestry groups with data
French0.7%(472)
Moroccan0.6%(398)
Polish0.5%(372)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(348)
Portuguese0.4%(297)
Jamaican0.4%(267)
Nigerian0.3%(195)
Egyptian0.3%(184)
Danish0.2%(170)
Dutch0.2%(153)
Swedish0.2%(149)
Russian0.2%(140)
Norwegian0.2%(121)
British0.2%(112)
Hungarian0.2%(110)
Bulgarian0.2%(107)
Somali0.1%(96)
Ukrainian0.1%(84)
Slovak0.1%(83)
Czech0.1%(75)
Swiss0.1%(75)
Barbadian0.1%(75)
Iranian0.1%(62)
Belgian0.1%(48)
Romanian0.1%(48)
Greek0.1%(47)
Macedonian0.1%(43)
Armenian0%(33)
Iraqi0%(26)
Finnish0%(26)
Haitian0%(23)
Croatian0%(20)
Syrian0%(12)
Canadian0%(11)
Serbian0%(10)
Israeli0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
33.5%
+10.9 ptssince 2000
from 22.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
84.8%
−4.2 ptssince 2000
from 89.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.4%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 7.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
37.4 min
+14%since 2000
from 32.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
69.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 69.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.4%
−9.0 ptssince 2009
from 20.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.3%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.2%
+10.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.0%
−1.6 ptssince 2011
from 6.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
70.4%
−6.5 ptssince 2011
from 76.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.6%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 78.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
41.1%
+5.9 ptssince 2009
from 35.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
50.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
32.7%
+7.5 ptssince 2009
from 25.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
9.8%
−6.3 ptssince 2009
from 16.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.3%
+1.5 ptssince 2012
from 7.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.7%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 16.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
97.2%
+6.0 ptssince 2017
from 91.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
99.0%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 97.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
91.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 91.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
53.5%
−5.4 ptssince 2016
from 58.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
29.4%
+4.5 ptssince 2016
from 24.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.8%(9,741)
Married55.1%(14,998)
Widowed2.3%(633)
Divorced6.8%(1,846)
Women 15+
Never married34%(9,457)
Married50.1%(13,943)
Widowed6.3%(1,751)
Divorced9.7%(2,693)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.7%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 16.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
56.8%
−4.6 ptssince 2020
from 61.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 10.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
11.1%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 10.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
19.5%
+7.1 ptssince 2020
from 12.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 3.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
68.3%
−5.4 ptssince 2020
from 73.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.5%
+7.3 ptssince 2020
from 24.2% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)41.9%(2,127)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)41.2%(2,090)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.8%(1,108)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.8%(43)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,071 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Dale City, decade by decade

Dale City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199047,170$122,260$291,84822.6%53.8
200055,971$119,054$243,92022.7%78.7
201065,969$121,518$466,81627.9%91.4
202072,088$117,792$388,94331.5%93.1
202471,016$111,994$425,50033.5%94.6

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Dale City, Virginia?

Dale City, Virginia has about 71,016 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Dale City, Virginia?

The typical household in Dale City, Virginia earns about $111,994 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Dale City, Virginia expensive?

In Dale City, Virginia, the median home is worth about $425,500, and the typical rent is about $1,876 a month.

How educated are people in Dale City, Virginia?

About 33.5% of adults age 25 and over in Dale City, Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Dale City, Virginia?

About 7.0% of people in Dale City, Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Dale City, Virginia grown since 1990?

Yes, Dale City, Virginia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 23,846 residents, a change of about 51 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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