Dumbarton is a city of 7,997 people in Virginia. 30% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 35%. Density works out to 4,242 people per square mile. Growth has run 20% since 2000, or 1,323 more people. People stay put here: 80% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,169, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 75%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dumbarton
What changed most since 1990
White share77.6% → 45.2%(−32.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants35.6% → 30.3%(−5.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Black share19.4% → 25.4%(+6.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Dumbarton's population equals 2.4% of Henrico County's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 1.8% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 4.6% of the county's.
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)12.4%(66)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.8%(105)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.1%(112)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(25)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.3%(12)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 531 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
Dumbarton, decade by decade
Dumbarton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,526
$63,614
$163,205
16.2%
44.9
2000
6,674
$60,661
$166,317
21.5%
70.6
2010
7,879
$54,968
$237,652
20.8%
87.0
2020
8,506
$62,275
$250,528
33.1%
91.3
2024
7,997
$60,169
$291,300
31.0%
86.9
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.
