CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Dumbarton

Virginia · 8,526 residents · 1.89 sq mi

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Dumbarton is a city of 8,526 people in Virginia. 36% of homes are owner-occupied. Growth has run 28% since 2000, or 1,852 more people. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 20%. Median home value sits at $68,000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,526

+28%vs 2000

vs 6,674 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

33.9

−3%vs 2000

vs 35.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.89 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(546)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.6%(391)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144%(345)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.8%(406)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.3%(792)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3423.4%(1,995)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(1,039)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(744)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(728)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(838)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.3%(619)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(83)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,505

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,300 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,533

−32%vs 2000

vs $21,446 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.0%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$68,000

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $91,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$494

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $646 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

35.6%

+9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.1% in 2000

64.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic59%(3,937)

Black28.6%(1,912)

Hispanic / Latino4.1%(273)

Asian5.6%(374)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.7%(6,624)

Black19.5%(1,663)

Hispanic / Latino1%(81)

Asian1.8%(153)

Other1%(86)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American7.2%(579)

Salvadoran4.8%(386)

Mexican4.1%(324)

Guatemalan2.4%(193)

Puerto Rican1.2%(93)

Cuban0.3%(22)

Spaniard0.2%(12)

Dominican0.1%(8)

South American0.1%(7)

Venezuelan0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Asian Indian3.2%(257)

Chinese0.6%(51)

Filipino0.6%(45)

Cambodian0.3%(27)

Nepalese0.1%(8)

Korean0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1.2%(99)

Ancestry

German6.1%(488)

English4.8%(385)

American4.1%(326)

Irish4%(319)

Italian2.7%(213)

Romanian2%(162)

Portuguese1.7%(136)

Subsaharan African1.6%(129)

French1.4%(108)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(97)

West Indian1.1%(86)

Jamaican1.1%(86)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.7%(54)

Scottish0.7%(54)

Polish0.5%(41)

Swedish0.5%(38)

Finnish0.4%(35)

Greek0.3%(23)

Iranian0.3%(21)

Lebanese0.2%(19)

British0.2%(18)

French Canadian0.2%(14)

Dutch0.1%(11)

Russian0.1%(10)

Belgian0.1%(8)

Brazilian0.1%(8)

Czech0.1%(7)

Ethiopian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Central American population · Largest German population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.2%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.2%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.7%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.4 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 12.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married42%(1,480)

Married38.6%(1,360)

Widowed7.1%(250)

Divorced12.3%(435)

Women 15+

Never married36.3%(1,330)

Married36.6%(1,339)

Widowed6.1%(222)

Divorced21%(768)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.5%

−16.2 ptssince 2013

from 29.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.4%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 50.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.2%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.6%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.6%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 64.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.8%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 34.0% 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)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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