Chamberlayne vs Dumbarton

A side-by-side comparison of Chamberlayne and Dumbarton: population, income, housing, and more.

Chamberlayne and Dumbarton are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dumbarton has the higher population (8,407 vs 5,000 in Chamberlayne). Chamberlayne has the higher median household income ($102,656 vs $59,085 in Dumbarton). Chamberlayne has the higher median home value ($302,500 vs $274,700 in Dumbarton).

Population, income & housing

	Chamberlayne	Dumbarton
Population	5,000	8,407
Median age	55.8 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$102,656	$59,085
Median home value	$302,500	$274,700
Median gross rent	$1,647	$1,402
Housing units	2,230	4,426
Homeownership rate	97.4%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.6%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chamberlayne	Dumbarton
Population	5,888 → 5,000 (-15.1%)	8,714 → 8,407 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$85,130 → $102,656 (+20.6%)	$44,336 → $59,085 (+33.3%)
Median home value	$225,400 → $302,500 (+34.2%)	$186,400 → $274,700 (+47.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,154 → $1,647 (+42.7%)	$1,144 → $1,402 (+22.6%)

Chamberlayne

Population

5,8885,000

Median household income

$85,130$102,656

Median home value

$225,400$302,500

Median gross rent

$1,154$1,647

Dumbarton

Population

8,7148,407

Median household income

$44,336$59,085

Median home value

$186,400$274,700

Median gross rent

$1,144$1,402

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chamberlayne	Dumbarton
Under 5	1.6%	2.9%
5 to 17	6.5%	11.1%
18 to 24	10.1%	11.5%
25 to 34	5.5%	22.6%
35 to 44	9.8%	10.9%
45 to 54	15.1%	9.2%
55 to 64	24.0%	14.3%
65 to 74	12.6%	9.9%
75 and over	14.9%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chamberlayne	Dumbarton
White (non-Hispanic)	37.4%	49.0%
Black or African American	56.4%	20.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.0%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	20.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chamberlayne	Dumbarton
No high school diploma	7.2%	15.2%
High school graduate	16.0%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	30.5%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chamberlayne	Dumbarton
Drove alone	71.2%	63.9%
Carpooled	7.1%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.3%	17.8%
Other means	1.5%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chamberlayne	Dumbarton
1-unit, detached	98.6%	24.9%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	16.5%
2 to 4 units	0.1%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	37.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chamberlayne	Dumbarton
Poverty rate	3.3%	13.1%
Average household size	2.32	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1971	1974