Dumbarton vs Sandston

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

Dumbarton and Sandston 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 7,011 in Sandston). Dumbarton has the higher median household income ($59,085 vs $57,708 in Sandston). Dumbarton has the higher median home value ($274,700 vs $201,800 in Sandston).

Population, income & housing

	Dumbarton	Sandston
Population	8,407	7,011
Median age	36.8 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,085	$57,708
Median home value	$274,700	$201,800
Median gross rent	$1,402	$1,199
Housing units	4,426	3,106
Homeownership rate	29.7%	55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.1%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dumbarton	Sandston
Population	8,714 → 8,407 (-3.5%)	7,188 → 7,011 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$44,336 → $59,085 (+33.3%)	$50,472 → $57,708 (+14.3%)
Median home value	$186,400 → $274,700 (+47.4%)	$136,400 → $201,800 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,144 → $1,402 (+22.6%)	$1,023 → $1,199 (+17.2%)

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

Sandston

Population

7,1887,011

Median household income

$50,472$57,708

Median home value

$136,400$201,800

Median gross rent

$1,023$1,199

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dumbarton	Sandston
Under 5	2.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	11.1%	12.7%
18 to 24	11.5%	12.1%
25 to 34	22.6%	14.2%
35 to 44	10.9%	14.8%
45 to 54	9.2%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.3%	15.5%
65 to 74	9.9%	6.4%
75 and over	7.6%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dumbarton	Sandston
White (non-Hispanic)	49.0%	52.1%
Black or African American	20.2%	32.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.4%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.9%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	20.0%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dumbarton	Sandston
No high school diploma	15.2%	12.6%
High school graduate	29.1%	48.2%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dumbarton	Sandston
Drove alone	63.9%	73.9%
Carpooled	10.9%	12.3%
Public transit	1.6%	0.3%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.8%	11.6%
Other means	4.1%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dumbarton	Sandston
1-unit, detached	24.9%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	16.5%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	37.5%	15.1%
20 or more units	12.8%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dumbarton	Sandston
Poverty rate	13.1%	10.4%
Average household size	2.05	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1974	1966