Dahlgren Center vs King George

A side-by-side comparison of Dahlgren Center and King George: population, income, housing, and more.

Dahlgren Center and King George are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

King George has the higher population (4,833 vs 658 in Dahlgren Center). Dahlgren Center has the higher median household income ($99,375 vs $92,452 in King George). Since 2019, Dahlgren Center's population has grown faster (+4.8% vs -1.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Dahlgren Center	King George
Population	658	4,833
Median age	24.6 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$99,375	$92,452
Median home value	—	$330,500
Median gross rent	$1,940	$1,494
Housing units	222	1,560
Homeownership rate	0.0%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.2%	32.8%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dahlgren Center	King George
Population	628 → 658 (+4.8%)	4,902 → 4,833 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$58,500 → $99,375 (+69.9%)	$96,184 → $92,452 (-3.9%)
Median home value	—	$276,100 → $330,500 (+19.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,768 → $1,940 (+9.7%)	$1,315 → $1,494 (+13.6%)

Dahlgren Center

Population

628658

Median household income

$58,500$99,375

Median gross rent

$1,768$1,940

King George

Population

4,9024,833

Median household income

$96,184$92,452

Median home value

$276,100$330,500

Median gross rent

$1,315$1,494

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dahlgren Center	King George
Under 5	10.5%	5.7%
5 to 17	13.1%	24.2%
18 to 24	27.7%	9.3%
25 to 34	23.6%	9.4%
35 to 44	11.7%	13.2%
45 to 54	5.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	8.2%	12.7%
65 to 74	0.3%	7.8%
75 and over	0.0%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dahlgren Center	King George
White (non-Hispanic)	58.2%	66.3%
Black or African American	12.9%	20.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	7.1%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	7.7%
Two or more races	12.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dahlgren Center	King George
No high school diploma	1.2%	9.8%
High school graduate	11.5%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	38.6%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dahlgren Center	King George
Drove alone	57.2%	69.5%
Carpooled	6.8%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	2.2%
Walked	20.2%	0.6%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.6%	13.2%
Other means	0.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dahlgren Center	King George
1-unit, detached	35.1%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	51.8%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Dahlgren Center	King George
Poverty rate	1.3%	8.1%
Average household size	2.65	3.23
Mean commute (minutes)	12	32
Median year structure built	1988	2001