Dahlgren vs King George

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

Dahlgren 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 3,417 in Dahlgren). Dahlgren has the higher median household income ($106,071 vs $92,452 in King George). Dahlgren has the higher median home value ($383,400 vs $330,500 in King George).

Population, income & housing

	Dahlgren	King George
Population	3,417	4,833
Median age	34.3 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$106,071	$92,452
Median home value	$383,400	$330,500
Median gross rent	$1,291	$1,494
Housing units	1,335	1,560
Homeownership rate	61.0%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.1%	32.8%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dahlgren	King George
Population	3,093 → 3,417 (+10.5%)	4,902 → 4,833 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$81,215 → $106,071 (+30.6%)	$96,184 → $92,452 (-3.9%)
Median home value	$266,000 → $383,400 (+44.1%)	$276,100 → $330,500 (+19.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,140 → $1,291 (+13.2%)	$1,315 → $1,494 (+13.6%)

Dahlgren

Population

3,0933,417

Median household income

$81,215$106,071

Median home value

$266,000$383,400

Median gross rent

$1,140$1,291

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	King George
Under 5	4.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	18.6%	24.2%
18 to 24	10.7%	9.3%
25 to 34	18.1%	9.4%
35 to 44	13.7%	13.2%
45 to 54	7.9%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.0%	12.7%
65 to 74	7.2%	7.8%
75 and over	6.1%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dahlgren	King George
White (non-Hispanic)	57.9%	66.3%
Black or African American	23.4%	20.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	7.7%
Two or more races	9.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dahlgren	King George
No high school diploma	6.1%	9.8%
High school graduate	32.2%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dahlgren	King George
Drove alone	76.2%	69.5%
Carpooled	6.9%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	2.2%
Walked	0.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.4%	13.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dahlgren	King George
1-unit, detached	79.2%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Dahlgren	King George
Poverty rate	4.4%	8.1%
Average household size	2.72	3.23
Mean commute (minutes)	25	32
Median year structure built	1989	2001