Arcola vs Dulles Town Center

A side-by-side comparison of Arcola and Dulles Town Center: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dulles Town Center has the higher population (5,541 vs 2,858 in Arcola). Arcola has the higher median household income ($133,992 vs $114,503 in Dulles Town Center). Arcola has the higher median home value ($602,700 vs $561,400 in Dulles Town Center).

Population, income & housing

	Arcola	Dulles Town Center
Population	2,858	5,541
Median age	32.9 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$133,992	$114,503
Median home value	$602,700	$561,400
Median gross rent	$2,508	$2,186
Housing units	989	2,283
Homeownership rate	64.5%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.5%	59.1%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arcola	Dulles Town Center
Population	1,216 → 2,858 (+135.0%)	5,475 → 5,541 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$105,208 → $133,992 (+27.4%)	$95,250 → $114,503 (+20.2%)
Median home value	$417,900 → $602,700 (+44.2%)	$423,800 → $561,400 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,648 → $2,508 (+52.2%)	$1,824 → $2,186 (+19.8%)

Arcola

Population

1,2162,858

Median household income

$105,208$133,992

Median home value

$417,900$602,700

Median gross rent

$1,648$2,508

Dulles Town Center

Population

5,4755,541

Median household income

$95,250$114,503

Median home value

$423,800$561,400

Median gross rent

$1,824$2,186

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arcola	Dulles Town Center
Under 5	10.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	21.3%	17.6%
18 to 24	8.7%	11.1%
25 to 34	14.3%	12.8%
35 to 44	25.0%	23.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	4.9%	10.4%
65 to 74	1.4%	6.9%
75 and over	1.8%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arcola	Dulles Town Center
White (non-Hispanic)	25.5%	37.4%
Black or African American	9.9%	12.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	39.7%	27.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	9.2%
Hispanic or Latino	19.0%	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arcola	Dulles Town Center
No high school diploma	6.4%	5.7%
High school graduate	8.7%	20.6%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	14.5%
Bachelor's degree	40.4%	41.9%
Graduate or professional degree	26.1%	17.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arcola	Dulles Town Center
Drove alone	53.9%	70.6%
Carpooled	6.0%	12.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	3.7%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	34.7%	15.3%
Other means	1.5%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arcola	Dulles Town Center
1-unit, detached	5.9%	12.9%
1-unit, attached	56.1%	29.9%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	17.4%	29.2%
20 or more units	15.3%	25.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arcola	Dulles Town Center
Poverty rate	3.1%	7.2%
Average household size	2.89	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	2015	2001