Dulles Town Center vs University Center

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

Dulles Town Center and University 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 4,107 in University Center). Dulles Town Center has the higher median household income ($114,503 vs $112,000 in University Center). Dulles Town Center has the higher median home value ($561,400 vs $477,800 in University Center).

Population, income & housing

	Dulles Town Center	University Center
Population	5,541	4,107
Median age	36.2 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$114,503	$112,000
Median home value	$561,400	$477,800
Median gross rent	$2,186	$2,134
Housing units	2,283	1,873
Homeownership rate	38.0%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.1%	52.2%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dulles Town Center	University Center
Population	5,475 → 5,541 (+1.2%)	4,007 → 4,107 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$95,250 → $114,503 (+20.2%)	$86,042 → $112,000 (+30.2%)
Median home value	$423,800 → $561,400 (+32.5%)	$320,400 → $477,800 (+49.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,824 → $2,186 (+19.8%)	$1,888 → $2,134 (+13.0%)

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

University Center

Population

4,0074,107

Median household income

$86,042$112,000

Median home value

$320,400$477,800

Median gross rent

$1,888$2,134

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dulles Town Center	University Center
Under 5	5.3%	6.8%
5 to 17	17.6%	12.5%
18 to 24	11.1%	9.6%
25 to 34	12.8%	35.7%
35 to 44	23.2%	14.2%
45 to 54	10.9%	9.3%
55 to 64	10.4%	4.7%
65 to 74	6.9%	5.3%
75 and over	1.9%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dulles Town Center	University Center
White (non-Hispanic)	37.4%	46.5%
Black or African American	12.5%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.6%
Asian	27.3%	19.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	9.2%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	23.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dulles Town Center	University Center
No high school diploma	5.7%	3.8%
High school graduate	20.6%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	14.5%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	41.9%	35.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17.2%	17.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dulles Town Center	University Center
Drove alone	70.6%	66.4%
Carpooled	12.5%	8.6%
Public transit	0.5%	2.7%
Walked	0.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	19.9%
Other means	0.2%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dulles Town Center	University Center
1-unit, detached	12.9%	2.8%
1-unit, attached	29.9%	25.9%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	29.2%	57.5%
20 or more units	25.8%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dulles Town Center	University Center
Poverty rate	7.2%	15.3%
Average household size	2.49	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	2001	1998