County Center vs Dumfries

A side-by-side comparison of County Center and Dumfries: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dumfries has the higher population (5,749 vs 4,233 in County Center). County Center has the higher median household income ($180,825 vs $78,373 in Dumfries). County Center has the higher median home value ($550,000 vs $303,700 in Dumfries).

Population, income & housing

	County Center	Dumfries
Population	4,233	5,749
Median age	34.8 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$180,825	$78,373
Median home value	$550,000	$303,700
Median gross rent	$1,891	$1,743
Housing units	1,316	1,855
Homeownership rate	82.8%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.8%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	County Center	Dumfries
Population	4,045 → 4,233 (+4.6%)	5,373 → 5,749 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$119,926 → $180,825 (+50.8%)	$63,780 → $78,373 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$480,500 → $550,000 (+14.5%)	$206,300 → $303,700 (+47.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,872 → $1,891 (+1.0%)	$1,634 → $1,743 (+6.7%)

County Center

Population

4,0454,233

Median household income

$119,926$180,825

Median home value

$480,500$550,000

Median gross rent

$1,872$1,891

Dumfries

Population

5,3735,749

Median household income

$63,780$78,373

Median home value

$206,300$303,700

Median gross rent

$1,634$1,743

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	County Center	Dumfries
Under 5	5.5%	8.5%
5 to 17	26.1%	20.8%
18 to 24	6.8%	12.7%
25 to 34	12.2%	11.5%
35 to 44	10.4%	9.7%
45 to 54	18.8%	14.9%
55 to 64	13.1%	10.2%
65 to 74	4.7%	8.9%
75 and over	2.3%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	County Center	Dumfries
White (non-Hispanic)	37.0%	25.0%
Black or African American	22.7%	22.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.2%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.3%
Two or more races	9.9%	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino	20.2%	40.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	County Center	Dumfries
No high school diploma	7.0%	24.7%
High school graduate	12.9%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	34.5%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.3%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	County Center	Dumfries
Drove alone	65.1%	61.5%
Carpooled	8.5%	18.4%
Public transit	2.1%	1.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.8%	16.1%
Other means	5.5%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	County Center	Dumfries
1-unit, detached	37.9%	41.1%
1-unit, attached	46.0%	45.9%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	2.5%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	County Center	Dumfries
Poverty rate	4.3%	11.9%
Average household size	3.26	3.30
Mean commute (minutes)	42	36
Median year structure built	2005	1982