Dranesville

Population: 11,860
Median household income: $210,766
Median home value: $713,100

Dranesville, a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, has 11,860 residents. At $210,766, its median household income sits above Fairfax County's $150,113.

From 2019 to 2023, Dranesville's population grew 1.7% from 11,661 to 11,860, while its median home value rose 23.8% from $576,100 to $713,100.

The typical home was built around 1984. 2.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,860
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $210,766
Median home value: $713,100
Median gross rent: $3,105
Housing units: 3,924
Homeownership rate: 94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 75.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,66111,860

Median household income

$179,031$210,766

Median home value

$576,100$713,100

Median gross rent

$2,901$3,105

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,661	$179,031	$576,100	$2,901
2020	11,929	$183,088	$604,000	$2,947
2021	11,951	$189,949	$620,600	$3,155
2022	12,154	$206,344	$690,300	$3,501
2023	11,860	$210,766	$713,100	$3,105

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	758	6.4%
5 to 17	1,927	16.2%
18 to 24	817	6.9%
25 to 34	1,254	10.6%
35 to 44	1,707	14.4%
45 to 54	1,480	12.5%
55 to 64	1,980	16.7%
65 to 74	1,374	11.6%
75 and over	563	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,321	70.2%
Black or African American	510	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,595	13.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	480	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	954	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.8%

High school graduate5.5%

Some college or associate's16.9%

Bachelor's degree41.6%

Graduate or professional degree34.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	147	1.8%
High school graduate	462	5.5%
Some college or associate's	1,415	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,478	41.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,856	34.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone57.7%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home36.2%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,498	57.7%
Carpooled	201	3.3%
Public transit	46	0.8%
Walked	26	0.4%
Bicycle	18	0.3%
Worked from home	2,193	36.2%
Other means	80	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	835	21.6%
15 to 29 min	1,242	32.1%
30 to 44 min	929	24.0%
45 to 59 min	427	11.0%
60+ min	436	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.10
Poverty rate: 2.7% (321 of 11,851)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,314	86.7%
Nonfamily households	507	13.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,821	97.4%
Vacant	103	2.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,602	94.3%
Renter-occupied	219	5.7%

1-unit, detached98.0%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,844	98.0%
1-unit, attached	18	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	48	1.2%
Mobile home & other	14	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5123392
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.84 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 38.9967, -77.3703