Dale City

Population: 72,793
Median household income: $113,245
Median home value: $400,100

Dale City is a community in Prince William County, Virginia, home to 72,793 residents. Its median household income of $113,245 runs below the Prince William County figure of $128,873.

From 2019 to 2023, Dale City's population held roughly steady from 72,627 to 72,793, while its median home value rose 27.3% from $314,200 to $400,100.

Owners occupy 78.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 72,793
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $113,245
Median home value: $400,100
Median gross rent: $1,868
Housing units: 21,973
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

72,62772,793

Median household income

$95,297$113,245

Median home value

$314,200$400,100

Median gross rent

$1,666$1,868

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	72,627	$95,297	$314,200	$1,666
2020	72,062	$97,185	$320,900	$1,673
2021	73,716	$101,082	$340,100	$1,657
2022	73,928	$109,558	$377,700	$1,796
2023	72,793	$113,245	$400,100	$1,868

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,691	7.8%
5 to 17	14,133	19.4%
18 to 24	6,572	9.0%
25 to 34	9,954	13.7%
35 to 44	11,059	15.2%
45 to 54	9,066	12.5%
55 to 64	9,185	12.6%
65 to 74	4,764	6.5%
75 and over	2,369	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,175	23.6%
Black or African American	16,887	23.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	124	0.2%
Asian	8,045	11.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	183	0.3%
Some other race	415	0.6%
Two or more races	4,203	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25,761	35.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.0%

High school graduate23.7%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree12.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,424	16.0%
High school graduate	10,988	23.7%
Some college or associate's	12,658	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	9,575	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5,752	12.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone70.0%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit2.4%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home13.1%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	26,502	70.0%
Carpooled	4,433	11.7%
Public transit	900	2.4%
Walked	220	0.6%
Bicycle	32	0.1%
Worked from home	4,974	13.1%
Other means	816	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,061	9.3%
15 to 29 min	7,722	23.5%
30 to 44 min	9,097	27.6%
45 to 59 min	6,678	20.3%
60+ min	6,345	19.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.39
Poverty rate: 6.7% (4,880 of 72,564)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,962	79.1%
Nonfamily households	4,487	20.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,449	97.6%
Vacant	524	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,845	78.5%
Renter-occupied	4,604	21.5%

1-unit, detached64.7%

1-unit, attached24.7%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,216	64.7%
1-unit, attached	5,432	24.7%
2 to 4 units	281	1.3%
5 to 19 units	1,603	7.3%
20 or more units	366	1.7%
Mobile home & other	75	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5121088
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.6498, -77.3459