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Dale City, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Dale City is a Census CDP of 71,016 people across 14.23 square miles of land, in Prince William County. Median household income is $111,994, 79.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dale City
What Dale City is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area14.23 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,990
- County holding the largest share of its areaPrince William County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dale City
How many people live in Dale City
- Population71,016
- Median age35.2
- Population under 1818,916
- Share under 1826.6 percent
- Population 65 and over8,061
- Share 65 and over11.4 percent
- Households21,474
- Family households16,713
- Share of households that are families77.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dale City
Income and work in Dale City
- Median household income$111,994
- Per capita income$42,331
- Civilian labor force37,783
- Employed35,890
- Unemployed1,893
- Unemployment rate5.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over45,528
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dale City
Housing in Dale City
- Housing units22,031
- Occupied units21,474
- Vacant units557 plus or minus 203
- Vacancy rate2.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Owner occupied17,021
- Renter occupied4,453
- Ownership rate79.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$425,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,876
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.1 percent
- Single family units19,467
- Share single family88.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,503
- Share in buildings of two or more11.4 percent
- Mobile homes61 plus or minus 60
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dale City
How Dale City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute30,686
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,224
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more20,279
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more66.1 percent
- Drove alone69.2 percent
- Carpooled11.4 percent
- Public transport2.3 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home14.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prince William County, not Dale City
Prince William County context, not Dale City figures
- Establishments in Prince William County9,286
- Covered employment, Prince William County143,345
- Average annual pay, Prince William County$64,447
- Housing units permitted, Prince William County1,418
Every figure in this section is published for Prince William County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dale City.
All Prince William County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Dale City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dale City, Virginia?
71,016, in 21,474 households. Dale City CDP covers 14.23 square miles of land, which is 4,990 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dale City in?
Prince William County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Dale City?
$111,994. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $425,500. Median gross rent is $1,876 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Dale City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Prince William County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dale City.
Is zoning published for Dale City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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