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Virginia·Prince William County
14 tracts·69K people·$426K median·4,871/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Dale City is $425,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Dale City has 71,016 residents across 13 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 35.2; the population is 33.8% Hispanic or Latino, 23.4% White, 23.2% Black, 11.9% Asian, 6.5% Multiracial and 1.1% Other; the average household has 3.3 people; 33.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.0% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Dale City Elementary (81%), Sonnie Penn Elementary (81%) and Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary (79%) lead the elementary schools; Herbert J. Saunders Middle (81%), Stuart M. Beville Middle (61%) and George M. Hampton Middle (58%) lead the middle schools; C.D. Hylton High (80%) and Gar-Field High (76%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,876/month, 19% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Dale City is $111,994 a year, 30% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Dale City, median rent is $1,876/month and the median home value is $425,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Dale City reported 2.7 violent crimes and 13.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Prince William County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 45 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Dale City are winter weather (77), heat wave (76) and lightning (75), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Dale City, 0.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).