Demographics of Dumfries town, Virginia

Dumfries town, Virginia had 6,405 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +688 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dumfries town, in four figures

6,405
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,816 ±22.; +12.0%
Change since July 2020: +688 people.; 33.3 ±4.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $82,355 ±$28,178
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Dumfries town, Virginia's population grew 12.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dumfries town, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Dumfries town, Virginia's population grew 12.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dumfries town, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,717	100.0	100.0
2021	5,700	99.7	100.2
2022	5,762	100.8	100.7
2023	5,938	103.9	101.6
2024	5,997	104.9	102.5
2025	6,405	112.0	103.1

Population of Dumfries town, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,717	—
2021	5,700	−17
2022	5,762	+62
2023	5,938	+176
2024	5,997	+59
2025	6,405	+408

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.3 ±4.9: for men 29.4 ±3.1 and for women 37.9 ±5.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dumfries town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	562 ±263	9.7% ±4.5	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	913 ±276	15.7% ±4.7	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	714 ±240	12.3% ±4.1	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,463 ±344	25.2% ±5.9	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,525 ±326	26.2% ±5.6	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	639 ±183	11.0% ±3.1	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $82,355 ±$28,178, and income per person $32,950 ±$4,615, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dumfries town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	26 to 188	1.5% to 10.6%	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	109 to 379	6.4% to 21.4%	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	100 to 424	5.9% to 23.9%	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	137 to 551	8.0% to 31.1%	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	431 ±164	24.5% ±8.8	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	106 to 418	6.2% to 23.6%	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	35 to 183	2.1% to 10.3%	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dumfries town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	85 to 493	1.5% to 8.5%	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 189	0% to 12.6%	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	45 to 301	1.3% to 8.5%	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 67	0% to 8.1%	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dumfries town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dumfries town	Virginia	United States
Housing units	1,868 ±210	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.2% ±4.2	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.0% to 10.7%	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.2% ±6.2	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	11.0% to 32.7%	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$331,800 ±$25,138	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,732 ±$128	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±3	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dumfries town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,146 ±488	36.9% ±8.4	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,195 ±468	20.5% ±8.0	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,550 ±583	26.7% ±10.0	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 440	0% to 7.6%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3 to 237	0.1% to 4.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	218 to 992	3.7% to 17.1%	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dumfries town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	2,674 ±506	46.0% ±8.7	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,254 ±349	21.6% ±6.0	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 116	0% to 2.0%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,840 ±490	31.6% ±8.4	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	707 ±329	12.2% ±5.7	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,133 ±378	19.5% ±6.5	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Dumfries town among the places of Virginia

153rd of 162 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Places of Virginia near Dumfries town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bensley CDP	5,949 ±722
Ettrick CDP	5,910 ±719
Woodstock town	5,871 ±48
Quantico Base CDP	5,840 ±478
Stafford Courthouse CDP	5,839 ±976
Dumfries town	5,816 ±22
Potomac Mills CDP	5,741 ±1,279
Marion town	5,670 ±27
Crosspointe CDP	5,669 ±634
Dulles Town Center CDP	5,464 ±765
Falmouth CDP	5,216 ±871

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026