Humidity & wind
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Population
71,016
US Census ACS 2024 5-year average
Median home value
$425,500
Owner-occupied units
Dale City, VA
Virginia · 38.650° N, 77.346° W · 14 sq mi
Dale City is a city in Virginia, with a population of 71,016 and about 4,990 residents per square mile. The median household earns $111,994 a year, and the median home is worth $425,500.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
14 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
4,990
People per square mile
Rank by population
#584
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#756
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$111,994
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,876
Per month
Homeownership
79.3%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
37.4 min
One way
People
Median age
35.2
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
33.5%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
32.7%
Households
21,474
3.31 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 19.5%
Professional & business services 16.8%
Retail trade 12%
Public administration 10.4%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Virginia
Name
Jacqueline Mars
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$39B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
The Plains
Source of wealth
Candy, pet food
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Virginia · private sector
Employer
Inova Health System
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Virginia
Company
RTX
Revenue
$80.7B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Arlington
Ticker
RTX
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Virginia
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Flowering Dogwood
State capital
Richmond
Nickname
The Old Dominion
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Cities near Dale City
- Centreville, VA14 mi · 71,706
- Alexandria, VA18 mi · 160,662
- Arlington, VA21 mi · 236,254
- Reston, VA21 mi · 64,414
- Waldorf, MD23 mi · 82,943
- Washington, DC25 mi · 693,645
- Bethesda, MD26 mi · 69,397
- Silver Spring, MD30 mi · 81,462
Cities about the same size
- St. Joseph, MO71,001
- Gaithersburg, MD71,113
- Waukesha, WI70,872
- North Richland Hills, TX70,843
- Lafayette, IN71,238
- Passaic, NJ71,337
- Camden, NJ71,430
- Eastvale, CA70,594
More in Virginia
- Virginia Beach453,737
- Chesapeake255,332
- Richmond237,257
- Norfolk231,013
- Newport News183,230
- Hampton137,315
- Suffolk104,699
- Roanoke99,111