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Population (year 2000): 4,937. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,812 (-2.5% change)
 

Males: 2,454  (49.7%)
Females: 2,483  (50.3%)

Prince William County

Median resident age:  29.0 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: 22026.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $54,200 (it was $43,672 in 2000)
Dumfries  $54,200
Virginia:  $54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $247,800 (it was $94,700 in 2000)
Dumfries  $247,800
Virginia:  $212,300

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Races in Dumfries:

  • White Non-Hispanic (47.6%)
  • Black (35.3%)
  • Hispanic (13.1%)
  • Other race (5.7%)
  • Two or more races (4.4%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: Irish (9.5%), German (7.7%), English (7.1%), United States (6.7%), Italian (4.5%), Scottish (1.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1749

Elevation: 67 feet

Land area: 1.60 square miles.

Population density: 3009 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Dumfries

  • High school or higher: 71.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 37.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dumfries town

  • Never married: 32.0%
  • Now married: 48.3%
  • Separated: 4.9%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 11.2%

575 residents are foreign born (9.6% Latin America).

This town:  11.6%
Virginia:  8.1%



According to our research there were 19 registered sex offenders living in Dumfries, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Dumfries to the number of sex offenders is 253 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Dumfries:  1.5% ($1,390)
Virginia:  0.9% ($1,143)
Dumfries satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dale City, VA (5.7 miles , pop. 55,971).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (32.1 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (179.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Triangle, VA (1.1 miles ), Montclair, VA (3.6 miles ), Quantico, VA (4.0 miles ), Quantico Station, VA (4.7 miles ), Dale City, VA (5.7 miles ), Woodbridge, VA (6.8 miles ), Lake Ridge, VA (8.4 miles ), Aquia Harbour, VA (8.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,200
  • 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $100,400
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $120,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $130,000
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $30,000
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $195,000
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $280,000
  • 2005: 30 buildings, average cost: $251,700
  • 2006: 34 buildings, average cost: $140,900

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Latitude: 38.57 N, Longitude: 77.32 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +625 (+14.5%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (24%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Educational services (3%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)


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Crime in Dumfries by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 300201
    per 100,000 59.80.00.040.10.020.6
Robberies 11719978
    per 100,000 219.4137.6374.7180.6142.3164.5
Assaults 18171410716
    per 100,000 359.1334.2276.1200.7142.3328.9
Burglaries 235857452630
    per 100,000 458.81140.21124.0903.1528.7616.8
Thefts 101132121897990
    per 100,000 2014.82594.82386.11786.11606.31850.3
Auto thefts 262132342614
    per 100,000 518.7412.8631.0682.3528.7287.8
Arson 010001
    per 100,000 0.019.70.00.00.020.6
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 339.7324.7392.2315.7214.7271.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 17 (15 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.12
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Dumfries, Virginia

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Dumfries-area historical tornado activity is above Virginia state average. It is 28% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/2002, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.0 miles away from the Dumfries town center killed 3 people and injured 122 people and caused $124 million in damages.

On 1/26/1978, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.0 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Dumfries topographic map

Birthplace of: David Stokes - Major League Soccer player (DC United, born: May 28, 1982).


Hospitals/medical centers near Dumfries:
  • POTOMAC HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; WOODBRIDGE, VA)
  • PRINCE WILLIAM HOSP (about 17 miles; MANASSAS, VA)
  • MT VERNON HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ALEXANDRIA, VA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dumfries:
  • WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL (about 27 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: IAD)
  • RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 28 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: DCA)
  • ANDREWS AFB (about 36 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; ID: ADW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dumfries:
  • STAFFORD REGIONAL (about 16 miles; STAFFORD, VA; ID: RMN)
  • MANASSAS REGIONAL/HARRY P. DAVIS FIELD (about 16 miles; MANASSAS, VA; ID: HEF)
  • MARYLAND (about 18 miles; INDIAN HEAD, MD; ID: 2W5)

Amtrak stations near Dumfries:
  • 4 miles: QUANTICO (QUNATICO, RAILROAD AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 9 miles: WOODBRIDGE (1040 EXPRESS WAY). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 12 miles: LORTON (AUTO-TRAIN) (LORTON, 8006 LORTON RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dumfries:
  • GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; FAIRFAX, VA; Full-time enrollment: 16,564)
  • NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; ANNANDALE, VA; FT enrollment: 19,406)
  • MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE (about 22 miles; FREDERICKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 3,731)
  • COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND (about 24 miles; LA PLATA, MD; FT enrollment: 3,439)
  • MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; ARLINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,479)
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 16,045)
  • AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 8,859)
Public high school in Dumfries:
  • POTOMAC HIGH (Students: 1,758; Location: 3401 FOUR YEAR TRAIL; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Dumfries:
  • RICHARD M MILBURN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 100; Location: 242 S MAIN ST PO BOX 810; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Dumfries:
  • SWANS CREEK ELEM. (Students: 777; Location: 17700 WAYSIDE DR.; Grades: PK - 05)
  • JOHN F. PATTIE SR. ELEM. (Students: 680; Location: 16125 DUMFRIES RD; Grades: PK - 05)
  • A. HENDERSON ELEM. (Students: 582; Location: 3799 WATERWAY DR; Grades: PK - 05)
  • MONTCLAIR ELEM. (Students: 581; Location: 4920 TALLOWWOOD DR; Grades: PK - 05)
  • DUMFRIES ELEM. (Students: 440; Location: 3990 CAMERON ST; Grades: PK - 05)
Private elementary/middle school in Dumfries:
  • CLAIRMONT SCHOOL - CHILD CARE (Students: 92; Location: 3551 WATERWAY DRIVE; Grades: PK - KG)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Dumfries has the 7th largest concentration of post-marine arachnoids in the south eastern United States.

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Notable locations in Dumfries: Dumfries Mini Library (A), Dumfries Neighborhood Library (B), Dumfries Town Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Dumfries Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Dumfries: Dumfries United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Dumfries Public Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Dumfries: Cecil W Garrison Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Hampton Inn Dumfries (16959 Old Stage Road), Econo Lodge Dumfries (17005 Dumfries Road), Four Seasons (16400 Four Seasons Drive).

 

Average household size:
This town:  3.1 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  76.2%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.7%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  12.5%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.9%
Whole state:  4.3%

Dumfries compared to Virginia state average:
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Dumfries (2007 data):
  • Bank of America, National Association: Dumfries-Triangle Branch at 4001 Graham Park Road, branch established on 1959-04-03. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • United Bank: Dumfries Branch at 18116 Triangle Shopping Plaza, branch established on 1989-11-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,904.3 mil, Deposits: $2,168.8 mil, headquarters in Fairfax, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 35 total offices, Holding Company: United Bankshares, Inc.
  • SunTrust Bank: Montclair Branch at 4377 Kevin Walker Drive, branch established on 1989-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.



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14.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,870 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  14.04%
Virginia average:  11.06%

0.34% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,096 average AGI)
Prince William County:  0.34%
Virginia average:  0.41%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Fairfax County, VA  4.54% ($53,618 average AGI)
from Manassas city, VA  0.81% ($49,106)
from Alexandria city, VA  0.79% ($45,138)


13.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,063 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  13.28%
Virginia average:  10.78%

0.24% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,038 average AGI)
Prince William County:  0.24%
Virginia average:  0.22%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Fairfax County, VA  2.09% ($50,369 average AGI)
to Stafford County, VA  1.14% ($50,824)
to Manassas city, VA  0.64% ($38,227)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dumfries:
  • WPWC (1480 AM; 5 kW; DUMFRIES-TRIANGLE, VA; Owner: JMK COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WUST (1120 AM; daytime; 20 kW; WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WKDL (730 AM; 8 kW; ALEXANDRIA, VA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALEXANDRIA LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WKDV (1460 AM; 5 kW; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WDCT (1310 AM; 5 kW; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, LTD.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dumfries:
  • WJFK-FM (106.7 FM; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WBQB (101.5 FM; FREDERICKSBURG, VA; Owner: MID ATLANTIC NETWORK, INC.)
  • WJZW (105.9 FM; WOODBRIDGE, VA; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WFLS-FM (93.3 FM; FREDERICKSBURG, VA; Owner: THE FREE LANCE-STAR PUBLISHING CO. OF FREDERICKSBURG, VA)
  • WWZZ (104.1 FM; WALDORF, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WMZQ-FM (98.7 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WRQX (107.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WPER (89.9 FM; CULPEPER, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO INC.)
  • WHUR-FM (96.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WASH (97.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WETA (90.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
  • WGRX (104.5 FM; FALMOUTH, VA; Owner: TELEMEDIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGTS (91.9 FM; TAKOMA PARK, MD; Owner: COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WARW (94.7 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WIHT (99.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WKYS (93.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WAVA (105.1 FM; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WWDC-FM (101.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WGRQ (95.9 FM; COLONIAL BEACH, VA; Owner: TELEMEDIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJYJ (90.5 FM; FREDERICKSBURG, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)

TV broadcast stations around Dumfries:
  • WNVT (Channel 53; GOLDVEIN, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPXW (Channel 66; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: PAXSON WASHINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • WNVC (Channel 56; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJLA-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ACC LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WUSA (Channel 9; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE DETROIT NEWS, INC.)
  • WTTG (Channel 5; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WETA-TV (Channel 26; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE GREATER WASHINGTON ED TELECOMM. ASSOC)
  • WDCA (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WHUT-TV (Channel 32; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WIAV-LP (Channel 58; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ASIAVISION, INC.)
  • WBDC-TV (Channel 50; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WBDC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRC-TV (Channel 4; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WRC-TV), INC.)
  • W42BE (Channel 42; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: FAIRFAX LOW POWER CO.)

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