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What are the crime rate and median income in Dale City, VA?
Median household income is $111,994 and the median home value is $425,500. Population: about 71,016 (Census, 2020-2024).
Last updated . Crime: FBI 2021-2025. Income and housing: Census ACS 2020-2024. Road work: October 11, 2026.
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What is the crime rate in Dale City?
Dale City is an unincorporated community (a Census-designated place), so it has no city police department of its own; crime here is reported by county agencies and counted on the county page.
How does Dale City compare with Virginia?
Households in Dale City have a median income of $111,994 (Virginia: $93,170). The median owner-occupied home is worth $425,500 by owners' estimates, and half of renters pay more than $1,876 a month. About 71,016 people live on 14 square miles of land, roughly 4,990 per square mile. The city lies in Prince William County.
| Census ACS 2020-2024 | Dale City | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 71,016 | 8,705,170 | 334,922,499 |
| Median household income | $111,994 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $425,500 | $383,700 | $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,876 | $1,579 | $1,413 |
| Unemployment rate (2020-2024 average) | 5.0% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| People below the poverty line | 7.0% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher | 33.5% | 42.2% | 35.7% |
| Homeowner households | 79.3% | 67.3% | 65.2% |
| Median age | 35.2 | 39.0 | 38.9 |
What environmental sites and hazards are in Dale City?
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Prince William County has an overall natural-hazard risk rating of “Relatively Moderate”. No single hazard among floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat waves, earthquakes and hurricanes is rated higher than “Relatively Moderate”. The index compares counties with each other and also weighs how vulnerable and resilient a community is, so it is a long-run estimate, not a forecast.
Is there road construction in Dale City?
No highway work zones were listed in Dale City city limits in the October 11, 2026 state feed. Some states publish only part of their road work in open feeds, so check the state's 511 site before you travel. The map's layer refreshes every morning.
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How many schools, nursing homes and parks are in or near Dale City?
Inside the city limits there are 16 public schools (2024-25) and 3 private schools (2023-24). Within about 15 miles: National Park Service sites here: Manassas National Battlefield Park and Prince William Forest Park. 6 state parks or recreation areas: Chapman State Park, George Washington Grist Mill State Park, Leesylvania State Park, Mason Neck State Park and Smallwood State Park and 1 more.
Gun shops, liquor stores and Planned Parenthood in Dale City
Gun shops
One gun shop with a public storefront is on the map inside the Dale City city limits, plus 7 more licensed dealers without a public storefront (not shown). It is a pawnshop licensed to sell guns. On the ATF list: The Vault Jewelry And Loan (Woodbridge).
Liquor stores
One liquor store is on the map inside the Dale City city limits: Virginia ABC (Woodbridge). Virginia has no complete public liquor licence list we can use, so this count also draws on OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps and may miss some stores or include closed ones.
Planned Parenthood
There is no Planned Parenthood health center inside the Dale City city limits on the map.
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Sources: ATF licensee list (Sept 2026); state liquor licence lists, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (non-official; partial in some states); HHS Title X directory and CMS NPPES.
Common questions
What is the median household income in Dale City?
$111,994 (Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024), compared with $93,170 for Virginia.
How much do homes cost in Dale City?
The median value of owner-occupied homes is $425,500 (Census ACS 2020-2024), against $383,700 statewide.
What natural hazards affect Dale City?
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Prince William County has an overall natural-hazard risk rating of “Relatively Moderate”. No single hazard among floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat waves, earthquakes and hurricanes is rated higher than “Relatively Moderate”.
Nearby cities
Centreville, VA (14 mi) · Alexandria, VA (18 mi) · Arlington, VA (21 mi) · Reston, VA (21 mi) · Waldorf, MD (23 mi) · Bethesda, MD (26 mi)
More: Virginia statewide numbers · county page: Prince William County · Sex-offender registry search (NSOPW)
Where do these numbers come from?
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, agency counts 2021-2025 (Return A); state and national rates: FBI estimated crimes.
- Income, housing, education: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013 (median household income) and related tables, for the Census place Dale City CDP.
- Land area: Census 2024 Gazetteer. Hazards: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores (county level).
- Superfund: U.S. EPA, Superfund site boundaries and NPL status (October 2026). Dams: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (public map service, October 2026).
- Work zones: State departments of transportation, via the U.S. DOT Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and state 511 feeds; refreshed every morning (snapshot October 11, 2026).
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024-25; budgets: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024; National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE Private School geocodes (Private School Survey 2023-24). Nursing homes: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Provider Information and Penalties (September 2026).
- Parks: USGS Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US 4.1); state park agencies' open data (CA, NY, PA, TN, TX, FL, NJ, KY, HI, UT, MT and others); OpenStreetMap contributors for some hours, phones, fees and camping; U.S. National Park Service: unit boundaries (Land Resources Division), Acreage Report (Sept 30, 2026), park pages on nps.gov (hours, fees), Visitor Use Statistics (2025).
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