Dranesville, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

11,828

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.8

3.63% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

2.78%

2.53% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$214,688

1.86% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$744,500

Population & Diversity

Dranesville, VA is home to a population of 11.8k people, from which 96.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 17.2% of Dranesville, VA residents were born outside of the country (2.03k people).

In 2024, there were 4.93 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.19k people) in Dranesville, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.66k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 557 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.7%

2024 Citizenship

96%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.7% of Dranesville, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dranesville, VA was 96%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dranesville, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dranesville, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.19k ± 1.22k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.66k ± 236
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
557 ± 182

7.19%

Hispanic Population

851 people

7.19% of the people in Dranesville, VA are hispanic (851 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Dranesville, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

17.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.03k people

18.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.16k people

As of 2024, 17.2% of Dranesville, VA residents (2.03k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dranesville, VA was 18.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Dranesville, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
227 ± 67
Gulf War (1990s)
201 ± 88
Vietnam
183 ± 82

Dranesville, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Dranesville, VA.

Economy

The economy of Dranesville, VA employs 6.05k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dranesville, VA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,739 people), Public Administration (675 people), and Finance & Insurance (561 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($183,083), Wholesale Trade ($161,250), and Public Administration ($146,042).

Employment

Occupations

6.05k

2024 Value

± 535

−2.98%

1 Year decline

± 12.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dranesville, VA declined at a rate of −2.98%, from 6.23k employees to 6.05k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dranesville, VA, are Management Occupations (1,548 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (797 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (612 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dranesville, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.05k

2024 Value

± 535

−2.98%

1 Year decline

± 12.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dranesville, VA declined at a rate of −2.98%, from 6.23k employees to 6.05k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dranesville, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,739 people), Public Administration (675 people), and Finance & Insurance (561 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dranesville, VA, though some of these residents may live in Dranesville, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$123,702

Median earning men ± $12,547

$78,607

Median earning women ± $7,339

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($206,667), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($184,219), and Information ($174,444).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($226,250), Public Administration ($129,886), and Manufacturing ($101,167).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dranesville, VA was $744,500 in 2024, which is 2.24 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $713,100 to $744,500, a 4.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Dranesville, VA is 93.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dranesville, VA have an average commute time of 28.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dranesville, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$744,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$30,695

$3,500

Median Property Taxes

±$322

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dranesville, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dranesville, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

93.1%

Homeownership

2024

67.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 93.1% of the housing units in Dranesville, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 94.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dranesville, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$214,688

Median Household Income

± $13,980

3.76k

Number of Households

± 375

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.76k households in Dranesville, VA grew to $214,688 from the previous year's value of $210,766.

The following chart displays the households in Dranesville, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dranesville, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (54.8%)
Worked At Home (39.7%)
Carpooled (2.77%)

In 2024, 54.8% of workers in Dranesville, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (39.7%) and those who carpooled to work (2.77%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dranesville, VA have a longer commute time (28.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.39% of the workforce in Dranesville, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dranesville, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dranesville, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dranesville, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.78% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dranesville, VA (328 out of 11.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dranesville, VA is White, followed by Asian and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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