Dunn Loring, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

8,957

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

43.3

4.34% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.1%

33.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$244,265

3.26% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$951,400

Population & Diversity

Dunn Loring, VA is home to a population of 8.96k people, from which 95.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 25.3% of Dunn Loring, VA residents were born outside of the country (2.26k people).

In 2024, there were 2.14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.11k people) in Dunn Loring, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.38k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 361 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.9%

2024 Citizenship

96%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.9% of Dunn Loring, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dunn Loring, VA was 96%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dunn Loring, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.11k ± 665
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
2.38k ± 448
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
361 ± 185

6.89%

Hispanic Population

617 people

6.89% of the people in Dunn Loring, VA are hispanic (617 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Dunn Loring, 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

25.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.26k people

24.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.16k people

As of 2024, 25.3% of Dunn Loring, VA residents (2.26k 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 Dunn Loring, VA was 24.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
163 ± 75
Vietnam
108 ± 73
Gulf War (1990s)
52 ± 35

Dunn Loring, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.51 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Dunn Loring, VA employs 4.63k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dunn Loring, VA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,331 people), Public Administration (653 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (639 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($207,115), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($205,433), and Manufacturing ($198,472).

Employment

Occupations

4.63k

2024 Value

± 423

1.13%

1 Year growth

± 12.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dunn Loring, VA grew at a rate of 1.13%, from 4.58k employees to 4.63k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dunn Loring, VA, are Management Occupations (941 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (538 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (500 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dunn Loring, 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

4.63k

2024 Value

± 423

1.13%

1 Year growth

± 12.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dunn Loring, VA grew at a rate of 1.13%, from 4.58k employees to 4.63k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dunn Loring, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,331 people), Public Administration (653 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (639 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dunn Loring, VA, though some of these residents may live in Dunn Loring, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$166,045

Median earning men ± $12,624

$82,500

Median earning women ± $16,554

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($226,563), Manufacturing ($220,455), and Information ($209,444).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($160,333), Construction ($138,304), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($123,897).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dunn Loring, VA was $951,400 in 2024, which is 2.86 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $935,000 to $951,400, a 1.75% increase. The homeownership rate in Dunn Loring, VA is 92.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dunn Loring, VA have an average commute time of 26.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dunn Loring, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$951,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$27,847

$2,673

Median Property Taxes

±$277

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 Dunn Loring, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

92.7%

Homeownership

2024

68.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 92.7% of the housing units in Dunn Loring, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 91%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dunn Loring, 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.

$244,265

Median Household Income

± $23,651

2.88k

Number of Households

± 310

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.88k households in Dunn Loring, VA grew to $244,265 from the previous year's value of $236,563.

The following chart displays the households in Dunn Loring, 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 Dunn Loring, 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 (55.4%)
Worked At Home (34.7%)
Carpooled (4.22%)

In 2024, 55.4% of workers in Dunn Loring, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (34.7%) and those who carpooled to work (4.22%).

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

26.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dunn Loring, VA have a longer commute time (26.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.828% of the workforce in Dunn Loring, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dunn Loring, VA (452 out of 8.86k 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 75+, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dunn Loring, VA is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

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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