Dumfries, Virginia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 4,937. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,816 (-2.5% change)
Males: 2,454 (49.7%), Females: 2,483 (50.3%)
Prince William County
Zip code: 22026
Demographics
Median resident age: 29.0 years
Median household income: $43,672
Median house value: $94,700
Population by Race
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)
Ancestries: Irish (9.5%), German (7.7%), English (7.1%), United States (6.7%), Italian (4.5%), Scottish (1.9%).
Elevation: 67 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population by Education
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%
11.6% Foreign born (9.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +625 (+14.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Dumfries:
- POTOMAC HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; WOODBRIDGE, VA)
- PRINCE WILLIAM HOSP (about 17 miles; MANASSAS, VA)
- MARY WASHINGTON HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; FREDERICKSBURG, VA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dumfries:
- WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL (about 27 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: IAD)
- RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 28 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: DCA)
- ANDREWS AFB (about 36 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; Abbreviation: ADW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dumfries:
- STAFFORD REGIONAL (about 16 miles; STAFFORD, VA; Abbreviation: RMN)
- MANASSAS REGIONAL/HARRY P. DAVIS FIELD (about 16 miles; MANASSAS, VA; Abbreviation: HEF)
- MARYLAND (about 18 miles; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Abbreviation: 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 and Universities
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; Full-time enrollment: 19,406)
- MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE (about 21 miles; FREDERICKSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,731)
- COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND (about 24 miles; LA PLATA, MD; Full-time enrollment: 3,439)
- MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; ARLINGTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,479)
- GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 16,045)
- AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 8,859)
Schools
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 primary/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 primary/middle school in Dumfries:
- CLAIRMONT SCHOOL – CHILD CARE (Students: 92; Location: 3551 WATERWAY DRIVE; Grades: PK – KG)