Dahlgren, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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84%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Dahlgren	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$53,766	$52,412	$44,883
Median household income	$149,870	$97,559	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$174,906	$122,661	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$85,157	$62,827	$52,080
Median earnings male	$76,137	$61,054	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,853	$44,172	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.6%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.1%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Dahlgren is 20% higher than the national average
The median household income in Dahlgren is 84% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Dahlgren is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Dahlgren is 73% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$99,903 $149,870 $299,740

City

$65,032 $97,559 $195,118

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Dahlgren employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.2%	4.2%
Manufacturing sector	7.9%	7.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	10.0%	10.0%
Public administration	35.4%	35.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.4%	1.4%
Education, health & social services	4.0%	4.0%
Other	37.1%	37.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bryantown, MD	481	$197,627	143.0%
Potomac Mills, VA	7,096	$175,267	115.5%
Passapatanzy, VA	1,202	$143,742	76.7%
La Plata, MD	9,875	$142,386	75.1%
Triangle, VA	10,821	$138,186	69.9%
Dahlgren, VA	3,645	$149,870	84.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lincoln Park, CO	3,645	$102,960	26.6%
Roselawn, IN	3,644	$98,153	20.7%
Montauk, NY	3,644	$152,663	87.7%
Morris-Turnberry, ON	3,644	n/a
Kimberly, AL	3,646	$140,146	72.3%
Dahlgren, VA	3,645	$149,870	84.3%

Source: The Dahlgren, VA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.