About Dahlgren

Dahlgren is a tiny coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 979 people and just one neighborhood, Dahlgren is the 332nd largest community in Virginia.

Dahlgren is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.98% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Dahlgren is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dahlgren who work in computer science and math (17.93%), sales jobs (16.20%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.31%).

Of important note, Dahlgren is also a town of artists. Dahlgren has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Dahlgren's character.

Also of interest is that Dahlgren has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Dahlgren. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Dahlgren are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Dahlgren is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Dahlgren Information and Demographics

The education level of Dahlgren citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 33.23% of adults in Dahlgren have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Dahlgren in 2000 was $25,928, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,712 for a family of four.

Dahlgren is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dahlgren home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Dahlgren is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dahlgren include English, Irish, German, Polish, French, Italian, Syrian, British, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Dahlgren is English. Some people also speak Spanish.