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Dale City, Virginia
17,476 Black residents · 24.2% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 72,088 people in Dale City, Virginia, and 17,476 of them — 24.2% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Dale City is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 72,088 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 17,476 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 24.2% |
| Rank by Black population among Virginia places | 15 of 672 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The two-census record for Dale City: 18,883 Black residents in 2010 and 17,476 in 2020. The population declined by 7.5%, and the Black share in Dale City moved from 28.6% to 24.2%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The gazetteer enters Dale City among Virginia's 672 counted places, at rank 15 by Black population on a count of 17,476. The figures for Dale City are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
The institutions of Dale City — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 72,088 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Dale City: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.