Dumfries is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 5,978 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Dumfries is the 116th largest community in Virginia.Dumfries is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Dumfries is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Dumfries who work in office and administrative support (14.60%), food service (10.57%), and healthcare (6.33%). Also of interest is that Dumfries has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Dumfries telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.67% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Dumfries, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.07 minutes every day commuting to work. The population of Dumfries overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Dumfries, 24.12% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Dumfries in 2022 was $32,950, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,800 for a family of four. However, Dumfries contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dumfries is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dumfries home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Dumfries, accounting for 36.90% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Dumfries residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Dumfries include German, Irish, English, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, and Ghanian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Dumfries's cultural character, accounting for 31.64% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Dumfries is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
