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 education level of Dumfries citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.12% of adults in Dumfries 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. Dumfries also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 31.64%. The most common language spoken in Dumfries is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
