Dranesville, Virginia

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Template other Dranesville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Dranesville is located on the Leesburg Pike (State Route 7) at its intersection with Georgetown Pike (State Route 193). The U.S. Census Bureau defines Dranesville as a census-designated place (CDP) with a population of 11,921 as of 2010. At the 2020 Census the population was 11,785.

The town is named for Washington Drane, a settler who moved there in 1810. Recognizing the traffic that would come to the intersection of two main roads, Drane began operating a combination hotel, tavern and store, which he named Drane's Tavern. Dranesville Tavern still stands and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

The CDP is located in northern Fairfax County and is bounded by Route 7 to the northeast, the Loudoun County line to the northwest, the town of Herndon to the southwest, and Reston to the southeast. The original settlement of Dranesville, at the intersection of Routes 7 and 193, is at the northeast corner of the CDP. Washington, D.C. is to the southeast down Route 7 and I-66, and Leesburg is to the northwest on Route 7. Washington Dulles International Airport is to the southwest.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Dranesville CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.77%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Template:Sronly	%±
2010	11,921		—
2020	11,785		%
U.S. Decennial Census 2010 2020

Dranesville was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census formed from part of Reston CDP and additional area).

2020 census

Dranesville CDP, Virginia – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2010	Pop 2020	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	8,597	7,757
Black or African American alone (NH)	492	486
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	13	8
Asian alone (NH)	1,554	1,758
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	8	9
Some Other Race alone (NH)	38	84
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	371	632
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	848	1,051
Total	11,921	11,785

Of the households at the 2020 census, (some information from the 2022 American Community Survey) 77.0% were married couple families, 9.2% were a male family householder with no spouse, and 11.3% were a female family householder with no spouse. The average family household had 3.39 people.

The median age was 40.0, 23.9% of people were under the age of 18, and 14.8% were 65 years of age or older. The largest ancestry is the 19.5% who had English ancestry, 19.1% spoke a language other than English at home, and 17.5% were born outside the United States, 75.8% of whom were naturalized citizens.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $206,344, and the median income for a family was $217,019. 7.9% of the population were military veterans, and 78.3% had a batchelor's degree or higher. In the CDP 3.1% of the population was below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under the age of 18 and 2.8% of those aged 65 or over, with 2.1% of the population without health insurance.

See also

• Battle of Dranesville, during the American Civil War

References

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