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Dinwiddie County, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Dinwiddie County, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Dinwiddie County is a small, predominantly residential county of 28,083 people with a high homeownership rate of 79.6% and relatively affordable housing — median home value of $246,100 and median gross rent of $1,242/month. The labor force is modestly educated, with 20.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, a labor force participation rate of 61.3%, and median worker earnings of $45,013 against a median household income of $83,704. Population has edged down 0.8% over five years, the unemployment rate stands at 4.8%, and a mean commute of 32.7 minutes points to a workforce largely employed outside the county.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

28,083

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$83,704

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.8% since 2018

Dinwiddie County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone18,028 (63.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone8,415 (29.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone684 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races556 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race333 (1.2%)
  • Asian Alone168 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish961
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic147
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)88
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island58
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic50

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,929

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,955

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,881
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,473
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)1,432
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,396
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,343

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,660
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,684
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,543
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,117
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,553

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.40×)1,532
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.49×)945
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.21×)1,128
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.17×)363
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.03×)1,513

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$246,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,242/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,794 (21.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,765 (20.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,225 (14.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999811 (9.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999468 (5.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999415 (4.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,013

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,426 (77.7%)
  • Worked At Home1,475 (11.0%)
  • Carpooled1,331 (9.9%)
  • Public Transit65 (0.5%)
  • Walked59 (0.4%)
  • Motorcycle36 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.