Dillwyn

Population: 549
Median household income: $56,143
Median home value: $165,000

Dillwyn, a community in Buckingham County, Virginia, has 549 residents. Its median household income of $56,143 runs below the Buckingham County figure of $59,199.

From 2019 to 2023, Dillwyn's population declined 1.3% from 556 to 549, while its median home value rose 12.9% from $146,200 to $165,000.

The typical home was built around 1973. 7.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 549
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $56,143
Median home value: $165,000
Median gross rent: $745
Housing units: 245
Homeownership rate: 73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

556549

Median household income

$43,750$56,143

Median home value

$146,200$165,000

Median gross rent

$713$745

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	556	$43,750	$146,200	$713
2020	592	$45,744	$165,600	$725
2021	570	$48,790	$176,100	$714
2022	580	$53,272	$189,300	$836
2023	549	$56,143	$165,000	$745

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 178.6%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3420.4%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 547.3%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over16.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	2.4%
5 to 17	47	8.6%
18 to 24	21	3.8%
25 to 34	112	20.4%
35 to 44	85	15.5%
45 to 54	40	7.3%
55 to 64	91	16.6%
65 to 74	51	9.3%
75 and over	89	16.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	216	39.3%
Black or African American	326	59.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.5%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's34.6%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	77	16.5%
High school graduate	141	30.1%
Some college or associate's	162	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	62	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	26	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.1%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	235	84.2%
Carpooled	25	9.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.1%
Other means	9	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	84	30.4%
15 to 29 min	53	19.2%
30 to 44 min	7	2.5%
45 to 59 min	93	33.7%
60+ min	39	14.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 7.6% (37 of 490)

	Count	Share
Family households	117	50.9%
Nonfamily households	113	49.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	230	93.9%
Vacant	15	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	170	73.9%
Renter-occupied	60	26.1%

1-unit, detached84.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	208	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	1.2%
5 to 19 units	14	5.7%
20 or more units	4	1.6%
Mobile home & other	16	6.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5122560
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.64 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.5405, -78.4612