Dinwiddie County, Virginia

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 28,083
Median household income: $83,898
Median home value: $246,100

Home to 28,083 residents, Dinwiddie County is one of Virginia's counties. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $83,898 is below the Virginia median ($90,974).

Between 2019 and 2023, Dinwiddie County's population declined 1.4% from 28,485 to 28,083, while its median household income rose 39.0% from $60,346 to $83,898.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 62.4% of the population. 79.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,083
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $83,898
Median home value: $246,100
Median gross rent: $1,242
Housing units: 11,896
Homeownership rate: 78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,48528,083

Median household income

$60,346$83,898

Median home value

$168,300$246,100

Median gross rent

$1,005$1,242

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,485	$60,346	$168,300	$1,005
2020	28,686	$65,485	$185,200	$1,042
2021	28,040	$68,918	$191,800	$1,088
2022	28,057	$77,225	$223,800	$1,154
2023	28,083	$83,898	$246,100	$1,242

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,333	4.7%
5 to 17	4,322	15.4%
18 to 24	2,115	7.5%
25 to 34	3,424	12.2%
35 to 44	3,448	12.3%
45 to 54	3,685	13.1%
55 to 64	4,494	16.0%
65 to 74	3,148	11.2%
75 and over	2,114	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,511	62.4%
Black or African American	8,595	30.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	174	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	178	0.6%
Two or more races	448	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,170	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,773	8.7%
High school graduate	7,565	37.2%
Some college or associate's	6,819	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,587	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,569	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,524	79.2%
Carpooled	1,226	9.2%
Public transit	111	0.8%
Walked	117	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,255	9.4%
Other means	51	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,108	17.5%
15 to 29 min	3,673	30.5%
30 to 44 min	3,261	27.1%
45 to 59 min	1,612	13.4%
60+ min	1,375	11.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 10.7% (2,923 of 27,348)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,427	71.2%
Nonfamily households	3,000	28.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,427	87.7%
Vacant	1,469	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,159	78.2%
Renter-occupied	2,268	21.8%

1-unit, detached84.3%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other11.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,026	84.3%
1-unit, attached	16	0.1%
2 to 4 units	149	1.3%
5 to 19 units	271	2.3%
20 or more units	26	0.2%
Mobile home & other	1,408	11.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 51053
State: Virginia
Land area: 504 sq mi
Water area: 3.47 sq mi
Center point: 37.0735, -77.6355

Cities & places

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