Dinwiddie is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 619 people and two associated neighborhoods, Dinwiddie is the 318th largest community in Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Dinwiddie was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Dinwiddie economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Dinwiddie, where the median household income is $121,382.00.
Of important note, Dinwiddie is also a town of artists. Dinwiddie has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Dinwiddie’s character.
A relatively large number of people in Dinwiddie telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 33.52% 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.
In addition, Dinwiddie is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Dinwiddie has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Dinwiddie a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Dinwiddie, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.62 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Dinwiddie is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Dinwiddie, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Dinwiddie is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 55.27% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Dinwiddie in 2022 was $61,903, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $247,612 for a family of four.
Dinwiddie is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dinwiddie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dinwiddie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dinwiddie include English, European, British, Dutch, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Dinwiddie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.