Dinwiddie County, VA

County

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2022 Population

28,057

0.0606% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

43.4

1.17% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$77,225

12.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Dinwiddie County, VA had a population of 28.1k people with a median age of 43.4 and a median household income of $77,225. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Dinwiddie County, VA grew from 28,040 to 28,057, a 0.0606% increase and its median household income grew from $68,918 to $77,225, a 12.1% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Dinwiddie County, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (62.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (30.8%), White (Hispanic) (2.62%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.19%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.766%).

None of the households in Dinwiddie County, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.7% of the residents in Dinwiddie County, VA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Richard Bland College (140 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Dinwiddie County, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Dinwiddie County, VA was N/A per household.

Dinwiddie County, VA borders Amelia County, VA, Brunswick County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, Greensville County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Sussex County, VA, and Petersburg city, VA.

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Population & Diversity

Dinwiddie County, VA is home to a population of 28.1k people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 2.27% of Dinwiddie County, VA residents were born outside of the country (637 people).

In 2022, there were 2.04 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.6k people) in Dinwiddie County, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.64k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 735 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.7%

2022 Citizenship

98.8%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.7% of Dinwiddie County, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Dinwiddie County, VA was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dinwiddie County, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dinwiddie County, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
17.6k ± 5
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
8.64k ± 198
White (Hispanic)
735 ± 243

3.94%

Hispanic Population

1.11k people

3.94% of the people in Dinwiddie County, VA are hispanic (1.11k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Dinwiddie County, VA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

2.27%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

637 people

2.24%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

628 people

As of 2022, 2.27% of Dinwiddie County, VA residents (637 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dinwiddie County, VA was 2.24%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Dinwiddie County, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Economy

The economy of Dinwiddie County, VA employs 13.5k people. The largest industries in Dinwiddie County, VA are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,075 people), Retail Trade (1,762 people), and Manufacturing (1,557 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($88,750), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,374), and Public Administration ($66,004).

Employment

Occupations

13.5k

2022 Value

± 936

2.6%

1 Year growth

± 9.95%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Dinwiddie County, VA grew at a rate of 2.6%, from 13.2k employees to 13.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dinwiddie County, VA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,840 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,264 people), and Management Occupations (1,086 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dinwiddie County, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

13.5k

2022 Value

± 936

2.6%

1 Year growth

± 9.95%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Dinwiddie County, VA grew at a rate of 2.6%, from 13.2k employees to 13.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dinwiddie County, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,075 people), Retail Trade (1,762 people), and Manufacturing (1,557 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dinwiddie County, VA, though some of these residents may live in Dinwiddie County, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,964

Median earning men ± $3,768

$39,069

Median earning women ± $4,680

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($68,119), Public Administration ($67,780), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,581).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($59,519), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,844), and Manufacturing ($47,724).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

Establishments by Size

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Dinwiddie County, VA went to Donald J. Trump with 57.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.954%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (57.6%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.954%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Dinwiddie County, VA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

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Mark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Tim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Dinwiddie County, VA awarded 140 degrees. The student population of Dinwiddie County, VA in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Dinwiddie County, VA are White (75 and 54.7%), followed by Black or African American (50 and 36.5%), Asian (5 and 3.65%), and Hispanic or Latino (4 and 2.92%).

The largest universities in Dinwiddie County, VA by number of degrees awarded are Richard Bland College (140 and 100%).

The most popular majors in N/A are Physical Sciences (132 and 94.3%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (8 and 5.71%), and General Biological Sciences (0 and 0%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Dinwiddie County, VA have an average commute time of 33.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dinwiddie County, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Median household income in Dinwiddie County, VA is $77,225. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Dinwiddie County, VA was Census Tract 8402 with a value of $87,143, followed by Census Tract 8405 and Census Tract 8403, with respective values of $75,368 and $75,284.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 8402
Census Tract 8405
Census Tract 8403

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Dinwiddie County, VA was Census Tract 8402 with a value of $87,143, followed by Census Tract 8405 and Census Tract 8403, with respective values of $75,368 and $75,284.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Dinwiddie County, VA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$77,225

Median Household Income

± $7,376

10.4k

Number of Households

± 802

In 2022, the median household income of the 10.4k households in Dinwiddie County, VA grew to $77,225 from the previous year's value of $68,918.

The following chart displays the households in Dinwiddie County, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dinwiddie County, VA is from Virginia.

0.475

2022 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2022, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.164% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (82.7%)
Worked At Home (8.83%)
Carpooled (6.42%)

In 2022, 82.7% of workers in Dinwiddie County, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.83%) and those who carpooled to work (6.42%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

33.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dinwiddie County, VA have a similar commute time (33.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (33.1 minutes). Additionally, 4.17% of the workforce in Dinwiddie County, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dinwiddie County, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

N/A

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dinwiddie County, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dinwiddie County, VA have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dinwiddie County, VA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dinwiddie County, VA is Black, followed by White and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.4% of the population of Dinwiddie County, VA has health coverage, with 50.5% on employee plans, 15.2% on Medicaid, 11.5% on Medicare, 13.3% on non-group plans, and 2.98% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.61%

Uninsured

50.5%

Employer Coverage

15.2%

Medicaid

11.5%

Medicare

13.3%

Non-Group

2.98%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dinwiddie County, VA grew by 9.16% from 6.06% to 6.61%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Dinwiddie County, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.