Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Dinwiddie County has a population of 28,191 and has grown 3.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $257,800, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $83,704.

Home price
$257,800
Income
$83,704
Population
28,191
Unemployment
4.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$257,800county
Median gross rent$1,224county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198039.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.2%county
Typical monthly rent$2,061(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,655county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,507county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,072county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$83,704county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate11.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.0%county
Unemployment rate4.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.7%county
Share of workers employed by government19.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.3%county
Economic output per resident$83,401(statewide)

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.55%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time31.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service29 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2456422county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station10 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.4%county
Traffic deaths152.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.8%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment4147county
Students per full-time teacher12.0county
Free lunch eligible94.1%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution10 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians14county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.7%county
Frequent mental distress18.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population28,191county
Land area in square miles504county
People per square mile of land56.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store22.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age43.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.2%county
Share of households that are one person25.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.4%county
Second languages5.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents165county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in856county
Households that moved away695county
Average income of arriving households$46,175county
Average income of departing households$46,827county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year14county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature58.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.34 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F27 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing76 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b(statewide)
Frost-free days211 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$170county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,108 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity78.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.7%county
Homes heated by propane10.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.8%county
Homes heated by wood2.9%county
Households with broadband87.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk22.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk94.0county
Landslide risk11.3county
Hail risk14.6county
Earthquake risk55.4county
Tornado risk28.1county
Tropical cyclone risk66.5county
Extreme heat risk42.3county
Winter weather risk42.8county
Strong wind risk21.5county
Wildfire risk21.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Dinwiddie County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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