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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Dinwiddie, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Dinwiddie, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Dinwiddie’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Dinwiddie does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $125,833.00.
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.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 22.63% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.
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.
One downside of living in Dinwiddie, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.00 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Dinwiddie does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Dinwiddie is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 49.36% of adults in Dinwiddie have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Dinwiddie in 2022 was $64,203, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $256,812 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 African, Scots-Irish, English, Dutch, and British.
The most common language spoken in Dinwiddie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.