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Dinwiddie, VA
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Living in Dinwiddie



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 $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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 33.52% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One downside of living in Dinwiddie is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Dinwiddie, the average commute to work is 38.62 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Dinwiddie doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Dinwiddie. 55.27% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 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.


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