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.Dinwiddie is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.61% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Dinwiddie is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dinwiddie who work in office and administrative support (19.38%), law enforcement and fire fighting (16.57%), and art, media, and design (14.89%). 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: 15.17% 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", 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. Dinwiddie is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Dinwiddie’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Dinwiddie has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Dinwiddie has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Dinwiddie than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Dinwiddie may be for you. 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 34.07 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Dinwiddie does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Dinwiddie are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.33% of adults in Dinwiddie have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Dinwiddie in 2022 was $43,040, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $172,160 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, Italian, African, Dutch, and European. The most common language spoken in Dinwiddie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
