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.

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". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Dinwiddie is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Dinwiddie a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Dinwiddie has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.07 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

The population of Dinwiddie is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 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.