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", 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.
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 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 like to read, write and learn? If you move to Dinwiddie, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Dinwiddie is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 55.27% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 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.