County population in 2014: 27,859 (29% urban, 71% rural); it was 24,533 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 5,670 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,434 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 7,215 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,400 (it was 1,892 in 2000)
% of renters here:
21%
State:
33%
Land area: 504 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 55 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Dinwiddie County: 86.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2015: $52,382 ($41,582 in 1999)
This county:
$52,382
Virginia:
$66,262
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $767 (lower quartile is $538, upper quartile is $917)
This county:
$767
State:
$959
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $163,414 (it was $86,800 in 2000)
Dinwiddie:
$163,414
Virginia:
$257,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $100,820 - $231,891 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,267 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $410
Institutionalized population: 327
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 4
Rapes: 6
Robberies: 5
Assaults: 23
Burglaries: 48
Thefts: 488
Auto thefts: 55
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,239 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $994 (0.7%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 14.8%
(12.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 19.6% for Black residents, 2.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 85.7% for American Indian residents, 23.5% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 14.4%
Dinwiddie County:
14.4%
Virginia:
11.2%
(12.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 18.8% for Black residents, 2.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 85.7% for American Indian residents, 21.6% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 42 years old
(Males: 41 years old, Females: 43 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43 years old, Black residents: 43 years old, American Indian residents: 49 years old, Asian residents: 45 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22 years old, Other race residents: 32 years old)
Area name: Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dinwiddie County is $678 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $757 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1010 a month.
Current college students: 686 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 339 (51% naturalized citizens)
Dinwiddie County:
1.4%
Whole state:
8.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 53
1990 to 1994: 66
1985 to 1989: 25
1980 to 1984: 53
1975 to 1979: 20
1970 to 1974: 27
1970 to 1974: 20
1965 to 1969: 75
Note: State values scaled to Dinwiddie County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 31.7%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 7,725
One, attached: 118
Two: 53
3 or 4: 52
5 to 9: 44
10 to 19: 144
20 or more: 41
Mobile homes: 1,524
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Housing units in Dinwiddie County with a mortgage: 3,470 (465 second mortgage, 314 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,532
Here:
69.4% with mortgage
State:
75.1% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Dinwiddie County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
3,678
20
Mainline Protestant
3,485
22
Catholic
186
1
Black Protestant
120
2
Other
2
-
None
20,530
-
Dinwiddie County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 7
Dinwiddie County:
2.72 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
0.39 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
1.43 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
Dinwiddie County:
7.01 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
4.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 7
This county:
2.72 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.65 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Dinwiddie County:
11.8%
Virginia:
9.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Dinwiddie County:
31.0%
State:
26.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
12.5%
State:
18.6%
Agriculture in Dinwiddie County:
Average size of farms: 256 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $40,707 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $273.40 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.37% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 35.72% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $37,869 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 37.38% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.17% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $43,146 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.69% Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.45 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 9.38% Corn for grain: 2686 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 2812 harvested acres Upland cotton: 5915 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 12286 harvested acres Vegetables: 147 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Dinwiddie County-area historical earthquake activity is near Virginia state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 37.4 miles away from Dinwiddie County center On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 52.0 miles away from the county center On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi) earthquake occurred 45.9 miles away from the county center On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 47.8 miles away from the county center On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 338.4 miles away from Dinwiddie County center On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 239.2 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 01, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3359: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3359, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 01, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4072: July 27, 2012, FEMA Id: 4072, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
Virginia Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to August 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4024: September 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 4024, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Severe Storms and Flooding, Including Severe Storms and Flooding Associated with Tropical Depression Ernesto, Incident Period: August 29, 2006 to September 07, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1661: September 22, 2006, FEMA Id: 1661, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Tropical Depression
Virginia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3240: September 12, 2005, FEMA Id: 3240, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes Associated with Tropical Depression Gaston, Incident Period: August 30, 2004 to September 08, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1544: September 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 1544, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Tropical Depression
Virginia Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to October 01, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1491: September 18, 2003, FEMA Id: 1491, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 25, 2000 to January 30, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1318: February 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1318, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Virginia Hurricane Floyd, Incident Period: September 13, 1999 to September 26, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1293: September 18, 1999, FEMA Id: 1293, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Hurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 05, 1996 to September 23, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1135: September 06, 1996, FEMA Id: 1135, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Dinwiddie County (16) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Storms: 5, Floods: 4, Droughts: 2, Tropical Depressions: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
Transportation occupations (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Management occupations (7%)
Material moving occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Personal care and service occupations (9%)
Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Production occupations (6%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Germany (24%)
Mexico (23%)
Italy (12%)
Korea (8%)
Sierra Leone (8%)
Indonesia (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dinwiddie County (%):
United States or American (27%)
English (10%)
German (6%)
Irish (4%)
Italian (2%)
European (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 9,624 (85%)
Carpooled: 1,194 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 30 (0%)
Taxi: 2 (0%)
Walked: 100 (1%)
Other means: 137 (1%)
Worked at home: 227 (2%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Dinwiddie County, Virginia in 2000:
765 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
113 people in state prisons
61 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
59 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
People in group quarters in Dinwiddie County, Virginia in 2010:
353 people in residential treatment centers for adults
211 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
201 people in college/university student housing
55 people in correctional residential facilities
55 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
38 people in group homes intended for adults
6 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $50,735.
6.71% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($35,630 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.71%
Virginia average:
9.34%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.39% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($27,026 average AGI)
1.32% relocated from other states ($8,604 average AGI)
Dinwiddie County:
1.32%
Virginia average:
3.74%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.63% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($34,240 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.63%
Virginia average:
9.20%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.30% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($27,029 average AGI)
1.34% relocated to other states ($7,211 average AGI)
Dinwiddie County:
1.34%
Virginia average:
3.60%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Dinwiddie County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,197 (3,211 aged, 986 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 531 (9%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Dinwiddie County, Virginia in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (304)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (117)
Unspecified dementia (100)
Congestive heart failure (95)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (85)
Septicaemia, unspecified (80)
Pneumonitis due to food and vomit (73)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,122 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 953 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 8 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 16
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 183.8. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 27,082
In family households: 23,535 (5,051 male householders, 2,526 female householders)
5,383 spouses, 7,847 children (7,177 natural, 140 adopted, 530 stepchildren), 1,027 grandchildren, 248 brothers or sisters, 255 parents, 360 other relatives, 659 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,547 (1,465 male householders (1,167 living alone)), 1,462 female householders (1,247 living alone)), 620 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 919 (327 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,211 2-persons, 1,892 3-persons, 1,502 4-persons, 612 5-persons, 224 6-persons, 136 7-or-more-persons.
3,571 married couples with children.
1,416 single-parent households (352 men, 1,064 women).
96.7% of residents of Dinwiddie County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 48% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $109,635,000 ($4,355 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $4,741,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $59,015,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,515,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,080,000 Federal grants: $19,274,000 Federal procurement contracts: $5,151,000 ($293,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $2,599,000 ($41,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $648,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $30,399,000 Federal Government insurance: $6,629,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,275
Here:
50 per 1000 residents
State:
70 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,176
Here:
46 per 1000 residents
State:
40 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +39
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+18 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +778
Here:
+31 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Dinwiddie County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.0
State:
6.6
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
4.3
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 639
2000 to 2009: 1,700
1990 to 1999: 2,566
1980 to 1989: 1,688
1970 to 1979: 2,171
1960 to 1969: 1,101
1950 to 1959: 962
1940 to 1949: 303
1939 or earlier: 656
Note: State values scaled to Dinwiddie population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Note: State values scaled to Dinwiddie County population
no vehicle: 301
1 vehicle: 1,596
2 vehicles: 2,754
3 vehicles: 1,794
4 vehicles: 576
5+ vehicles: 194
no vehicle: 163
1 vehicle: 907
2 vehicles: 608
3 vehicles: 173
4 vehicles: 32
5+ vehicles: 9
64% of Dinwiddie County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Virginia.
Dinwiddie County:
64.3%
State average:
53.8%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 19,324
Northeast: 993
Midwest: 660
South: 2,766
West: 216
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Dinwiddie County
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