Demographics of Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Dinwiddie County, Virginia had 28,896 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,010 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dinwiddie County, in four figures

28,896
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.6%
Change since July 2020: +1,010 people.; 43.1 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $83,704 ±$5,844
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Dinwiddie County, Virginia's population grew 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dinwiddie County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Dinwiddie County, Virginia's population grew 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dinwiddie County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	27,886	100.0	100.0
2021	27,999	100.4	100.2
2022	28,137	100.9	100.7
2023	28,476	102.1	101.6
2024	28,787	103.2	102.5
2025	28,896	103.6	103.1

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Population of Dinwiddie County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	27,886	−48	−50	0	−3
2021	27,999	+113	−143	+9	+239
2022	28,137	+138	−181	+55	+259
2023	28,476	+339	−142	+82	+397
2024	28,787	+311	−113	+105	+319
2025	28,896	+109	−123	+10	+223

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.1 ±0.7: for men 39.8 ±1.7 and for women 44.5 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dinwiddie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,254 ±153	4.4% ±0.5	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,378 ±413	15.5% ±1.5	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,147 ±295	7.6% ±1.0	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,908 ±480	24.5% ±1.7	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,089 ±430	28.7% ±1.5	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,415 ±429	19.2% ±1.5	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $83,704 ±$5,844, and income per person $37,632 ±$1,822, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dinwiddie County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	1,551 ±305	14.5% ±2.8	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,806 ±349	16.9% ±3.2	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,448 ±253	13.6% ±2.3	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,775 ±332	16.6% ±3.1	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,216 ±337	20.8% ±3.1	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,077 ±232	10.1% ±2.2	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	788 ±180	7.4% ±1.7	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dinwiddie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	3,201 ±688	11.7% ±2.5	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	865 ±270	15.8% ±4.7	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,395 ±394	9.6% ±2.7	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	941 ±206	12.5% ±2.6	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dinwiddie County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dinwiddie County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	11,982 ±38	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.0% ±2.9	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.0% ±3.0	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.6% ±3.6	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.4% ±3.3	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$257,800 ±$14,702	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,224 ±$112	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±3	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dinwiddie County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,236 ±0	4.4% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	17,533 ±43	62.2% ±0.2	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,415 ±320	29.8% ±1.1	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	168 ±74	0.6% ±0.3	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 458	0% to 1.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	612 ±191	2.2% ±0.7	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dinwiddie County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	20,332 ±568	72.1% ±2.0	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,633 ±544	23.5% ±1.9	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	277 ±122	1.0% ±0.4	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	949 ±276	3.4% ±1.0	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	497 ±207	1.8% ±0.7	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	219 to 685	0.8% to 2.4%	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Dinwiddie County among the counties of Virginia

64th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Dinwiddie County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Fredericksburg city	30,393	+8.6%
King George County	29,646	+10.5%
Carroll County	29,299	+0.5%
Goochland County	29,187	+17.4%
Fluvanna County	28,975	+6.2%
Dinwiddie County	28,896	+3.6%
Smyth County	28,882	−3.0%
Winchester city	28,272	+1.0%
New Kent County	28,022	+21.2%
Wythe County	27,983	−1.2%
Staunton city	26,801	+3.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026