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 has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Dinwiddie, where the median household income is $125,833.00.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Dinwiddie telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 22.63% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Dinwiddie has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Dinwiddie a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Dinwiddie, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.00 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small town, Dinwiddie does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Dinwiddie ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Dinwiddie, 49.36% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Dinwiddie in 2022 was $64,203, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $256,812 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 African, Scots-Irish, English, Dutch, and British.

The most common language spoken in Dinwiddie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.