Dickenson County, Virginia

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Dickenson County, Virginia is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for foreign born.

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Key figures

Statistic	Dickenson County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	13,733	8,705,170	334,922,499	2246th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$47,254	$93,170	$80,734	2889th of 3,221
Median Age	46.1	39.0	38.9	588th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	10.1%	42.2%	35.7%	3179th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$102,700	$383,700	$332,700	2952nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$738	$1,579	$1,413	2544th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.3%	9.9%	12.5%	880th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.3%	4.3%	5.2%	2865th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	41.6	220.5	n/a	1707th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.2%	13.1%	14.1%	3180th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.2	n/a	n/a	2642nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.1%	67.3%	65.2%	1350th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.9	27.3	26.4	683rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.4%	18.3%	15.1%	2300th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.3%	n/a	n/a	1803rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.9%	48.7%	46.9%	1064th of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.7%	n/a	n/a	2651st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Dickenson County, Virginia

Statistic	Dickenson County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.7%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	5.0	60.7	61.4

Age in Dickenson County, Virginia

Statistic	Dickenson County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	46.1	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	19.1%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.5%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.6%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.9%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.6%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Dickenson County, Virginia

Statistic	Dickenson County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	5,935	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	68.3%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.2%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.3%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.1%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	21.1%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Dickenson County, Virginia

Statistic	Dickenson County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,181	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.5%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.6%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.5%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.2%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.3%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.5%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	23.2%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Dickenson County, Virginia

Statistic	Dickenson County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	7,362	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.0%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.9%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.4%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.9%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.9%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$480	$2,790	n/a

Education in Dickenson County, Virginia

Statistic	Dickenson County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	15.1%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	44.5%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.3%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.5%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	2.6%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Dickenson County, Virginia

Statistic	Dickenson County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	43.6%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.8%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.1%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.6%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.6%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.6%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Dickenson County, Virginia

Statistic	Dickenson County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.2%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.2%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.4%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.7%	14.3%	16.7%

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