Dickenson County, VA Demographic Data
Dickenson County, VA Summary
Dickenson County is located in Virginia
- Population: 15,877
- Area: 333.66 sq. miles
- Land Area: 330.53 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.13 sq. miles
- Population Density: 47.58 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,813.98 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Dickenson County, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,490
49%
50.8
Male
7,814
51%
49.2
Total Population
15,304
323,128,000
Dickenson County, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
828
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
843
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
890
5.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
798
5.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
902
5.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,765
11.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,934
12.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,143
14.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,210
7.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,113
7.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,763
11.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
875
5.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
240
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
12,177
79.6%
77.2
Female
5,960
48.9%
51.3
Male
6,217
51.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,788
77.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,546
23.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,878
18.8%
15.2
Female
1,543
53.6%
55.8
Male
1,335
46.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Dickenson County, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
15,184
99.2%
96.8
White
15,049
98.3%
72.6
Black or African American
117
0.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
4
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
1
0.0%
0.2
Korean
3
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
14
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
120
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
114
0.7%
17.8
Mexican
25
0.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
26
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
4
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
59
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
15,190
99.3%
82.2
Dickenson County, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,478
13.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,410
12.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,753
34.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,183
19.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,036
9.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
692
6.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
491
4.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,888
26.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,155
73.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,183
10.7%
31.2
Dickenson County, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,821
22.1%
33.7%
Now Married
6,854
53.8%
47.5
Divorced
1,549
12.2%
11.0%
Separated
434
3.4%
2.0
Widowed
1,085
8.5
5.8%
Dickenson County, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
14,327
99.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
149
1.0%
21.6%
Spanish
111
0.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
34
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
4
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Dickenson County, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
815
13.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
595
9.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,139
18.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
780
12.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
721
11.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
908
15.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
564
9.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
400
6.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
97
1.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
36
0.6%
6.4
Median household income
31,226
57,617
Per capita income
20,757
31,128
Dickenson County, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
571
11.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
292
5.9%
9.8
Construction
286
5.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,408
28.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
160
3.2%
6.6
Information
74
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
122
2.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
229
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
256
5.2%
11.4
Public administration
557
11.2%
4.6
Retail trade
702
14.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
273
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
34
0.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
774
15.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,336
26.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
564
11.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,020
20.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,270
25.6%
18.1%
Dickenson County, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,815
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,235
88.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
357
7.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
7
0.1%
5.1
Walked
117
2.4%
2.7
Other means
24
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
75
1.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.2
26.6
Dickenson County, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
692
11.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,662
27.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,346
38.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,355
22.4%
21.0
Dickenson County, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,055
80.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,541
75.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,514
25.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,462
19.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Dickenson County, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,517
1 room
97
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
12
0.2%
2.7
3 rooms
356
4.7%
9.1
4 rooms
1,459
19.4%
16.5
5 rooms
2,113
28.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,419
18.9%
17.8
7 rooms
1,065
14.2%
12.0
8 rooms
543
7.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
453
6.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Dickenson County, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,517
1-unit, detached
4,405
58.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
70
0.9%
5.9
2-units
46
0.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
74
1.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
107
1.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
161
2.1%
4.4
20 or more units
34
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
2,620
34.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Dickenson County, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
778
10.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
423
5.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
576
7.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
499
6.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,749
23.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,234
16.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,278
17.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
872
11.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
108
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Dickenson County, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
92
1.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
177
2.9%
4.7
Electricity
4,909
81.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
333
5.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
164
2.7%
0.1
Wood
367
6.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
7
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
6
0.1%
1.1
Dickenson County, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,655
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
4
0.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
20
1.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
54
3.3%
11.8%
Less than $500
143
8.6%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
162
9.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
501
30.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
771
46.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
831
50.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
118
7.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
180
11.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
76
4.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
431
26.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
19
0.0%
0.0%
Dickenson County, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,131
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
5
0.4%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
6
0.5%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
16
1.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
424
37.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
680
60.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
383
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
545
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
174
15.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
96
8.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
34
3.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
85
7.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
112
10.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
604
54.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
409
0.0%
0.0%
Dickenson County, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,541
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,544
34.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,369
30.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
775
17.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
451
9.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
283
6.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
91
2.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
19
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
9
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
72,700
205,000