Dinwiddie County vs. Petersburg city County

	Dinwiddie County (VA)	Petersburg city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	28,529	31,567
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.8%	-2.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	28,014	32,435
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	28,001	32,420
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.7%	7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.9%	21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.5%	16.4%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	54.0%
White alone, percent	64.5%	17.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	32.4%	77.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	1.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.9%	4.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	61.7%	15.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,167	2,721
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.9%	3.8%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.0%	40.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$162,300	$108,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,318	$1,178
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$395	$441
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$948	$912
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.2%	34.1%
Households, 2014-2018	10,391	13,274
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.65	2.34
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.0%	76.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.2%	7.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.5%	78.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.3%	65.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.6%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	17.2%	18.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.3%	15.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.8%	15.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.1%	58.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.0%	58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,357	39,101
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	15,514	437,746
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	144,913	334,459
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,177	$10,461
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.9	21.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$55,880	$36,135
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,106	$22,356
Persons in poverty, percent	12.5%	25.8%
All firms, 2012	1,545	1,480
Men-owned firms, 2012	852	693
Women-owned firms, 2012	555	520
Minority-owned firms, 2012	486	831
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,031	502
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	101	194
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,382	1,119
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	39.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	22.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	55.6	1,413.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	503.72	22.93

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Dinwiddie county (VA) and Petersburg city county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.