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Dickenson County, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Dickenson County, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Dickenson County is a small, rural Southwest Virginia county of 13,920 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 41.1%, reflecting a workforce constrained by an older median age of 46.1 years and a poverty rate of 20.2%. Only 10.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though the unemployment rate is low at 2.7% and median worker earnings stand at $39,027. Housing costs are notably low—median home value of $101,100 and median gross rent of $733/month—against a backdrop of a 7.0% population decline over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

13,920

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$47,254

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-7.0% since 2018

Dickenson County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,423 (97.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone134 (1.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races74 (0.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race38 (0.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone30 (0.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone21 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish29
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)29
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic9
  4. 4.Korean6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

612

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$47,024

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,070

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,293
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services571
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)564
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)442
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining414

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,548
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,076
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations855
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations800
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations569

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.22×)458
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.13×)466
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.26×)1,357
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.22×)106
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.04×)523

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$101,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$733/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999634 (14.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999487 (10.8%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999396 (8.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999337 (7.5%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999294 (6.5%)
  • Less Than $10,000264 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

10.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

41.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,027

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,888 (80.8%)
  • Carpooled588 (12.2%)
  • Worked At Home309 (6.4%)
  • Public Transit19 (0.4%)
  • Bicycle6 (0.1%)
  • Walked4 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.