Dickenson County, VA

People

Dickenson County

Virginia

Population, 2000

16,395

7,078,515

Population, net change, 1990 to 2000

-1,225

889,318

Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000

-7.0%

14.4%

White persons, 2000 (a)

16,224

5,120,110

Black or African American persons, 2000 (a)

58

1,390,293

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 (a)

19

21,172

Asian persons, 2000 (a)

12

261,025

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, 2000 (a)

0

3,946

Persons reporting some other race, 2000 (a)

9

138,900

Persons reporting two or more races, 2000

73

143,069

White persons, percent, 2000 (a)

99.0%

72.3%

Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)

2000 (a)

2000 (a)

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)

0.0%

0.1%

Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)

0.1%

2.0%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000

0.4%

2.0%

Persons under 18 years old, 2000

3,619

1,738,262

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000

22.1%

24.6%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 (b)

70

329,540

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)

0.4%

4.7%

Deaths, 1997

185

53,852

Infant deaths, 1997

3

714

High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990

5,265

2,987,611

College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990

666

972,894

Homeownership rate, 1990

81.4%

66.3%

Households, 1990

6,491

2,294,722

Persons per household, 1990

2.69

2.61

Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate

$22,941

$40,209

Persons below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate

4,366

782,827

Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate

25.5%

11.6%

Children below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate

1,518

286,182

Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate

32.9%

17.0%

Business

Dickenson County

Virginia

Personal income, 1997 ($1000)

266,076

175,910,792

Personal income per capita, 1997

15,495

26,109

Civilian labor force, 1999

5,599

3,521,965

Unemployment, 1999

669

97,964

Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 1997

4,627

4,123,480

Full-time and part-time employment, net change 1990 to 1997

-596

403,867

Employment in government, 1997

953

780,914

Average earnings per job, 1997

$22,603

$29,727

Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998

279

172,182

Change in private nonfarm establishments, 1990 to 1998

-7

22,487

Private nonfarm establishments, percent change 1990-1998

-2.4%

15.0%

Private nonfarm estabs with less than 20 employees, 1998

255

147,954

Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)

NA

83,814,009

Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)

64,171

62,569,924

Retail sales per capita, 1997

$3,739

$9,293

Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999

25

53,151

Farm land, 1997 (acres)

9,056

8,228,226

Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)

100,889

57,842,231

Geography

Dickenson County

Virginia

Land area, 2000 (square miles)

332

39,594

Persons per square mile, 2000

49.4

178.8

Metropolitan Area

None

a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

Figures are in absolute numbers unless otherwise indicated.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Agricultural Statistics Service, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau