Gloucester vs Peletier

A side-by-side comparison of Gloucester and Peletier: population, income, housing, and more.

Gloucester and Peletier are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Peletier has the higher population (779 vs 514 in Gloucester). Gloucester has the higher median household income ($78,125 vs $44,375 in Peletier). Gloucester has the higher median home value ($277,000 vs $151,400 in Peletier).

Population, income & housing

	Gloucester	Peletier
Population	514	779
Median age	49.8 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$78,125	$44,375
Median home value	$277,000	$151,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,082
Housing units	230	605
Homeownership rate	85.2%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gloucester	Peletier
Population	525 → 514 (-2.1%)	754 → 779 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$45,357 → $78,125 (+72.2%)	$39,479 → $44,375 (+12.4%)
Median home value	$120,000 → $277,000 (+130.8%)	$119,900 → $151,400 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$769 → $1,082 (+40.7%)

Gloucester

Population

525514

Median household income

$45,357$78,125

Median home value

$120,000$277,000

Peletier

Population

754779

Median household income

$39,479$44,375

Median home value

$119,900$151,400

Median gross rent

$769$1,082

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gloucester	Peletier
Under 5	0.0%	2.8%
5 to 17	25.1%	12.1%
18 to 24	0.8%	7.3%
25 to 34	3.3%	10.0%
35 to 44	18.5%	17.5%
45 to 54	9.9%	8.0%
55 to 64	16.1%	13.5%
65 to 74	7.2%	16.9%
75 and over	19.1%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gloucester	Peletier
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	86.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gloucester	Peletier
No high school diploma	0.3%	9.6%
High school graduate	26.5%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	45.9%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.1%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gloucester	Peletier
Drove alone	82.0%	80.6%
Carpooled	1.8%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.6%	6.1%
Other means	3.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gloucester	Peletier
1-unit, detached	88.3%	33.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	44.6%

Poverty & households

	Gloucester	Peletier
Poverty rate	2.3%	14.5%
Average household size	2.45	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	36	30
Median year structure built	1978	1993