Gloucester County vs Isle of Wight County

A side-by-side comparison of Gloucester County and Isle of Wight County: population, income, housing, and more.

Gloucester County and Isle of Wight County are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Isle of Wight County has the higher population (39,444 vs 39,228 in Gloucester County). Isle of Wight County has the higher median household income ($96,118 vs $83,689 in Gloucester County). Isle of Wight County has the higher median home value ($333,600 vs $289,200 in Gloucester County).

Population, income & housing

	Gloucester County	Isle of Wight County
Population	39,228	39,444
Median age	44.6 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$83,689	$96,118
Median home value	$289,200	$333,600
Median gross rent	$1,144	$1,313
Housing units	17,204	16,827
Homeownership rate	79.8%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gloucester County	Isle of Wight County
Population	37,222 → 39,228 (+5.4%)	36,627 → 39,444 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$70,537 → $83,689 (+18.6%)	$73,991 → $96,118 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$230,000 → $289,200 (+25.7%)	$266,800 → $333,600 (+25.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,084 → $1,144 (+5.5%)	$1,045 → $1,313 (+25.6%)

Gloucester County

Population

37,22239,228

Median household income

$70,537$83,689

Median home value

$230,000$289,200

Median gross rent

$1,084$1,144

Isle of Wight County

Population

36,62739,444

Median household income

$73,991$96,118

Median home value

$266,800$333,600

Median gross rent

$1,045$1,313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gloucester County	Isle of Wight County
Under 5	4.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	15.3%	16.4%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.0%
25 to 34	11.2%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.8%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	16.6%	16.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	12.0%
75 and over	8.0%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gloucester County	Isle of Wight County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.0%	69.3%
Black or African American	8.1%	21.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gloucester County	Isle of Wight County
No high school diploma	8.8%	7.8%
High school graduate	32.3%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gloucester County	Isle of Wight County
Drove alone	85.6%	81.4%
Carpooled	4.1%	7.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	0.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	10.1%
Other means	1.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gloucester County	Isle of Wight County
1-unit, detached	81.9%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.5%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Gloucester County	Isle of Wight County
Poverty rate	6.8%	7.4%
Average household size	2.58	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	35	30
Median year structure built	1986	1992