Gloucester County, Virginia

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 39,228
Median household income: $83,689
Median home value: $289,200

Home to 39,228 residents, Gloucester County is one of Virginia's counties. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $83,689 is below the Virginia median ($90,974).

Between 2019 and 2023, Gloucester County's population grew 5.4% from 37,222 to 39,228, while its median household income rose 18.6% from $70,537 to $83,689.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 83.0% of the population. 85.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,228
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $83,689
Median home value: $289,200
Median gross rent: $1,144
Housing units: 17,204
Homeownership rate: 79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,222	$70,537	$230,000	$1,084
2020	37,362	$71,649	$230,300	$1,045
2021	38,586	$77,733	$242,100	$1,022
2022	38,875	$83,750	$274,500	$1,133
2023	39,228	$83,689	$289,200	$1,144

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,845	4.7%
5 to 17	6,018	15.3%
18 to 24	2,587	6.6%
25 to 34	4,411	11.2%
35 to 44	4,896	12.5%
45 to 54	4,988	12.7%
55 to 64	6,508	16.6%
65 to 74	4,833	12.3%
75 and over	3,142	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,546	83.0%
Black or African American	3,192	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	0.1%
Asian	304	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	75	0.2%
Two or more races	1,499	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,586	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate32.3%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,533	8.8%
High school graduate	9,306	32.3%
Some college or associate's	9,498	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	4,740	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,701	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone85.6%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,369	85.6%
Carpooled	784	4.1%
Public transit	17	0.1%
Walked	69	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,607	8.4%
Other means	283	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,631	15.0%
15 to 29 min	4,631	26.4%
30 to 44 min	4,642	26.5%
45 to 59 min	2,951	16.8%
60+ min	2,667	15.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 6.8% (2,619 of 38,562)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,424	69.0%
Nonfamily households	4,687	31.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,111	87.8%
Vacant	2,093	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,064	79.8%
Renter-occupied	3,047	20.2%

1-unit, detached81.9%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other9.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,083	81.9%
1-unit, attached	350	2.0%
2 to 4 units	436	2.5%
5 to 19 units	639	3.7%
20 or more units	85	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1,611	9.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 51073
State: Virginia
Land area: 218 sq mi
Water area: 70 sq mi
Center point: 37.4035, -76.5235

Cities & places

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