Gloucester Courthouse

Population: 3,509
Median household income: $88,493
Median home value: $342,000

Gloucester Courthouse, a community in Gloucester County, Virginia, has 3,509 residents. The median household income of $88,493 is above the Gloucester County median ($83,689).

Between 2019 and 2023, Gloucester Courthouse's population grew 42.3% from 2,466 to 3,509, while its median home value rose 40.0% from $244,300 to $342,000.

74.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 2000.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,509
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $88,493
Median home value: $342,000
Median gross rent: $1,049
Housing units: 1,327
Homeownership rate: 82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4663,509

Median household income

$55,227$88,493

Median home value

$244,300$342,000

Median gross rent

$757$1,049

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,466	$55,227	$244,300	$757
2020	2,969	$56,750	$263,800	$832
2021	3,198	$54,196	$270,700	$819
2022	3,513	$82,955	$318,500	$947
2023	3,509	$88,493	$342,000	$1,049

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

Age distribution

Under 513.4%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 243.1%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 4418.0%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over15.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	469	13.4%
5 to 17	458	13.1%
18 to 24	110	3.1%
25 to 34	251	7.2%
35 to 44	631	18.0%
45 to 54	326	9.3%
55 to 64	409	11.7%
65 to 74	316	9.0%
75 and over	539	15.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,142	89.5%
Black or African American	166	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.5%
Asian	52	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	52	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	80	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree17.5%

Graduate or professional degree13.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	130	5.3%
High school graduate	775	31.4%
Some college or associate's	811	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	432	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	324	13.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled2.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,052	81.7%
Carpooled	26	2.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	201	15.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	378	34.8%
15 to 29 min	116	10.7%
30 to 44 min	195	18.0%
45 to 59 min	274	25.2%
60+ min	123	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 7.5% (217 of 2,879)

	Count	Share
Family households	795	65.6%
Nonfamily households	417	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,212	91.3%
Vacant	115	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,004	82.8%
Renter-occupied	208	17.2%

1-unit, detached74.0%

1-unit, attached9.7%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	982	74.0%
1-unit, attached	129	9.7%
2 to 4 units	101	7.6%
5 to 19 units	63	4.7%
20 or more units	22	1.7%
Mobile home & other	30	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5131608
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.97 sq mi
Water area: 0.2 sq mi
Center point: 37.4035, -76.5235

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