Gordonsville

Population: 1,527
Median household income: $70,179
Median home value: $267,200

Gordonsville is a community in Orange County, Virginia, home to 1,527 residents. The median household income of $70,179 is below the Orange County median ($94,175).

Between 2019 and 2023, Gordonsville's population declined 13.1% from 1,758 to 1,527, while its median home value rose 38.9% from $192,300 to $267,200.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 17.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 77.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,527
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $70,179
Median home value: $267,200
Median gross rent: $949
Housing units: 881
Homeownership rate: 54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7581,527

Median household income

$47,656$70,179

Median home value

$192,300$267,200

Median gross rent

$941$949

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,758	$47,656	$192,300	$941
2020	1,988	$44,293	$198,300	$872
2021	1,783	$49,904	$218,000	$868
2022	1,946	$50,850	$250,500	$988
2023	1,527	$70,179	$267,200	$949

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4417.2%

45 to 547.0%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	96	6.3%
5 to 17	219	14.3%
18 to 24	62	4.1%
25 to 34	267	17.5%
35 to 44	263	17.2%
45 to 54	107	7.0%
55 to 64	216	14.1%
65 to 74	217	14.2%
75 and over	80	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,188	77.8%
Black or African American	228	14.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.2%
Two or more races	59	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	45	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree16.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	112	9.7%
High school graduate	418	36.3%
Some college or associate's	381	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	188	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	51	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.8%

Walked6.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	591	76.8%
Carpooled	71	9.2%
Public transit	6	0.8%
Walked	50	6.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	48	6.2%
Other means	4	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	104	14.4%
15 to 29 min	190	26.3%
30 to 44 min	269	37.3%
45 to 59 min	103	14.3%
60+ min	56	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 17.7% (268 of 1,518)

	Count	Share
Family households	390	52.4%
Nonfamily households	354	47.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	744	84.4%
Vacant	137	15.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	408	54.8%
Renter-occupied	336	45.2%

1-unit, detached75.4%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units14.5%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	664	75.4%
1-unit, attached	16	1.8%
2 to 4 units	60	6.8%
5 to 19 units	128	14.5%
20 or more units	12	1.4%
Mobile home & other	1	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5131936
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.95 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.1356, -78.1874