Gloucester County, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Gloucester County, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Gloucester County, Virginia is among the lowest in the country for poverty rate, and among the highest in the country for average commute time (130th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Gloucester County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	39,526	8,705,170	334,922,499	1223rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$84,306	$93,170	$80,734	443rd of 3,221
Median Age	44.8	39.0	38.9	779th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.3%	42.2%	35.7%	1194th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$331,000	$383,700	$332,700	488th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,096	$1,579	$1,413	735th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.2%	9.9%	12.5%	3169th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.0%	4.3%	5.2%	2581st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	181.5	220.5	n/a	667th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.1%	13.1%	14.1%	1988th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.6	n/a	n/a	1257th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.4%	67.3%	65.2%	571st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	34.8	27.3	26.4	130th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.9%	18.3%	15.1%	1008th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.0%	n/a	n/a	1880th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.3%	48.7%	46.9%	456th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.3%	n/a	n/a	803rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Gloucester County, Virginia

Statistic	Gloucester County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	82.5%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.3%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	8.1%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	30.9	60.7	61.4

Age in Gloucester County, Virginia

Statistic	Gloucester County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	44.8	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	19.9%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.3%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.0%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.9%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Gloucester County, Virginia

Statistic	Gloucester County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	15,274	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	69.2%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.1%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.9%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.9%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	23.0%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Gloucester County, Virginia

Statistic	Gloucester County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,316	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	7.8%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.9%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.3%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.1%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.2%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.0%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.1%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Gloucester County, Virginia

Statistic	Gloucester County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	17,309	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.7%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.3%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.8%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.6%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.1%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,878	$2,790	n/a

Education in Gloucester County, Virginia

Statistic	Gloucester County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	8.3%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.4%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.0%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.7%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.6%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Gloucester County, Virginia

Statistic	Gloucester County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.8%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.7%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	14.4%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.2%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.1%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Gloucester County, Virginia

Statistic	Gloucester County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.4%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.4%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.7%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.8%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.8%	14.3%	16.7%

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