Gate City is home to 1,928 people in Virginia. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 54%. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $163,000. Median rent is $660 a month. Median household income is $42,857, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $42,857, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gate City
What changed most since 1990
Median age45.6 → 41.4(−4.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share95.7% → 91.5%(−4.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population2,211 → 1,928(−13%)US over the same years: +35%
Gate City's population equals 9.0% of Scott County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 17% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 6.2% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)10.4%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.9%(20)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.3%(29)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.9%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 67 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Gate City, decade by decade
Gate City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,211
$51,138
$104,643
12.0%
10.2
2000
2,159
$58,065
$133,709
17.6%
11.1
2010
2,034
$55,779
$142,706
21.9%
12.5
2020
2,043
$42,273
$181,200
31.4%
18.4
2024
1,928
$42,857
$163,000
29.3%
19.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
