With 1,459 people, Gordonsville is a city in Virginia. Households here earn about 34% less than in Virginia as a whole. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. People stay put here: 78% were in the same home a year ago. There are 1,539 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,556, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 68%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gordonsville
What changed most since 1990
Black share27.7% → 19.4%(−8.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants66.5% → 61.0%(−5.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)32.7%(16)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.5%(13)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.7%(17)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 49 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
Gordonsville, decade by decade
Gordonsville 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
1,351
$59,728
$150,484
10.5%
52.3
2000
1,498
$64,951
$162,674
12.0%
52.7
2010
1,496
$59,747
$292,461
16.1%
57.4
2020
1,402
$53,685
$240,347
19.9%
62.9
2024
1,459
$61,556
$272,800
26.0%
61.3
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.
