Gloucester County is a county of 39,526 people in Virginia. Few US counties rank higher on income. At a median age of 44.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $84,306, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gloucester County
What changed most since 1990
White share87.2% → 82.5%(−4.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age33.6 → 44.8(+11.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Hispanic share1.0% → 4.3%(+3.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 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)36.7%(1,626)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)43.8%(1,942)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.1%(1,113)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(175)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,436 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
Gloucester County, decade by decade
Gloucester County 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
30,131
$75,821
$203,526
14.7%
28.4
2000
34,780
$82,741
$193,642
17.6%
31.8
2010
36,858
$85,352
$328,138
19.2%
32.2
2020
38,711
$86,841
$279,133
24.0%
38.9
2024
39,526
$84,306
$331,000
25.3%
38.6
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.
