With 26,410 people, Goochland County is a county in Virginia. At a median age of 50.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Since 2000 the county has risen by half, up 9,547 people. 85% of homes are owner-occupied. That puts it in the top 1% of US counties for household income. 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $118,931, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 82%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Goochland County
What changed most since 1990
White share69.5% → 77.6%(+8.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share29.7% → 13.7%(−16.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median age35.9 → 50.5(+14.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)25.8%(482)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.2%(620)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.3%(884)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.7%(32)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(31)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,869 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
Goochland County, decade by decade
Goochland 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
14,163
$86,976
$213,846
19.3%
53.7
2000
16,863
$102,572
$274,706
29.4%
51.5
2010
21,717
$114,473
$486,237
30.7%
47.5
2020
24,727
$117,745
$459,605
43.8%
48.1
2024
26,410
$118,931
$500,600
45.8%
47.1
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.
