Demographics of Gloucester County, Virginia

Gloucester County, Virginia had 40,097 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,374 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Gloucester County, in four figures

40,097
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.5%
Change since July 2020: +1,374 people.; 44.8 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $84,306 ±$4,938
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Gloucester County, Virginia's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Gloucester County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Gloucester County, Virginia's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Gloucester County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	38,723	100.0	100.0
2021	39,191	101.2	100.2
2022	39,554	102.1	100.7
2023	40,016	103.3	101.6
2024	40,067	103.5	102.5
2025	40,097	103.5	103.1

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Population of Gloucester County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	38,723	+9	−29	0	+26
2021	39,191	+468	−127	+2	+592
2022	39,554	+363	−131	+1	+497
2023	40,016	+462	−130	−4	+589
2024	40,067	+51	−175	+3	+224
2025	40,097	+30	−179	−9	+217

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.8 ±0.8: for men 42.8 ±0.7 and for women 46.6 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Gloucester County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,930 ±193	4.9% ±0.5	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,946 ±477	15.0% ±1.2	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,547 ±346	6.4% ±0.9	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,388 ±537	23.8% ±1.4	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,448 ±614	29.0% ±1.6	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,267 ±587	20.9% ±1.5	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $84,306 ±$4,938, and income per person $41,316 ±$2,091, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Gloucester County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	1,193 ±251	7.8% ±1.6	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,687 ±475	17.6% ±3.1	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,889 ±398	18.9% ±2.6	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,454 ±440	16.1% ±2.8	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,946 ±438	19.3% ±2.8	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,565 ±312	10.2% ±2.0	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,540 ±290	10.1% ±1.9	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Gloucester County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	2,012 ±513	5.2% ±1.3	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	427 ±208	5.7% ±2.7	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	948 ±302	4.8% ±1.5	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	637 ±164	5.6% ±1.4	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Gloucester County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gloucester County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	17,309 ±34	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.2% ±2.3	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.8% ±2.3	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.4% ±2.1	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.6% ±3.0	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$331,000 ±$15,113	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,096 ±$68	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±2	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Gloucester County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,680 ±0	4.3% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	32,612 ±297	82.5% ±0.8	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,215 ±231	8.1% ±0.6	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	318 ±101	0.8% ±0.3	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	14 to 136	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,606 ±388	4.1% ±1.0	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Gloucester County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	23,483 ±1,078	59.4% ±2.7	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	14,435 ±1,085	36.5% ±2.7	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	772 ±271	2.0% ±0.7	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	836 ±193	2.1% ±0.5	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	551 ±138	1.4% ±0.3	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	141 to 429	0.4% to 1.1%	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Gloucester County among the counties of Virginia

46th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Gloucester County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Prince George County	43,936	+2.0%
Louisa County	42,924	+13.6%
Warren County	42,740	+4.8%
Danville city	41,647	−2.2%
Isle of Wight County	41,321	+6.7%
Gloucester County	40,097	+3.5%
Orange County	40,083	+10.1%
Tazewell County	38,635	−4.4%
Wise County	34,824	−3.5%
Caroline County	34,413	+11.3%
Botetourt County	34,144	+1.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026