Demographics of Goochland County, Virginia

Goochland County, Virginia had 29,187 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,321 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.

Goochland County, in four figures

29,187
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +17.4%
Change since July 2020: +4,321 people.; 50.5 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $118,931 ±$7,243
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.

Goochland County, Virginia's population grew 17.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Goochland 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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Goochland County, Virginia's population grew 17.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Goochland 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	24,866	100.0	100.0
2021	25,551	102.8	100.2
2022	26,212	105.4	100.7
2023	27,272	109.7	101.6
2024	28,263	113.7	102.5
2025	29,187	117.4	103.1

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Population of Goochland 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	24,866	+122	−20	0	+158
2021	25,551	+685	−74	+3	+798
2022	26,212	+661	−75	+54	+660
2023	27,272	+1,060	−83	+54	+1,041
2024	28,263	+991	−121	+48	+1,023
2025	29,187	+924	−131	+5	+1,045

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 50.5 ±0.4: for men 50.0 ±0.9 and for women 51.6 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Goochland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,035 ±115	3.9% ±0.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,237 ±314	12.3% ±1.2	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,867 ±309	7.1% ±1.2	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,388 ±423	20.4% ±1.6	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,248 ±429	31.2% ±1.6	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,635 ±539	25.1% ±2.0	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $118,931 ±$7,243, and income per person $67,746 ±$5,765, 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 Goochland County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	675 ±173	6.5% ±1.7	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	927 ±225	9.0% ±2.2	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,387 ±318	13.4% ±3.1	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,298 ±243	12.6% ±2.3	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,928 ±378	18.6% ±3.6	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,492 ±290	14.4% ±2.8	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,635 ±348	25.5% ±3.3	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 Goochland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	1,310 ±389	5.1% ±1.5	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	208 ±99	4.9% ±2.3	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	636 ±227	5.0% ±1.8	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	466 ±164	5.5% ±1.9	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Goochland County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Goochland County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	11,208 ±27	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.3% ±2.3	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.7% ±2.3	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	84.9% ±2.4	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	15.1% ±2.4	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$500,600 ±$32,408	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,614 ±$178	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2000 ±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 Goochland County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,004 ±0	3.8% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,485 ±165	77.6% ±0.6	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,610 ±170	13.7% ±0.6	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	501 ±125	1.9% ±0.5	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 38	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 83	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	754 ±261	2.9% ±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 Goochland County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	15,262 ±670	57.8% ±2.5	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,549 ±651	36.2% ±2.5	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	302 ±135	1.1% ±0.5	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,297 ±327	4.9% ±1.2	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,196 ±322	4.5% ±1.2	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	14 to 188	0.1% to 0.7%	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%.

Goochland County among the counties of Virginia

62nd of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Goochland County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Amherst County	31,962	+2.1%
Mecklenburg County	30,747	+1.5%
Fredericksburg city	30,393	+8.6%
King George County	29,646	+10.5%
Carroll County	29,299	+0.5%
Goochland County	29,187	+17.4%
Fluvanna County	28,975	+6.2%
Dinwiddie County	28,896	+3.6%
Smyth County	28,882	−3.0%
Winchester city	28,272	+1.0%
New Kent County	28,022	+21.2%

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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