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Gloucester County

Population in 2010: 2,951. Population change since 2000: +30.1%
Males: 1,365  (46.3%)
Females: 1,586  (53.7%)

Median resident age:  44.3 years
Virginia median age:  43.4 years

Zip codes: 23061.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $62,508 (it was $40,292 in 2000)
Gloucester Courthouse:

$62,508
Virginia:

$59,330
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $23,293

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Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $236,039 (it was $112,600 in 2000)
Gloucester Courthouse:

$236,039
Virginia:

$252,600
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $243,873; Detached houses: $249,640; Townhouses or other attached units: $151,709; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $151,709; Mobile homes: $164,954

Median gross rent in 2009: $863.

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  • White alone - 2,452 (83.1%)
  • Black alone - 338 (11.5%)
  • Hispanic - 63 (2.1%)
  • Two or more races - 50 (1.7%)
  • Asian alone - 38 (1.3%)
  • American Indian alone - 5 (0.2%)
  • Other race alone - 5 (0.2%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Gloucester Courthouse: 87.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Recent posts about Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users:
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Ancestries: English (27.7%), German (14.1%), Irish (11.6%), United States (7.4%), Italian (4.6%), Scotch-Irish (4.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 6.99 square miles.

Population density: 422 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Gloucester Courthouse:

  • High school or higher: 82.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.3%
  • Unemployed: 9.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gloucester Courthouse CDP:

  • Never married: 15.2%
  • Now married: 59.8%
  • Separated: 5.1%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 12.5%

24 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.1%
Virginia:  8.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,351 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,216 (0.6%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Newport News, VA (23.7 miles , pop. 180,150).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Norfolk, VA (39.3 miles , pop. 234,403).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (193.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Gloucester Point, VA (3.2 miles ), Yorktown, VA (3.5 miles ), Williamsburg, VA (3.7 miles ), Urbanna, VA (4.0 miles ), Jamestown district, VA (4.2 miles ), White Stone, VA (4.2 miles ), Irvington, VA (4.2 miles ), West Point, VA (4.2 miles ).

Latitude: 37.41 N, Longitude: 76.52 W

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

5.2%
Virginia:

5.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Retail trade (22%)
  • Manufacturing (17%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (13%)
  • Health care and social assistance (12%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (10%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Educational services (30%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (18%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Health care and social assistance (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Construction (6%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Art and design workers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

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Tornado activity:

Gloucester Courthouse-area historical tornado activity is above Virginia state average. It is 12% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1993, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.0 miles away from the Gloucester Courthouse place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 8/6/1993, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 41.5 miles away from the place center killed 4 people and injured 246 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Gloucester Courthouse-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 76.6 miles away from the city center
On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 88.1 miles away from Gloucester Courthouse center
On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 79.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Gloucester County (10) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 4, Floods: 3, Storms: 2, Storm: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Gloucester Courthouse:

  • RIVERSIDE WALTER REED HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 1 miles away; GLOUCESTER, VA)
  • EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - State, about 15 miles away; WILLIAMSBURG, VA)
  • SENTARA WILLIAMSBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; WILLIAMSBURG, VA)

Amtrak station near Gloucester Courthouse:

  • 14 miles: WILLIAMSBURG (468 N. BOUNDARY ST.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, car rental agency, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gloucester Courthouse:

  • College of William and Mary (about 15 miles; Williamsburg, VA; Full-time enrollment: 7,397)
  • Christopher Newport University (about 25 miles; Newport News, VA; FT enrollment: 4,722)
  • Thomas Nelson Community College (about 26 miles; Hampton, VA; FT enrollment: 3,554)
  • Hampton University (about 30 miles; Hampton, VA; FT enrollment: 4,789)
  • Old Dominion University (about 39 miles; Norfolk, VA; FT enrollment: 15,643)
  • Tidewater Community College (about 42 miles; Norfolk, VA; FT enrollment: 12,101)
  • Norfolk State University (about 42 miles; Norfolk, VA; FT enrollment: 5,675)

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Notable locations in Gloucester Courthouse: Shoppes at Gloucester (A), Ware House Boat Ramp (B), Howards Mill (C), Gloucester Golf Course (D), Gloucester Public Library (E), Gloucester County Courthouse (F), Gloucester County Sheriff's Office (G), Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station 1 (H), Tri - County Transportation (I), Gloucester County Social Services Building (J), Gloucester County Office Building 2 (K), Gloucester County Office Building 1 (L), Sanders Senior Living Community (M), Gloucester House Assisted Living Facility (N), Virginia State Police Division 5 Area 33 Office (O). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Gloucester Exchange Shopping Center (1), Grace City Shopping Center (2), Edgehill Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Gloucester Courthouse include: First Baptist Church (A), Zion Poplars Church (B), Gospel Tabernacle (C), Newington Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Newington Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lake: Lee Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fox Mill Run (A), Crany Creek (B), Cow Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Gloucester Courthouse: Gloucester Downtown Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Gloucester County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 24.8. This is better than average.
City:

24.8
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 15.6. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 18.0 miles away from the city center.
City:

15.6
U.S.:

22.1


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 20.9%
(15.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 60.3% for Black residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  64.2%
Whole state:  67.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gloucester Courthouse, VA


272 people in nursing homes
44 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Gloucester Courthouse compared to Virginia state average:

  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (61%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


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2008 Presidential Election results in Gloucester County Virginia:
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Religion statistics for Gloucester Courthouse (based on Gloucester County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 40.62%
Here40.6%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal Church
Adherents46.8%22.8%11.5%6.0%2.8%
Congregations30.3%27.3%3.0%9.1%3.0%
NameAssemblies of GodLDS (Mormon) ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other
Adherents2.7%2.0%2.0%1.2%2.4%
Congregations3.0%3.0%3.0%3.0%15.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 5
Gloucester County:

1.31 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Gloucester County:

0.26 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:

1.05 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

1.43 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21
Gloucester County:

5.50 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

4.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 25
Here:

6.54 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

7.65 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

9.2%
Virginia:

9.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Gloucester County:

25.9%
State:

26.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Gloucester County:

16.6%
State:

18.6%

7.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,879 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.64%
Virginia average:

11.06%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,267 average AGI)
Gloucester County:

0.15%
Virginia average:

0.41%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Newport News city, VA  1.52% ($39,033 average AGI)
from York County, VA  0.91% ($99,701)
from Hampton city, VA  0.49% ($56,588)


7.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,274 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.02%
Virginia average:

10.78%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($673 average AGI)
Gloucester County:

0.11%
Virginia average:

0.22%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Newport News city, VA  1.28% ($32,328 average AGI)
to York County, VA  0.53% ($40,712)
to Mathews County, VA  0.38% ($33,635)

Strongest AM radio stations in Gloucester Courthouse:

  • WXGM (1420 AM; 1 kW; GLOUCESTER, VA; Owner: WXGM, INC.)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKGM (940 AM; 10 kW; SMITHFIELD, VA; Owner: WKGM, INC.)
  • WGH (1310 AM; 20 kW; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE BAY BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WNIS (790 AM; 5 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WDZY (1290 AM; 25 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
  • WPMH (1010 AM; 10 kW; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WGGM (820 AM; 10 kW; CHESTER, VA; Owner: HOFFMAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gloucester Courthouse:

  • WXGM-FM (99.1 FM; GLOUCESTER, VA; Owner: WXGM, INC.)
  • WXEZ (94.1 FM; YORKTOWN, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE BAY BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WSRV (92.3 FM; DELTAVILLE, VA; Owner: BULLSEYE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WYCS (91.5 FM; YORKTOWN, VA; Owner: CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CORP. INC.)
  • WAFX (106.9 FM; SUFFOLK, VA; Owner: TIDEWATER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WNDJ (104.9 FM; WHITE STONE, VA; Owner: WINDMILL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWBR (107.9 FM; WEST POINT, VA; Owner: WINNER BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WHRO-FM (90.3 FM; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION,INC)
  • WHRV (89.5 FM; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION,INC)
  • WROX-FM (96.1 FM; CAPE CHARLES, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR TELECABLE, INC.)
  • WKLR (96.5 FM; FORT LEE, VA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WVKL (95.7 FM; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: ENTERCOM NORFOLK LICENSE, LLC)
  • W261CN (100.1 FM; WILLIAMSBURG, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WKWI (101.7 FM; KILMARNOCK, VA; Owner: BUFFALO BROADCASTERS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Gloucester Courthouse:

  • WYSJ-CA (Channel 31; YORKTOWN, VA; Owner: JBS, INC.)
  • WTKR (Channel 3; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WTVZ-TV (Channel 33; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WTVZ LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WHRO-TV (Channel 15; HAMPTON-NORFOLK, VA; Owner: HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOC, INC.)
  • WPXV (Channel 49; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WVEC-TV (Channel 13; HAMPTON, VA; Owner: WVEC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WAVY-TV (Channel 10; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: WAVY BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WGNT (Channel 27; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • WVBT (Channel 43; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; Owner: WAVY BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • W21AQ (Channel 21; HAMPTON, VA; Owner: THE UNION MISSION)
  • W18BS (Channel 18; HAMPTON, VA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED9$238,0165$214,05045$201,2114$147,6703$180,3332$81,810
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$327,8704$174,6750$01$65,7900$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$237,33013$208,4251$47,6801$89,5401$107,470
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$192,3701$137,32010$210,2461$100,6500$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$02$219,4450$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 1002.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$136,140
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 1002.00

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