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Gloucester County Public Schools Overview

Rappahannock Community College located in Gloucester County Public Schools area. A total of 14,786 households are located in Gloucester County Public Schools area. Among them, 3,953 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.97 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 10,209 and 7,870 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.48% (178) of residents are non-citizens and 2.78% (1,030) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Gloucester County Public Schools, Virginia
Household	14,786
Population	36,984
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,953 (26.73%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	10,209
Total Students	7,870
Pre-Kindergarten	425
Kindergarten	365
Grade 1-8	3,112
Grade 9-12	1,768
College/Graduate School	2,200
Veterans	29,566
Non-citizen	178
Non-English Home Language	1,030
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

30,835 residents are over the age of 16 and 18,712 people are in labor force. Among them, 18,360 people are in civilian labor force and 352 are in armed labor force. 17,786 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Gloucester County Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,839	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	15,140	84.87%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,443	8.09%
Public transportation	71	0.40%
Walked	105	0.59%
Other method	275	1.54%
Worked from home	805	4.51%
Average Commute Time	34 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,786	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,713	32.12%
Service	3,166	17.80%
Sales and office	3,821	21.48%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,485	13.97%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,601	14.62%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,786	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	369	2.07%
Construction	1,435	8.07%
Manufacturing	1,987	11.17%
Wholesale trade	349	1.96%
Retail trade	2,539	14.28%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	934	5.25%
Information	242	1.36%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	716	4.03%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,815	10.20%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,488	19.61%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,788	10.05%
Other services, except public administration	731	4.11%
Public administration	1,393	7.83%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,786	-
Private wage and salary workers	13,581	76.36%
Government workers	3,365	18.92%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	836	4.70%
Unpaid family workers	4	0.02%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $83,482 for the 14,786 households in Gloucester County Public Schools area, Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $38,987. 34,193 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.31%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	14,786	-
Less than $10,000	661	4.47%
$10,000 - $14,999	328	2.22%
$15,000 - $24,999	981	6.63%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,153	7.80%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,675	11.33%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,948	19.94%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,665	18.02%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,657	17.97%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,033	6.99%
More than $200,000	685	4.63%
Median Household Income	$70,537	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$83,482	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	10,466	-
Less than $10,000	335	3.20%
$10,000 - $14,999	128	1.22%
$15,000 - $24,999	524	5.01%
$25,000 - $34,999	398	3.80%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,007	9.62%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,065	19.73%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,151	20.55%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,297	21.95%
$150,000 - $199,999	997	9.53%
More than $200,000	564	5.39%

Median Family Income	$84,462	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$94,505	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$38,987	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$56,080	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$56,080	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	36,644	-
With health insurance coverage	34,193	93.31%
Public coverage	11,417	31.16%
Private health insurance	28,705	78.33%
Without health insurance coverage	2,451	6.69%

Housing

There are 16,571 housing units in Gloucester County Public Schools area, Virginia with 14,786 units (89.23%) occupied. 11,569 houses (78.24%) are occupied by owner and 3,217 houses (21.76%) are rented. The average housing value is $230,000 and the average rental cost is $1,084. 403 houses (2.43%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,522 houses (9.18%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,571	-
Occupied	14,786	89.23%
Owner Occupied	11,569	78.24%
Renter Occupied	3,217	21.76%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	13,739	82.91%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	376	2.27%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	905	5.46%
Mobile Homes	1,551	9.36%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,571	-
Built 2014 or later	403	2.43%
Built 2010 - 2013	583	3.52%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,671	16.12%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,613	15.77%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,164	25.13%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,293	13.84%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,402	8.46%
Built 1950 - 1959	920	5.55%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,522	9.18%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,571	-
1 room	100	0.60%
2 rooms	136	0.82%
3 rooms	605	3.65%
4 rooms	1,761	10.63%
5 rooms	3,639	21.96%
6 rooms	4,071	24.57%
7 rooms	2,408	14.53%
8 rooms	1,813	10.94%
9 rooms or more	2,038	12.30%
Median Number of Rooms	6.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,571	-
no bedroom	138	0.83%
1 bedroom	640	3.86%
2 bedrooms	3,017	18.21%
3 bedrooms	9,447	57.01%
4 bedrooms	2,925	17.65%
5 bedrooms or more	404	2.44%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	11,569	-
Less than $50,000	557	4.81%
$50,000 - $99,999	384	3.32%
$100,000 - $149,999	925	8.00%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,320	20.05%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,253	36.76%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,375	20.53%
$500,000 - $999,999	542	4.68%
$1,000,000 or more	213	1.84%
Median House Value	$230,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,955	-
Less than $500	126	4.26%
$500 - $999	1,156	39.12%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,138	38.51%
$1,500 - $1,999	432	14.62%
$2,000 - $2,499	71	2.40%
$2,500 - $2,999	32	1.08%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$1,084	-

Demographic

A total of 37,222 people lives in Gloucester County Public Schools area, Virginia with 18,173 male and 19,049 female. The males to female ratio is 48.82 to 51.18. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	37,222	-
Male	18,173	48.82%
Female	19,049	51.18%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	37,222	-
Under 5 years	1,885	5.06%
5 - 9 years	2,084	5.60%
10 - 14 years	1,948	5.23%
15 - 19 years	1,993	5.35%
20 - 24 years	2,261	6.07%
25 - 34 years	4,354	11.70%
35 - 44 years	4,184	11.24%
45 - 54 years	5,514	14.81%
55 - 59 years	3,337	8.97%
60 - 64 years	2,741	7.36%
65 - 74 years	4,110	11.04%
75 - 84 years	2,226	5.98%
85 years and older	585	1.57%
Median Age	44.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	37,222	-
One Race	36,390	97.76%
White	32,729	87.93%
Black or African American	3,341	8.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native	11	0.03%
Asian	282	0.76%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	27	0.07%

Two or more races	832	2.24%
White and Black or African American	299	0.80%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	134	0.36%
White and Asian	223	0.60%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	13	0.03%