Gloucester County vs. York County

Gloucester County (VA)York County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)37,34967,846
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.3%4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)36,85965,239
Population, Census, April 1, 201036,85865,464
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.0%23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.1%16.1%
Female persons, percent50.8%51.0%
White alone, percent87.7%75.5%
Black or African American alone, percent8.2%13.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.6%
Asian alone, percent0.9%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent2.7%3.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.8%6.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent84.5%70.5%
Veterans, 2014-20184,4279,544
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.2%8.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)16,75527,905
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201876.3%71.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$228,300$324,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,481$1,907
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$384$548
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$983$1,456
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20135.7%18.1%
Building permits, 2018158697
Households, 2014-201814,75924,617
Persons per household, 2014-20182.502.69
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.9%83.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.4%11.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.8%94.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.5%89.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.1%94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.8%45.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.1%8.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.7%7.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.0%60.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.8%56.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)40,449269,881
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)128,080215,765
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)22,71379,990
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)496,201884,399
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,452$13,370
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201834.022.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$66,701$90,367
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,295$39,071
Persons in poverty, percent9.1%5.5%
Total employer establishments, 20178531,462
Total employment, 20177,41819,156
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)211,728663,447
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.7%4.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,4003,974
All firms, 20123,1334,158
Men-owned firms, 20121,8512,024
Women-owned firms, 20128411,694
Minority-owned firms, 2012203859
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,8113,099
Veteran-owned firms, 2012455701
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,5173,150
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.9%6.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%6.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.1%33.5%
Population per square mile, 2010169.2624.8
Land area in square miles, 2010217.81104.78

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Gloucester county (VA) and York county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.