Middlesex County vs. Gloucester County

Middlesex County (VA)Gloucester County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)10,76937,349
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.7%1.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)10,95936,859
Population, Census, April 1, 201010,95936,858
Persons under 5 years, percent4.7%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent16.4%20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent31.1%19.1%
Female persons, percent51.3%50.8%
White alone, percent79.8%87.7%
Black or African American alone, percent16.8%8.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.5%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.3%2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.8%3.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent77.5%84.5%
Veterans, 2014-20181,2364,427
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.8%2.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)7,36116,755
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201880.5%76.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$263,900$228,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,540$1,481
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$418$384
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$868$983
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20133.5%5.7%
Building permits, 201835158
Households, 2014-20184,45414,759
Persons per household, 2014-20182.312.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.3%90.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.7%3.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201881.5%88.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201864.7%80.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.0%89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201821.8%22.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.2%12.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.4%9.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201848.9%59.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201845.8%52.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,46740,449
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)23,204128,080
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)25,73822,713
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)101,324496,201
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,363$13,452
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201830.334.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$51,917$66,701
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,707$33,295
Persons in poverty, percent12.7%9.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017324853
Total employment, 20172,2157,418
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)67,714211,728
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.9%1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20179782,400
All firms, 20129713,133
Men-owned firms, 20125341,851
Women-owned firms, 2012224841
Minority-owned firms, 201271203
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128482,811
Veteran-owned firms, 2012177455
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127182,517
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
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, 200720.4%30.1%
Population per square mile, 201084.1169.2
Land area in square miles, 2010130.31217.81

Source: United States Census Bureau

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