Gloucester Point is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 10,587 people and four associated neighborhoods, Gloucester Point is the 72nd largest community in Virginia.Gloucester Point is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Gloucester Point is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gloucester Point who work in sales jobs (12.81%), office and administrative support (12.41%), and management occupations (11.79%). There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Gloucester Point, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community. Also of interest is that Gloucester Point has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Gloucester Point has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Gloucester Point has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Gloucester Point than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Gloucester Point may be for you. Gloucester Point is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. One downside of living in Gloucester Point, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.02 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small town, Gloucester Point doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Gloucester Point who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.31% of adults in Gloucester Point have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Gloucester Point in 2022 was $34,391, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $137,564 for a family of four. However, Gloucester Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gloucester Point is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Gloucester Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gloucester Point residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gloucester Point include English, Irish, German, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Gloucester Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
