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 professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gloucester Point who work in sales jobs (13.72%), office and administrative support (13.19%), and management occupations (10.43%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.09% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. 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. One of the nice things about Gloucester Point is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. One downside of living in Gloucester Point is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Gloucester Point, the average commute to work is 33.99 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Gloucester Point does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Gloucester Point are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.58% of adults in Gloucester Point having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Gloucester Point in 2022 was $36,180, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,720 for a family of four. However, Gloucester Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gloucester Point is a very 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.
