Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Gloucester Point is worth considering.
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.
In Gloucester Point, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.02 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Gloucester Point is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Gloucester Point is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.31% of adults 25 and older in the town 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.
