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Goochland County, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Goochland County, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Goochland County is a small, high-income exurban county of 25,613 residents outside Richmond, with a median household income of $118,931 and GDP per capita of $118,872 — well above typical U.S. benchmarks. Its workforce is well-educated (47.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher) and unemployment sits at just 2.6%, though labor force participation is modest at 56.7%, reflecting an older median age of 50.5 years. The county has grown 13.9% over five years, maintains a 86.3% homeownership rate, and carries a poverty rate of just 3.9%, with a median home value of $483,700 signaling a relatively high cost of entry.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

25,613

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$118,931

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

50.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+13.9% since 2018

Goochland County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone20,703 (78.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,611 (13.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races623 (2.4%)
  • Asian Alone501 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race479 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone477 (1.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Indo-European458
  2. 2.Spanish293
  3. 3.Vietnamese207
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic142
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)107

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,869

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$118,872

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$68,258

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,589
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,057
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,638
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing1,414
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,015

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,482
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,679
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,735
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations955
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations799

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 2.03×)1,643
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.95×)544
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.26×)1,878
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.19×)679
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.09×)912

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$483,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,567/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

84.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9992,400 (27.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,615 (18.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,268 (14.4%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,096 (12.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999547 (6.2%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999516 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

47.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$56,319

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,405 (76.3%)
  • Worked At Home2,356 (19.1%)
  • Carpooled451 (3.7%)
  • Other73 (0.6%)
  • Walked44 (0.4%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.