James City County vs. Gloucester County

James City County (VA)Gloucester County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)76,39737,349
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)13.4%1.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)67,38536,859
Population, Census, April 1, 201067,00936,858
Persons under 5 years, percent4.9%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.0%20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent25.3%19.1%
Female persons, percent51.7%50.8%
White alone, percent80.3%87.7%
Black or African American alone, percent13.6%8.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.5%
Asian alone, percent2.7%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.9%3.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.6%84.5%
Veterans, 2014-20189,2304,427
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.5%2.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)33,76316,755
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.5%76.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$339,600$228,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,785$1,481
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$552$384
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,248$983
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.4%5.7%
Building permits, 2018454158
Households, 2014-201828,76614,759
Persons per household, 2014-20182.542.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.6%90.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.3%3.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.7%88.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201885.9%80.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201895.0%89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201849.6%22.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.0%12.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.9%9.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.2%59.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.9%52.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)264,10240,449
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)305,509128,080
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,621,34922,059
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)131,58622,713
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)630,200496,201
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,138$13,452
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.134.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$83,048$66,701
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$43,815$33,295
Persons in poverty, percent7.0%9.1%
Total employer establishments, 20171,711853
Total employment, 201727,9877,418
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,055,592211,728
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.7%1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,6142,400
All firms, 20126,4393,133
Men-owned firms, 20123,2461,851
Women-owned firms, 20122,327841
Minority-owned firms, 2012827203
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,2942,811
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,070455
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,8992,517
Black-owned firms, percent, 20076.2%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, 200726.2%30.1%
Population per square mile, 2010470.4169.2
Land area in square miles, 2010142.44217.81

Source: United States Census Bureau

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