The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Gloucester Point has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Gloucester Point a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Gloucester Point, the average commute to work is 33.02 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
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.
