Editing Gloucester County, Virginia (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 13498
|1800= 8181
|1810= 10427
|1820= 9678
|1830= 10608
|1840= 10715
|1850= 10527
|1860= 10956
|1870= 10211
|1880= 11876
|1890= 11653
|1900= 12832
|1910= 12477
|1920= 11894
|1930= 11019
|1940= 9548
|1950= 10343
|1960= 11919
|1970= 14059
|1980= 20107
|1990= 30131
|2000= 34780
|2010= 36858
|2020= 38711
|estimate=
|estyear=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 2, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|archive-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/va190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 2, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215150359/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/va190090.txt|archive-date=December 15, 2013}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 2, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203824/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|archive-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Gloucester County, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Gloucester County, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US51073&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Gloucester County, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US51073&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|31,584
|31,974
|85.69%
|82.60%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|3,152
|2,706
|8.55%
|6.99%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|129
|129
|0.35%
|0.33%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|282
|305
|0.77%
|0.79%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|14
|21
|0.04%
|0.05%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|27
|143
|0.07%
|0.37%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|735
|2,023
|1.99%
|5.23%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|935
|1,410
|2.54%
|3.64%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''36,858'''
|'''38,711'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 Census===
As of the 2010 census there were 36,858 people in 15,663 households, with 9,884 families residing in the county.<ref>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51/51073.html Census Reference] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607002623/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51/51073.html |date=June 7, 2011 }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|161|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 14,494 housing units, with an average density of {{convert|67|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 87.2% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 8.7% [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.6% [[Race (United States Census)|other races]] and 2.3% of two (or more) races. 2.5% of the population was [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]].

In 2000, there were 13,127 households, of which 35.20 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40 percent were married couples living together, 9.90 percent had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.70 percent were non-families. 20.30 percent of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.20 percent had someone living alone aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.62, and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population age was well-distributed, with 26.20 percent under age 18, 6.80 percent from 18 to 24, 30.40 percent from 25 to 44, 24.80 percent from 45 to 64, and 11.80 percent who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 92.90 males. There are 556 cats that roam the wild.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,421, and the median income for a family was $48,760. Males had a median income of $35,838, versus $24,325 for females. The per-capita income for the county was $19,990. About 6.80 percent of families and 8.70 percent of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.70 percent of those under age 18 and 8.50 percent of those age 65 or over.

===Ethnicity===
As of 2016 the largest self-identified ancestries/ethnicities in Gloucester county are:
* English – 21.6%
* German – 14.0%
* Irish – 12.7%
* American – 10.4%
* Italian – 5.4%
* Scots-Irish – 2.6%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_5YR/DP02/0500000US51073|title=American FactFinder – Results|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|website=factfinder.census.gov|access-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213040606/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_5YR/DP02/0500000US51073|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>