Goochland County, Virginia

Goochland County has a population of 26,410 and has grown 18.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $500,600, about 4.2 times the county's median household income of $118,931.

Home price
$500,600
Income
$118,931
Population
26,410
Unemployment
1.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$500,600county
Median gross rent$1,614county
Median year homes here were built2000county
Share of homes built before 198021.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented15.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.0%county
Typical monthly rent$2,001county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,655county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,507county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,072county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$118,931county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate5.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home19.1%county
Unemployment rate1.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.5%county
Share of workers employed by government14.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.5%county
Economic output per resident$151,518county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.50%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service31 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2456422county
Miles to nearest general aviation field19 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station19 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.4%county
Traffic deaths75.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher45.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.4%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment2643county
Students per full-time teacher13.4county
Free lunch eligible29.3%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution14 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians71county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance2.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year7.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.0%county
Frequent mental distress14.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity18.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population26,410county
Land area in square miles283county
People per square mile of land93.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store1.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+18.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age50.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1816.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.1%county
Share of households that are one person20.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.9%county
Second languages5.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents158county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents36county
Households that moved in1,475county
Households that moved away928county
Average income of arriving households$148,352county
Average income of departing households$105,869county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes28county
Housing units authorised in the latest year314county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature58.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.6 incounty
Annual snowfall17.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.30 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F40 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing87 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days192 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 19county
Average first fall frostOct 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$170county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.9¢county
Household electricity use1,145 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity77.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas9.2%county
Homes heated by propane6.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.3%county
Homes heated by wood2.7%county
Households with broadband93.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk28.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk70.6county
Landslide risk32.8county
Hail risk13.1county
Earthquake risk71.5county
Tornado risk24.8county
Tropical cyclone risk60.2county
Extreme heat risk28.7county
Winter weather risk8.7county
Strong wind risk43.0county
Wildfire risk9.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Goochland County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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