Gloucester is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 22,448 people and five associated neighborhoods, Gloucester is the 47th largest community in Virginia.

Also of interest is that Gloucester has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.45% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Gloucester 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. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Gloucester, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.75 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small town, Gloucester does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Gloucester is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.47% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Gloucester in 2022 was $43,152, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $172,608 for a family of four. However, Gloucester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Gloucester is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Gloucester home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gloucester residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gloucester include English, Irish, German, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Gloucester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.