People QuickFacts Goochland County Virginia Population, 2012 estimate 21,347 8,185,867 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 21,715 8,001,031 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -1.7% 2.3% Population, 2010 21,717 8,001,024 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 4.4% 6.3% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 19.4% 22.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 15.9% 12.5% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.4% 50.9%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 78.0% 71.3% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 19.4% 19.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.3% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.2% 5.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.2% 2.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 2.1% 8.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 76.2% 64.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 91.9% 84.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 2.5% 11.0% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 5.0% 14.4% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 84.5% 86.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 37.1% 34.4% Veterans, 2007-2011 2,155 743,070 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 30.4 27.3  Housing units, 2011 8,668 3,387,654 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 92.8% 68.4% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 0.6% 21.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $354,700 $254,600 Households, 2007-2011 7,822 2,991,025 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.35 2.57 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $46,697 $33,040 Median household income, 2007-2011 $81,288 $63,302 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 5.2% 10.7%     Business QuickFacts Goochland County Virginia Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 624 193,042 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 10,999 2,998,278 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 232.1 3.3 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 1,870 510,297  Total number of firms, 2007 2,336 638,643 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 9.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 7.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 4.5% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.6% 30.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 0 92,417,797 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 97,362 60,513,396 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 183,950 105,663,299 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $8,914 $13,687 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 15,818 15,340,483 Building permits, 2011 47 23,297     Geography QuickFacts Goochland County Virginia Land area in square miles, 2010 281.42 39,490.09 Persons per square mile, 2010 77.2 202.6 FIPS Code 075 51 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Richmond, VA Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts