GloucesterNC
385 people live in this town, settled in 1904.
Is Gloucester a good place to live?
Gloucester’s typical journey to work is 39 minutes, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. No town among the 291 in North Carolina we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Gloucester. Gloucester has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
385 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Gloucester: who provides what
Gloucester is unincorporated, so Carteret County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Gloucester.
Very high risk in Gloucester, with hurricanes at the top
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Gloucester than in 99% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 78% come from hurricanes and 8% from inland flooding. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2018.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of North Carolina and the rest of the country, fewer of Gloucester’s working residents work locally
The top destinations are Morehead City (21%), Beaufort (16%) and Raleigh (4%). For residents in Gloucester, the share who live below the poverty line is 3.6%. Half commute less than 13 miles.
| Gloucester | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 6.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Gloucester: mild winters and hot summers
The peak summer temperature for Gloucester comes to 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Gloucester is
In Gloucester, 81% of adults had a checkup this year. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Gloucester is ahead of North Carolina on 5 and behind on 6. Two figures for adults locally: 41% have high blood pressure, 16% report frequent mental distress.
| Gloucester | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Gloucester | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.3% | 12.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 15.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow puts the typical Gloucester home at about $353K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 1.4%.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Queen Anne's Revenge and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gloucester. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Ancient siteQueen Anne's Revenge
9 mi State parkFort Macon State Park
8 mi LighthouseCape Lookout Lighthouse
3 mi National SeashoreCape Lookout National Seashore513K visitors a year
39 mi MuseumTryon Palace
38 mi National SeashoreCape Hatteras National Seashore2.7M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Queen Anne's Revenge: Joseph Nicholls, Public domain · Fort Macon State Park: Kevinbercaw, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Lookout Lighthouse: United States Coast Guard, Public domain · Cape Lookout National Seashore: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 3.0 · Tryon Palace: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Cape Hatteras National Seashore: Vbofficial, Public domain
Everything we know about Gloucester
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Gloucester
About 0 of every 100 Gloucester residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
99% of working residents leave Gloucester for work
Where Gloucester’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Gloucester
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Gloucester, NC a good place to live?
Gloucester has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.