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1,182 people live in this town, settled in 1893.
Goochland’s best subject grade is an A− for schools. 92% of households are owner-occupiers in Goochland, against 68% in Virginia’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Goochland is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 72% of U.S. towns. Goochland has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Belmead (Boundary Increase) and Goochland County Court Square. Goochland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Goochland beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Goochland Elementary | PK–5 | 509 |
| Goochland Middle | 6–8 | 616 |
| Goochland High | 9–12 | 850 |
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Goochland is from typical.
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The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 4 maps from 1943 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Goochland is unincorporated, so Goochland 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 Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Goochland.
Since 2013, Goochland has lost 165 jobs, to 1,418 in 2023. Commuting out is the norm here: 7% of working residents work locally. Also worth knowing: 3.4% of Goochland residents live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 23 miles away.
| Goochland | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Goochland High, with 850 students. The Goochland County Public Schools runs its public schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goochland MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 616 | B− |
| Goochland HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 850 | B+ |
| Goochland ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 509 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
16% of adults binge drink in Goochland. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Goochland is ahead of Virginia on 6 and behind on 1. Two figures for adults locally: 22% get no exercise outside work, 32% feel lonely.
| Goochland | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 23% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Goochland | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 13.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.1% | 7.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Goochland, the FEMA risk score is 22 of 100. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 50% come from inland flooding and 18% from earthquakes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Virginia has just over two in five adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 51%. Children under 18 are just over a third of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (39% statewide).
Somewhere between 48% and 71% women
The Census survey reached too few of Goochland’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.6 points. Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Goochland | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 21.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 20.5% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0.4% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.1% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 5.3% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.9% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.6% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.8% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.2% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 45.1% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.3% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Summer afternoons peak near 89° in July, and January nights bottom out around 26°; snowfall runs to about 10 inches a winter. Expect chilly winters and warm summers in Goochland.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Typical home values rose 4.1% in the year to September 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Tucker Park at Maidens Crossing, at 35 acres with 1.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Walkers can cover 1.7 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. In Goochland, the density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Goochland | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tucker Park at Maidens Crossing | 1.1 mi | 35 |
| 2. Court House Green | — | 8 |
| 3. Powhatan State Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Goochland; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Goochland residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Where Goochland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Goochland on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Goochland.
Census-designated place in Virginia, US
Goochland is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Goochland County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 899, up from 861 in 2010. The community is also known as Goochland Courthouse or by an alternative spelling, Goochland Court House. It derives its name from the fact that the community is the location of the county's court house, while the county in turn is named for Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet, the royal lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749.
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That is 4.8 years of the area's median household income ($86,679 across the Richmond, VA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
5 notable people were born here, including Carl Gordon and Nathaniel Massie.
