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Gate City is a Census town of 1,928 people across 3.98 square miles of land, in Scott County. Median household income is $42,857, 70.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gate City
What Gate City is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.98 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land484
- County holding the largest share of its areaScott County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Gate City
- Population1,928
- Median age41.4
- Population under 18326 plus or minus 98
- Share under 1816.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Population 65 and over414 plus or minus 106
- Share 65 and over21.5 percent
- Households886
- Family households513 plus or minus 112
- Share of households that are families57.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Gate City
- Median household income$42,857 plus or minus $17,186
- Per capita income$35,213 plus or minus $7,183
- Civilian labor force870 plus or minus 198
- Employed859 plus or minus 198
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate1.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over1,469
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.3 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Gate City
- Housing units1,167
- Occupied units886
- Vacant units281 plus or minus 115
- Vacancy rate24.1 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Owner occupied623
- Renter occupied263 plus or minus 104
- Ownership rate70.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$163,000 plus or minus $33,816
- Median gross rent, monthly$660 plus or minus $277
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.5 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Single family units903
- Share single family77.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more166 plus or minus 91
- Share in buildings of two or more14.2 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Mobile homes98 plus or minus 68
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Gate City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute821 plus or minus 200
- Commuting under 15 minutes319 plus or minus 137
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.9 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more197 plus or minus 87
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.0 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Drove alone91.3 percent
- Carpooled2.1 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Gate City
- NFIP communityTown of Gate City
- NFIP community number510145
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/07/15
The Town of Gate City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 510145 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Scott County, not Gate City
Scott County context, not Gate City figures
- Establishments in Scott County260
- Covered employment, Scott County4,980
- Average annual pay, Scott County$44,964
- Housing units permitted, Scott County22
Every figure in this section is published for Scott County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gate City.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Gate City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gate City, Virginia?
1,928, in 886 households. Gate City town covers 3.98 square miles of land, which is 484 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gate City in?
Scott County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Gate City?
$42,857. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $163,000. Median gross rent is $660 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Gate City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gate City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gate City, town of, community 510145, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Gate City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Scott County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Gate City.
Is zoning published for Gate City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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