Housing density: 2,165 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $448,286.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,606 (lower quartile is $1,382, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,664
Median gross rent in West Gate, VA in 2022: $1,770
Housing units in West Gate with a mortgage: 1,026 (138 second mortgage, 77 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 132
In family households: 359,197 (72,572 male householders, 28,026 female householders)
78,037 spouses, 134,746 children (126,129 natural, 2,614 adopted, 6,003 stepchildren), 7,606 grandchildren, 5,919 brothers or sisters, 5,345 parents, foster children, 9,643 other relatives, 13,401 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 40,285 (14,683 male householders (10,546 living alone)), 15,504 female householders (12,598 living alone)), 10,098 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,520 (1,511 institutionalized population)
62,340 married couples with children.
15,682 single-parent households (3,642 men, 12,040 women).
73.0% of residents of West Gate speak English at home.
20.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 6,099 (48.3%)
(36.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in West Gate, Virginia
6291995 to March 2000
2901990 to 1994
2941985 to 1989
2011980 to 1984
441975 to 1979
581970 to 1974
371965 to 1969
63Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Other: 3,282 (46.2%)
German: 702 (9.9%)
United States: 689 (9.7%)
Irish: 566 (8.0%)
English: 460 (6.5%)
Polish: 223 (3.1%)
Scotch-Irish: 171 (2.4%)
Italian: 155 (2.2%)
Scottish: 141 (2.0%)
French: 114 (1.6%)
Subsaharan African: 114 (1.6%)
West Indian: 100 (1.4%)
Arab: 85 (1.2%)
Dutch: 79 (1.1%)
Welsh: 50 (0.7%)
French Canadian: 45 (0.6%)
Greek: 33 (0.5%)
Swedish: 33 (0.5%)
Swiss: 17 (0.2%)
Lithuanian: 16 (0.2%)
Russian: 15 (0.2%)
Norwegian: 14 (0.2%)
Czech: 7 (0.10%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
El Salvador
West Gate:
32.4% (524)
Virginia:
9.6% (54,704)
Mexico
West Gate:
20.2% (327)
Virginia:
5.7% (32,598)
Honduras
West Gate:
4.5% (73)
Virginia:
1.7% (9,555)
India
West Gate:
4.5% (72)
Virginia:
5.4% (30,611)
Philippines
West Gate:
3.8% (62)
Virginia:
6.4% (36,325)
Germany
West Gate:
3.8% (61)
Virginia:
3.4% (19,477)
Jamaica
West Gate:
2.9% (47)
Virginia:
0.9% (5,248)
Guatemala
West Gate:
2.4% (38)
Virginia:
2.1% (11,799)
Dominican Republic
West Gate:
2.0% (33)
Virginia:
0.5% (2,622)
Bangladesh
West Gate:
2.0% (32)
Virginia:
0.6% (3,539)
Costa Rica
West Gate:
1.9% (31)
Virginia:
0.2% (1,248)
United Kingdom
West Gate:
1.8% (29)
Virginia:
3.5% (19,911)
Other Northern Africa
West Gate:
1.7% (27)
Virginia:
1.1% (6,238)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,061
Other state: 2,494
Northeast: 694
Midwest: 380
South: 1,110
West: 310
47% of West Gate residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Virginia.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 37
Nursery to 4th grade: 39
5th and 6th grade: 83
7th and 8th grade: 86
9th grade: 70
10th grade: 52
11th grade: 74
12th grade, no diploma: 151
High school graduate (or equivalency): 711
Less than 1 year of college: 136
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 386
Associate degree: 82
Bachelor's degree: 203
Master's degree: 76
Professional school degree: 26
Doctorate degree: 30
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 71
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 100
7th and 8th grade: 74
9th grade: 54
10th grade: 111
11th grade: 89
12th grade, no diploma: 86
High school graduate (or equivalency): 730
Less than 1 year of college: 291
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 282
Associate degree: 96
Bachelor's degree: 254
Master's degree: 70
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 843
One, attached: 886
Two: 31
3 or 4: 21
5 to 9: 110
10 to 19: 397
20 to 49: 31
50 or more: 213
Mobile homes: 7
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.3%
