West Gate is an unincorporated community and former census-designated place (CDP) in Prince William County, Virginia, United States.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.0 km2), all of it land.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 7,493 people, 2,473 households, and 1,706 families residing in the CDP.

There were 2,544 housing units at an average density of 2,168.9 per square mile (837.4/km2).

23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.