Albemarle County, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Albemarle County, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Albemarle County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for median household income (129th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (21st of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Albemarle County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	114,919	8,705,170	334,922,499	550th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$104,392	$93,170	$80,734	129th of 3,221
Median Age	39.7	39.0	38.9	2218th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	61.1%	42.2%	35.7%	21st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$495,400	$383,700	$332,700	143rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,692	$1,579	$1,413	144th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.7%	9.9%	12.5%	2913th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.4%	4.3%	5.2%	2343rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	159.5	220.5	n/a	731st of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.5%	13.1%	14.1%	360th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.9	n/a	n/a	76th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.9%	67.3%	65.2%	2677th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.2	27.3	26.4	2101st of 3,221
Worked from Home	21.7%	18.3%	15.1%	95th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.8%	n/a	n/a	2254th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.7%	48.7%	46.9%	1547th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.1%	n/a	n/a	378th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Albemarle County, Virginia

Statistic	Albemarle County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.5%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	9.0%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.8%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	44.2	60.7	61.4

Age in Albemarle County, Virginia

Statistic	Albemarle County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	39.7	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	19.5%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	11.7%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.5%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.2%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.4%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Albemarle County, Virginia

Statistic	Albemarle County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	45,912	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	61.8%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.6%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.2%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.3%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	34.0%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Albemarle County, Virginia

Statistic	Albemarle County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$59,653	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.3%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.8%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.3%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	20.0%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.7%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	17.7%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.6%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Albemarle County, Virginia

Statistic	Albemarle County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	49,159	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.1%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	21.0%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.6%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,992.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.1%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.0%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,719	$2,790	n/a

Education in Albemarle County, Virginia

Statistic	Albemarle County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	5.8%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	14.2%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	18.9%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	29.8%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	31.3%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Albemarle County, Virginia

Statistic	Albemarle County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.4%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	64.8%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.2%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.8%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.1%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.5%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.9%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Albemarle County, Virginia

Statistic	Albemarle County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	45.0%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.7%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.8%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.6%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.0%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.9%	14.3%	16.7%

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