Charlottesville city, Virginia

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

Charlottesville city, Virginia is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (15th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Charlottesville city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	45,437	8,705,170	334,922,499	1090th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$74,824	$93,170	$80,734	853rd of 3,221
Median Age	33.1	39.0	38.9	3078th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	62.5%	42.2%	35.7%	15th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$486,700	$383,700	$332,700	148th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,540	$1,579	$1,413	223rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.6%	9.9%	12.5%	590th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.7%	4.3%	5.2%	2143rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4,432.9	220.5	n/a	24th of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.6%	13.1%	14.1%	354th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.7	n/a	n/a	557th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	44.2%	67.3%	65.2%	3198th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.0	27.3	26.4	2927th of 3,221
Worked from Home	21.4%	18.3%	15.1%	105th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.3%	n/a	n/a	2073rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	31.5%	48.7%	46.9%	3153rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.5%	n/a	n/a	596th 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 Charlottesville city, Virginia

Statistic	Charlottesville city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	64.2%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.9%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	15.5%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	7.0%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.1	60.7	61.4

Age in Charlottesville city, Virginia

Statistic	Charlottesville city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	33.1	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	16.5%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	19.6%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	17.1%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.2%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.2%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.5%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Charlottesville city, Virginia

Statistic	Charlottesville city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	19,815	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.5	2.5
Family Households	44.9%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.5%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.5%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.0%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	49.5%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Charlottesville city, Virginia

Statistic	Charlottesville city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$51,540	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.6%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.8%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.1%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	15.1%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.6%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.5%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.9%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Charlottesville city, Virginia

Statistic	Charlottesville city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	21,610	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	47.0%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	29.0%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.3%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,968.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	55.8%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.5%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,915	$2,790	n/a

Education in Charlottesville city, Virginia

Statistic	Charlottesville city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	6.5%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	15.0%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	16.1%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.8%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	35.6%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Charlottesville city, Virginia

Statistic	Charlottesville city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.7%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	53.1%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	5.6%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	11.3%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	48.7%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.4%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.0%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Charlottesville city, Virginia

Statistic	Charlottesville city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	46.2%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.9%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.7%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.1%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.1%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.7%	14.3%	16.7%

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