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Charlottesville, VA

46,289 Population
10.2 square miles 4,518.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.4 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Charlottesville, VA Metro Area: 39 ±0.4
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$45,625 ±$2,168 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Charlottesville, VA Metro Area: $50,121 ±$1,542
  • a little less than the amount in Virginia: $47,210 ±$250
$67,177 ±$5,125 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Charlottesville, VA Metro Area: $86,188 ±$2,305
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $87,249 ±$428

23.6% ±1.8% (10,254  ±778) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Charlottesville, VA Metro Area: 11.2% 23,416 (±0.8% / ±1,590)
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 10% 836,686 (±0.2% / ±13,817)

17 minutes ±0.5 (329,715  ±17,826) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Charlottesville, VA Metro Area: 23.7 2,122,180 (±0.5 / ±64,629)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Virginia: 27.9 102,838,440 (±0.1 / ±510,749)

Families

19,511 ±360 Number of households
  • the Charlottesville, VA Metro Area: 87,531 ±833
  • Virginia: 3,289,776 ±7,149
2.2 ±0 (43,354  ±158) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charlottesville, VA Metro Area: 2.4 208,651 (±0 / ±233)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,387,705

3.5% ±1.2% (497  ±171) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Charlottesville, VA Metro Area: 3.9% † 2,158 (±0.6% / ±345)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 4.9% 99,601 (±0.1% / ±2,603)

Housing

21,425 ±90 Number of housing units
  • the Charlottesville, VA Metro Area: 98,578 ±147
  • Virginia: 3,625,285 ±444

$398,400 ±$17,782 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Charlottesville, VA Metro Area: $375,800 ±$6,817
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $339,800 ±$1,199

27.5% ±2.4% (12,584  ±1,083.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Charlottesville, VA Metro Area: 18% 39,448 (±1% / ±2,125)
  • about double the rate in Virginia: 14% 1,195,825 (±0.2% / ±13,298.2)

Social

92% ±4% (27,057  ±1,164.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Charlottesville, VA Metro Area: 92.4% 140,535 (±1.6% / ±2,515.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.1% 5,393,325 (±0.3% / ±19,092.4)
58.9% ±3% (17,339  ±,874.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Charlottesville, VA Metro Area: 51.5% 78,220 (±1.2% / ±1,768.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Virginia: 41% 2,424,822 (±0.2% / ±12,462.2)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10% (4,621  ±493) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Charlottesville, VA Metro Area: 8.3% 18,389
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 12.6% 1,089,605

4% ±0.8% (1,541  ±300) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Charlottesville, VA Metro Area: 6.9% 12,427 (±0.4% / ±727)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 654,068 (±0.1% / ±5,127)
1,541 Total veterans ±300 1,421 Male ±293 120 Female ±62

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