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Charlottesville, VA Metro Area

232,182 Population
2,224.1 square miles 104.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 38.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$37,735 ±$2,207 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Virginia: $37,442 ±$357
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $32,397 ±$64
$66,853 ±$4,438 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Virginia: $71,535 ±$544
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $60,336 ±$86

11.6% ±1.8% (25,458  ±4,032) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 10.6% 874,483 (±0.3% / ±27,673)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.4% 42,583,651 (±0.1% / ±241,032)

26 minutes ±1.8 (2,672,750  ±203,371) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 28.6 113,374,705 (±0.2 / ±983,622)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,891,349,480 (±0.1 / ±8,012,447)

Families

88,632 ±2,497 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,120,880 ±13,665
  • United States: 120,062,818 ±161,148
2.5 ±0.1 (218,739  ±3,067) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,227,726 (±0)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.7 317,631,941

5.1% ±1.5% (2,922  ±854) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 5% 100,976 (±0.3% / ±5,328)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,394 (±0% / ±28,051)

Housing

101,682 ±1,900 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,512,917 ±441
  • United States: 137,407,308 ±4,122

$271,900 ±$13,518 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Virginia: $273,400 ±$2,310
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $217,600 ±$437

17.4% ±2.1% (39,942  ±4,779.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 15.3% 1,282,740 (±0.3% / ±26,474.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 46,073,420 (±0.1% / ±187,510.3)

Social

89.9% ±3.1% (143,239  ±5,779) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 89.7% 5,185,844 (±0.6% / ±34,304.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88% 194,667,872 (±0.1% / ±241,381.6)
46% ±2.3% (73,302  ±3,986.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 38.7% 2,237,216 (±0.4% / ±21,991.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 32% 70,765,915 (±0.1% / ±146,608.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2017 5-year data

10.5% ±1.6% (24,478  ±3,762) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 12.5% 1,062,370 (±0.2% / ±16,028)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,525,855 (±0% / ±135,763)

7.6% ±0.9% (14,326  ±1,758) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 10.6% 687,271 (±0.2% / ±10,981)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 7.3% 18,204,605 (±0% / ±71,514)
14,326 Total veterans ±1,758 13,278 Male ±1,602 1,048 Female ±440

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