Albemarle County, VA

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2024 Population

114,919

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.7

0.251% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.67%

13.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$104,392

1.73% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$495,400

5.18% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

56,235

0.207% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Albemarle County, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.2% of the residents in Albemarle County, VA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Albemarle County, VA are University of Virginia-Main Campus (10,004 degrees awarded in 2023) and Piedmont Virginia Community College (791 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Albemarle County, VA was $495,400, and the homeownership rate was 65.9%.

Most people in Albemarle County, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Albemarle County, VA was 2 cars per household.

Albemarle County, VA borders Augusta County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Greene County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Nelson County, VA, Orange County, VA, Rockingham County, VA, and Charlottesville city, VA.

United States Virginia Charlottesville, VA

Population & Diversity

Albemarle County, VA is home to a population of 115k people, from which 94.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.4% of Albemarle County, VA residents were born outside of the country (11.9k people).

In 2024, there were 8.16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (84.4k people) in Albemarle County, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6.66k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.2%

2024 Citizenship

94.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.2% of Albemarle County, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Albemarle County, VA was 94.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Albemarle County, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Albemarle County, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
84.4k ± 424
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
10.3k ± 386
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
6.66k ± 306

7.52%

Hispanic Population

8.65k people

7.52% of the people in Albemarle County, VA are hispanic (8.65k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Albemarle County, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
107,827 ± 8,012 people
India
97,961 ± 7,641 people
Mexico
63,695 ± 6,173 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 107,827 Virginia residents, followed by India with 97,961 and Mexico with 63,695.

Foreign-Born Population

10.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

11.9k people

10.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

11.5k people

As of 2024, 10.4% of Albemarle County, VA residents (11.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Albemarle County, VA was 10.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Albemarle County, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,856 ± 278
Gulf War (2001-)
1,543 ± 350
Gulf War (1990s)
562 ± 161

Albemarle County, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Albemarle County, VA.

Economy

The economy of Albemarle County, VA employs 56.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Albemarle County, VA were Educational Services (10,162 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (8,734 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (7,326 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($120,568), Finance & Insurance ($112,167), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($94,567).

Employment

Occupations

56.2k

2024 Value

± 1,843

0.207%

1 Year growth

± 4.61%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Albemarle County, VA grew at a rate of 0.207%, from 56.1k employees to 56.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Albemarle County, VA, are Management Occupations (8,696 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (5,612 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (4,570 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Albemarle County, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

56.2k

2024 Value

± 1,843

0.207%

1 Year growth

± 4.61%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Albemarle County, VA grew at a rate of 0.207%, from 56.1k employees to 56.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Albemarle County, VA, are Educational Services (10,162 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (8,734 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (7,326 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Albemarle County, VA, though some of these residents may live in Albemarle County, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$70,025

Median earning men ± $3,489

$49,329

Median earning women ± $1,874

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($133,079), Public Administration ($108,019), and Information ($107,232).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($71,667), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($69,524), and Public Administration ($64,474).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

264
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
174
Construction
157
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$648k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$420k
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$256k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Albemarle County, VA. Showing the available data for Virginia.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (51.8%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
Republican Party
Other (0.905%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Virginia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Mark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Tim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Albemarle County, VA awarded 10,795 degrees. The student population of Albemarle County, VA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 13,915 male students and 17,183 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Albemarle County, VA are White (5,716 and 58.3%), Asian (1,287 and 13.1%), Unknown (1,072 and 10.9%), and Black or African American (632 and 6.44%).

The largest universities in Albemarle County, VA by number of degrees awarded are University of Virginia-Main Campus (10,004 and 92.7%) and Piedmont Virginia Community College (791 and 7.33%).

The most popular majors in Albemarle County, VA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,098 and 10.2%), Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (957 and 8.87%), and Other Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods (554 and 5.13%).

The median tuition cost in Albemarle County, VA for a public four year colleges is $18,823 for in-state students and $55,450 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Albemarle County, VA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 16.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 41.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 31,098 (44.7% men and 55.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 31,098 students enrolled in Albemarle County, VA, 44.7% men and 55.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 16,463 records, of which 55.5% were women and 44.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Econometrics & Quantitative Economics
492 degrees awarded
Other Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
406 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
1,098 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Albemarle County, VA was Econometrics & Quantitative Economics with 492 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Albemarle County, VA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Virginia-Main Campus
10,004 degrees awarded
Piedmont Virginia Community College
791 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Virginia-Main Campus with 10,004 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 5,163 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Albemarle County, VA, which is 0.917 times less than the 5,632 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 5,716 degrees mean that there were 4.44 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 1,287 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($18,823) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,500) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,800) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Albemarle County, VA was $495,400 in 2024, which is 1.49 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $471,000 to $495,400, a 5.18% increase. The homeownership rate in Albemarle County, VA is 65.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Albemarle County, VA have an average commute time of 22.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Albemarle County, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Albemarle County, VA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.87%.

Housing

Property

$495,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,418

$30,269

Median Property Taxes

±$1,182

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Albemarle County, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Albemarle County, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

65.9%

Homeownership

2024

68.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.9% of the housing units in Albemarle County, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Albemarle County, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$104,392

Median Household Income

± $3,216

45.9k

Number of Households

± 1,564

In 2024, the median household income of the 45.9k households in Albemarle County, VA grew to $104,392 from the previous year's value of $102,617.

The following chart displays the households in Albemarle County, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Albemarle County, VA is from Virginia.

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.475

2022 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2023, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.599% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (64.8%)
Worked At Home (21.7%)
Carpooled (7.86%)

In 2024, 64.8% of workers in Albemarle County, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.7%) and those who carpooled to work (7.86%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Albemarle County, VA have a shorter commute time (22.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.31% of the workforce in Albemarle County, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Albemarle County, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Albemarle County, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Albemarle County, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Albemarle County, VA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.87%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

7.67% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Albemarle County, VA (8.2k out of 107k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Albemarle County, VA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 8.7% of the children was living in poverty in Albemarle County, VA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 100 in Albemarle County, VA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 23.6 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

94.1% of the population of Albemarle County, VA has health coverage, with 54.7% on employee plans, 7.99% on Medicaid, 15.8% on Medicare, 13.6% on non-group plans, and 1.98% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Albemarle County, VA see 719 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (719 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 962 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 430 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

719 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Albemarle County, VA

Primary care physicians in Albemarle County, VA see an average of 719 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (719 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Albemarle County, VA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.8% under 18 years, 21.1% between 18 and 34 years, 35.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.92%

Uninsured

54.7%

Employer Coverage

7.99%

Medicaid

15.8%

Medicare

13.6%

Non-Group

1.98%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Albemarle County, VA grew by 8.62% from 5.45% to 5.92%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Albemarle County, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 40.8 in Albemarle County, VA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Albemarle County, VA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 31.7% in Albemarle County, VA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Albemarle County, VA.