Charlotte County, VA

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2021 Population

11,605

2.91% 1-year decline

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

46.6

1.08% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

19.1%

20.5% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$45,567

11.3% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$124,500

2.89% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Charlotte County, VA had a population of 11.6k people with a median age of 46.6 and a median household income of $45,567. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Charlotte County, VA declined from 11,953 to 11,605, a −2.91% decrease and its median household income grew from $40,924 to $45,567, a 11.3% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Charlotte County, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (68%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (26.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.4%), White (Hispanic) (1.95%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.353%).

None of the households in Charlotte 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.

99.5% of the residents in Charlotte County, VA are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Charlotte County, VA was $124,500, and the homeownership rate was 68.3%.

Most people in Charlotte County, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31 minutes. The average car ownership in Charlotte County, VA was 2 cars per household.

Charlotte County, VA borders Appomattox County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, and Prince Edward County, VA.

United States Virginia

Population & Diversity

Charlotte County, VA is home to a population of 11.6k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2021, 0.862% of Charlotte County, VA residents were born outside of the country (100 people).

In 2021, there were 2.54 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.9k people) in Charlotte County, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 278 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.5%

2021 Citizenship

99.6%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 99.5% of Charlotte County, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Charlotte County, VA was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Charlotte County, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.9k ± 21
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.1k ± 101
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
278 ± 102

2.44%

Hispanic Population

283 people

2.44% of the people in Charlotte County, VA are hispanic (283 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Charlotte County, VA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.862%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

100 people

0.561%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

67 people

As of 2021, 0.862% of Charlotte County, VA residents (100 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Charlotte County, VA was 0.561%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
387 ± 120
Gulf War (1990s)
165 ± 77
Gulf War (2001-)
93 ± 56

Charlotte County, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.35 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Charlotte County, VA employs 4.71k people. The largest industries in Charlotte County, VA are Health Care & Social Assistance (727 people), Educational Services (583 people), and Retail Trade (559 people), and the highest paying industries are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($54,632), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($54,118), and Wholesale Trade ($53,667).

Employment

Occupations

4.71k

2021 Value

± 430

−2.89%

1 Year decline

± 13.7%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Charlotte County, VA declined at a rate of −2.89%, from 4.85k employees to 4.71k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Charlotte County, VA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (484 people), Transportation Occupations (443 people), and Management Occupations (432 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Charlotte County, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.71k

2021 Value

± 430

−2.89%

1 Year decline

± 13.7%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Charlotte County, VA declined at a rate of −2.89%, from 4.85k employees to 4.71k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Charlotte County, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (727 people), Educational Services (583 people), and Retail Trade (559 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Charlotte County, VA, though some of these residents may live in Charlotte County, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,883

Median earning men ± $3,100

$28,407

Median earning women ± $3,994

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,458), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($55,913), and Public Administration ($46,930).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,455), Public Administration ($36,356), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($35,234).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

59
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
56
Manufacturing
51
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

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

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Virginia to other states, or from other states to Virginia.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Virginia product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $37.7B, followed by Electronics ($29B) and Machinery ($23.6B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Virginia products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$313B

2020 Value in Virginia

$612B

Projected 2050 Value in Virginia

95.3% growth

In 2020, total outbound Virginia trade was $313B. This is expected to increase 95.3% to $612B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Virginia trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Virginia to other states, or from other states to Virginia.

Most Common Trade Partners

In 2020, the top outbound Virginia domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was North Carolina with $26B, followed by Maryland with $18.5B and Pennsylvania and $12.4B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Virginia shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Charlotte County, VA went to Donald J. Trump with 61.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.775%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (61.6%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.4%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.775%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Charlotte County, VA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 0.836% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.859% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (1.68M), Bachelors Degree (1.44M), and Some college (1.41M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Charlotte County, VA was $124,500 in 2021, which is 0.508 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $121,000 to $124,500, a 2.89% increase. The homeownership rate in Charlotte County, VA is 68.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Charlotte County, VA have an average commute time of 31 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Charlotte County, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$124,500

Median Property Value 2021

±$11,810

$3,146

Median Property Taxes

±$346

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 Charlotte County, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

68.3%

Homeownership

2021

63.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 68.3% of the housing units in Charlotte County, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.1%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9302
Census Tract 9303

The following map shows all of the tracts in Charlotte County, VA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$45,567

Median Household Income

± $5,360

4.61k

Number of Households

± 412

In 2021, the median household income of the 4.61k households in Charlotte County, VA grew to $45,567 from the previous year's value of $40,924.

The following chart displays the households in Charlotte 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.478

2020 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2021, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.381% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2021

Drove Alone (78.1%)
Carpooled (9.91%)
Worked At Home (6.13%)

In 2021, 78.1% of workers in Charlotte County, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.91%) and those who worked at home (6.13%).

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

31 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Charlotte County, VA have a longer commute time (31 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 3.08% of the workforce in Charlotte County, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Charlotte 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 Charlotte County, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Charlotte County, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Charlotte County, VA (2.18k out of 11.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Charlotte 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.

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.

Health

89.8% of the population of Charlotte County, VA has health coverage, with 39.4% on employee plans, 21.5% on Medicaid, 15.7% on Medicare, 11.2% on non-group plans, and 2.06% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Charlotte County, VA see 1980 patients per year on average, which represents a 16.1% increase from the previous year (1705 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2955 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 3940 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,980 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Charlotte County, VA

Primary care physicians in Charlotte County, VA see an average of 1,980 patients per year. This represents a 16.1% increase from the previous year (1,705 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.1% under 18 years, 15.9% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.2%

Uninsured

39.4%

Employer Coverage

21.5%

Medicaid

15.7%

Medicare

11.2%

Non-Group

2.06%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Charlotte County, VA declined by 13.5% from 11.8% to 10.2%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2022, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Charlotte County, VA.

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

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, 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 39.7% in Charlotte County, VA.

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

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