Charlottesville city, VA

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2023 Population

45,863

0.92% 1-year decline

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2023 Median Property Value

$448,400

12.6% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Charlottesville city, VA had a population of 45.9k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Charlottesville city, VA declined from 46,289 to 45,863, a −0.92% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Charlottesville city, 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.

The largest universities in Charlottesville city, VA are Cortiva Institute-Virginia (0 degrees awarded in 2018).

In 2023, the median property value in Charlottesville city, VA was $448,400, and the homeownership rate was 43.7%.

Most people in Charlottesville city, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Charlottesville city, VA was 2 cars per household.

Charlottesville city, VA borders Albemarle County, VA.

United States Virginia Charlottesville, VA

Population & Diversity

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Diversity

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
107,605 ± 8,003 people
India
98,735 ± 7,670 people
Mexico
59,855 ± 5,986 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Charlottesville city, VA was El Salvador, the natal country of 107,605 Charlottesville city, VA residents, followed by India with 98,735 and Mexico with 59,855.

Economy

The economy of Charlottesville city, VA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Charlottesville city, VA are Educational Services (6,529 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,103 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,892 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($181,750), Finance & Insurance ($82,396), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($81,111).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Charlottesville city, VA, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (4,057 people), Management Occupations (2,974 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,828 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Charlottesville city, 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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Charlottesville city, VA, are Educational Services (6,529 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,103 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,892 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Charlottesville city, VA, though some of these residents may live in Charlottesville city, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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

216
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
130
Retail Trade
123
Other Services (except Public Administration)

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$767k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$287k
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$155k
Information

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Charlottesville County, VA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 85.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (12.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.28%).

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

Joseph R Biden Jr. (85.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (12.8%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.28%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Charlottesville 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

Most students graduating from Universities in Charlottesville city, VA are Two or More Races (0 and NaNk%), followed by White (0 and NaNk%), Black or African American (0 and NaNk%), and Asian (0 and NaNk%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2017 there were 60 students enrolled in Charlottesville city, VA, 16.7% men and 83.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 37 records, of which 83.8% were women and 16.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

In 2018, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Charlottesville city, VA was Massage Therapy with 0 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Charlottesville city, VA according to their major.

Student Diversity

In 2018, 0 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Charlottesville city, VA, which is NaNM times more than the 0 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2018, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Two or More Races students. These 0 degrees mean that there were NaNM times more degrees awarded to Two or More Races students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 0 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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% 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

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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 Charlottesville city, VA was $448,400 in 2023, which is 1.48 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $398,400 to $448,400, a 12.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Charlottesville city, VA is 43.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Charlottesville city, VA have an average commute time of 16.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Charlottesville city, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Charlottesville city, VA is N/A. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Charlottesville city, VA was Census Tract 8 with a value of $113,659, followed by Census Tract 4.02 and Census Tract 10, with respective values of $101,667 and $99,688.

In 2023, 19% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Charlottesville city, VA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.58%.

Housing

Property

$448,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$20,714

$8,614

Median Property Taxes

±$606

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 Charlottesville city, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

43.7%

Homeownership

2023

68.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 43.7% of the housing units in Charlottesville city, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 42.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Charlottesville city, 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 8
Census Tract 4.02
Census Tract 10

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Charlottesville city, VA was Census Tract 8 with a value of $113,659, followed by Census Tract 4.02 and Census Tract 10, with respective values of $101,667 and $99,688.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Charlottesville city, 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.

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Median Household Income

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19.7k

Number of Households

± 1,056

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The following chart displays the households in Charlottesville city, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Charlottesville city, VA is from Charlottesville city, VA.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Charlottesville city, VA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (53.2%)
Worked At Home (19.3%)
Walked (12.8%)

In 2023, 53.2% of workers in Charlottesville city, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.3%) and those who walked to work (12.8%).

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

16.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Charlottesville city, VA have a shorter commute time (16.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.695% of the workforce in Charlottesville city, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 19% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Charlottesville city, VA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.58%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Charlottesville city, VA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Charlottesville city, VA is White, followed by Black and Asian.

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 2023, 20.4% of the children was living in poverty in Charlottesville city, VA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.8%.

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.

Health

94.2% of the population of Charlottesville city, VA has health coverage, with 59.2% on employee plans, 11.9% on Medicaid, 9.6% on Medicare, 12% on non-group plans, and 1.52% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.2% under 18 years, 36.8% between 18 and 34 years, 33.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.82%

Uninsured

59.2%

Employer Coverage

11.9%

Medicaid

9.6%

Medicare

12%

Non-Group

1.52%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Charlottesville city, VA declined by 7.07% from 6.27% to 5.82%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 49.7 in Charlottesville city, VA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Charlottesville city, VA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 33.4% in Charlottesville city, VA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Charlottesville city, VA.