Charlottesville, VA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
224,335
US Senator
Mark Warner
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tim Kaine
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
39.4
0.254% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
11%
1.28% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$93,598
3.36% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$430,300
8.22% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
111,305
0.305% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Charlottesville, 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.

95.1% of the residents in Charlottesville, VA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Charlottesville, 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 Charlottesville, VA was $430,300, and the homeownership rate was 66.3%.

Most people in Charlottesville, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Charlottesville, VA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Charlottesville, VA is home to a population of 224k people, from which 95.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.75% of Charlottesville, VA residents were born outside of the country (19.6k people).

In 2024, there were 6.83 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (163k people) in Charlottesville, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 23.9k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 10.7k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.1%
2024 Citizenship
95.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.1% of Charlottesville, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Charlottesville, VA was 95.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Charlottesville, VA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    163k ± 550
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    23.9k ± 660
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    10.7k ± 423
6.84%
Hispanic Population
15.4k people

In 2024, there were 6.83 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (163k people) in Charlottesville, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 23.9k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 10.7k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.84% of the people in Charlottesville, VA are hispanic (15.4k people).

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Virginia.
Most Common Origin
  1. El Salvador
    107,827 ± 8,012 people
  2. India
    97,961 ± 7,641 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.75%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
19.6k people
8.48%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
18.9k people

As of 2024, 8.75% of Charlottesville, VA residents (19.6k 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 Charlottesville, VA was 8.48%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    3,893 ± 397
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    3,349 ± 512
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,365 ± 282

Charlottesville, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.16 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Charlottesville, VA employs 111k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Charlottesville, VA were Educational Services (20,810 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (16,860 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (13,076 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($98,826), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($88,673), and Finance & Insurance ($86,480).

Employment

Occupations

111k
2024 Value
± 2,609
0.305%
1 Year growth
± 3.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Charlottesville, VA grew at a rate of 0.305%, from 111k employees to 111k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Charlottesville, VA, are Management Occupations (15,444 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (11,792 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (9,332 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Charlottesville, VA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

111k
2024 Value
± 2,609
0.305%
1 Year growth
± 3.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Charlottesville, VA grew at a rate of 0.305%, from 111k employees to 111k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Charlottesville, VA, are Educational Services (20,810 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (16,860 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (13,076 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Charlottesville, VA, though some of these residents may live in Charlottesville, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$60,693
Median earning men ± $1,517
$46,404
Median earning women ± $1,620

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($106,269), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($96,324), and Public Administration ($93,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($73,993), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,524), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,856).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 563
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. 404
    Construction
  3. 360
    Other Services (except Public Administration)

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $1.44M
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $729k
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  3. $387k
    Finance and Insurance

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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

Voting results are not available for Charlottesville, VA. Showing the available data for Virginia.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (51.8%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

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Mark Warner
Senator from Virginia2
Assumed office on January 3, 2009
Tim Kaine
Senator from Virginia1
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.

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Education

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

Most students graduating from Universities in Charlottesville, 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 Charlottesville, 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 Charlottesville, 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 Charlottesville, 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 Charlottesville, 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).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 31,098 students enrolled in Charlottesville, 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.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Econometrics & Quantitative Economics
    492 degrees awarded
  2. Other Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
    406 degrees awarded
  3. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    1,098 degrees awarded

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. University of Virginia-Main Campus
    10,004 degrees awarded
  2. 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.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 5,163 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Charlottesville, 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.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Charlottesville, VA was $430,300 in 2024, which is 1.29 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $397,600 to $430,300, a 8.22% increase. The homeownership rate in Charlottesville, VA is 66.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Charlottesville, VA have an average commute time of 23.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Charlottesville, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$430,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,185
$59,967
Median Property Taxes
±$1,697

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

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Rent vs Own

66.3%
Homeownership
2024
69%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 66.3% of the housing units in Charlottesville, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$93,598
Median Household Income
± $2,285
90.5k
Number of Households
± 2,200

In 2024, the median household income of the 90.5k households in Charlottesville, VA grew to $93,598 from the previous year's value of $90,552.

The following chart displays the households in Charlottesville, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Charlottesville, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (63.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (20.4%)
  3. Carpooled (7.75%)

In 2024, 63.4% of workers in Charlottesville, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.4%) and those who carpooled to work (7.75%).

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.

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Commute Time

23.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Charlottesville, VA have a shorter commute time (23.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.36% of the workforce in Charlottesville, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Charlottesville, VA (23.3k out of 212k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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Health

94.1% of the population of Charlottesville, VA has health coverage, with 54% on employee plans, 9.93% on Medicaid, 15% on Medicare, 13.2% on non-group plans, and 1.96% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Virginia see 1,341 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,341 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1329 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 379 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,341 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Virginia

Primary care physicians in Virginia see an average of 1,341 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,341 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.4% under 18 years, 23.1% between 18 and 34 years, 36% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.89%
Uninsured
54%
Employer Coverage
9.93%
Medicaid
15%
Medicare
13.2%
Non-Group
1.96%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Charlottesville, VA declined by 3.35% from 6.09% to 5.89%.

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