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Albemarle County, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Albemarle County, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Albemarle County is home to the University of Virginia, anchoring an economy oriented around education, healthcare, and knowledge-intensive services, with 60.6% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher — well above national norms. The county's 117,313 residents earn a median household income of $104,392, with unemployment at 3.3% and a poverty rate of just 6.8%, reflecting a relatively well-compensated workforce. Population grew 6.9% over five years, though a median home value of $471,000 and median rent of $1,623/month signal meaningful housing cost pressure relative to median worker earnings of $51,922.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

117,313

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$104,392

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.9% since 2018

Albemarle County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone85,958 (74.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone10,584 (9.2%)
  • Asian Alone6,680 (5.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,250 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,601 (3.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,438 (3.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish6,337
  2. 2.Other Indo-European2,628
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,067
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)920
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic790

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

10.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,801

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$57,490

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance18,896
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services9,843
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)4,935
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services4,128
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing3,762

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations33,278
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations8,818
  3. 3.Service Occupations8,173
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,119
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,847

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.52×)19,897
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.37×)9,479
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.11×)2,927
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.05×)1,105
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 0.96×)3,595

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$471,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,623/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

65.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9998,202 (27.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9995,293 (17.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9994,655 (15.4%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9993,551 (11.7%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,9991,790 (5.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,683 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

60.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$51,922

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone35,827 (64.8%)
  • Worked At Home11,998 (21.7%)
  • Carpooled4,348 (7.9%)
  • Walked1,548 (2.8%)
  • Public Transit651 (1.2%)
  • Other556 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.