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Charlottesville city, VA

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

AI Overview

Charlottesville is a small independent city of 45,863 anchored by an educated workforce — 60.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — consistent with its role as a university-centered economy. The labor force participation rate stands at 64.7% with a 4.7% unemployment rate, and median worker earnings of $38,285 sit below the median household income of $74,824, suggesting a mix of part-time and student-age workers alongside higher-earning residents. The city has seen a 2.5% population decline over five years, carries a 22.6% poverty rate, and has a median home value of $448,400 against a 44.2% homeownership rate, reflecting limited affordability relative to local wages.

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

Population

45,863

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$74,824

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

33.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.5% since 2018

Charlottesville city lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone30,209 (66.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone7,103 (15.6%)
  • Asian Alone3,207 (7.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,391 (5.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,463 (3.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,034 (2.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,628
  2. 2.Other Indo-European1,155
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)778
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island556
  5. 5.Arabic465

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

70.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

13.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

10.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,315

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$48,395

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,939
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,694
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,305
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,728
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing1,184

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations15,188
  2. 2.Service Occupations3,633
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,471
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,107
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations564

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.72×)9,632
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.40×)630
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.31×)2,769
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.22×)3,632
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.80×)902

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$448,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,453/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

44.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9992,437 (27.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,814 (20.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,565 (17.9%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999900 (10.3%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999452 (5.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999390 (4.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

60.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,285

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

10.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,424 (53.1%)
  • Worked At Home5,001 (21.4%)
  • Walked2,644 (11.3%)
  • Public Transit1,317 (5.6%)
  • Carpooled1,020 (4.4%)
  • Bicycle768 (3.3%)

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.