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Fluvanna County, VA

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

AI Overview

Fluvanna County is a small residential county of 27,764 people with a notably high homeownership rate of 88.7% and a median household income of $96,768, well above typical rural Virginia benchmarks, alongside a low poverty rate of 7.7%. The workforce of roughly 61.4% labor force participation skews older (median age 43.5) and is moderately educated, with 35.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings of $42,026 suggest many residents commute outward—reflected in a mean commute time of 32.0 minutes. The county grew 5.6% over five years, and housing remains relatively affordable with a median home value of $281,700 and median gross rent of $1,173 per month.

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

Population

27,764

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$96,768

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,323 (75.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,311 (11.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,695 (6.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race824 (2.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone632 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone251 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish772
  2. 2.Other Indo-European142
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)97
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)58
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic46

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,295

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,825

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$42,987

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,466
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,915
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,706
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,085
  5. 5.Construction (Group)945

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,265
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,676
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,299
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,202
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,074

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.36×)4,300
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.11×)711
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.11×)239
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.11×)1,630
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.09×)1,018

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$281,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,173/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

88.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,324 (25.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,539 (16.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,457 (15.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,405 (15.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999792 (8.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999507 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

35.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,026

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,195 (69.0%)
  • Worked At Home2,200 (16.5%)
  • Carpooled1,529 (11.5%)
  • Other268 (2.0%)
  • Walked118 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit16 (0.1%)

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.