Charlottesville vs Fortville

A side-by-side comparison of Charlottesville and Fortville: population, income, housing, and more.

Charlottesville and Fortville are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fortville has the higher population (5,092 vs 403 in Charlottesville). Fortville has the higher median home value ($240,300 vs $210,400 in Charlottesville). Since 2019, Fortville's population has grown faster (+11.3% vs +6.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Charlottesville	Fortville
Population	403	5,092
Median age	60.0 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$82,763
Median home value	$210,400	$240,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,094
Housing units	180	1,990
Homeownership rate	58.3%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.6%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charlottesville	Fortville
Population	378 → 403 (+6.6%)	4,574 → 5,092 (+11.3%)
Median household income	—	$63,785 → $82,763 (+29.8%)
Median home value	$142,000 → $210,400 (+48.2%)	$135,100 → $240,300 (+77.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$913 → $1,094 (+19.8%)

Charlottesville

Population

378403

Median home value

$142,000$210,400

Fortville

Population

4,5745,092

Median household income

$63,785$82,763

Median home value

$135,100$240,300

Median gross rent

$913$1,094

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charlottesville	Fortville
Under 5	0.0%	6.7%
5 to 17	17.4%	19.4%
18 to 24	3.2%	8.7%
25 to 34	1.5%	14.6%
35 to 44	18.4%	13.8%
45 to 54	2.7%	14.8%
55 to 64	21.1%	13.2%
65 to 74	26.1%	5.6%
75 and over	9.7%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charlottesville	Fortville
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charlottesville	Fortville
No high school diploma	17.8%	14.0%
High school graduate	34.1%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	17.5%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.9%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charlottesville	Fortville
Drove alone	82.3%	61.8%
Carpooled	4.8%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	19.8%
Other means	10.2%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charlottesville	Fortville
1-unit, detached	69.4%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	30.6%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Charlottesville	Fortville
Poverty rate	0.0%	2.9%
Average household size	2.24	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	40	27
Median year structure built	1990	1986