Charlottesville vs Shirley

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

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

Shirley has the higher population (1,026 vs 403 in Charlottesville). Charlottesville has the higher median home value ($210,400 vs $103,700 in Shirley). Since 2019, Shirley's population has grown faster (+7.8% vs +6.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Charlottesville	Shirley
Population	403	1,026
Median age	60.0 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$66,429
Median home value	$210,400	$103,700
Median gross rent	—	$513
Housing units	180	400
Homeownership rate	58.3%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.6%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charlottesville	Shirley
Population	378 → 403 (+6.6%)	952 → 1,026 (+7.8%)
Median household income	—	$55,040 → $66,429 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$142,000 → $210,400 (+48.2%)	$78,200 → $103,700 (+32.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$745 → $513 (-31.1%)

Charlottesville

Population

378403

Median home value

$142,000$210,400

Shirley

Population

9521,026

Median household income

$55,040$66,429

Median home value

$78,200$103,700

Median gross rent

$745$513

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charlottesville	Shirley
Under 5	0.0%	3.2%
5 to 17	17.4%	27.6%
18 to 24	3.2%	8.4%
25 to 34	1.5%	12.1%
35 to 44	18.4%	15.5%
45 to 54	2.7%	10.6%
55 to 64	21.1%	10.5%
65 to 74	26.1%	5.4%
75 and over	9.7%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charlottesville	Shirley
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charlottesville	Shirley
No high school diploma	17.8%	10.3%
High school graduate	34.1%	47.1%
Some college or associate's	17.5%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	25.9%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charlottesville	Shirley
Drove alone	82.3%	90.7%
Carpooled	4.8%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	4.1%
Other means	10.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charlottesville	Shirley
1-unit, detached	69.4%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	30.6%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Charlottesville	Shirley
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.0%
Average household size	2.24	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	40	31
Median year structure built	1990	1956