Albemarle County, Virginia

14 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 113,683
Median household income: $102,617
Median home value: $471,000

Home to 113,683 residents, Albemarle County is one of Virginia's counties. 14 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $102,617 runs above the Virginia figure of $90,974.

From 2019 to 2023, Albemarle County's population grew 5.8% from 107,405 to 113,683, while its median household income rose 28.5% from $79,880 to $102,617.

60.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 113,683
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $102,617
Median home value: $471,000
Median gross rent: $1,623
Housing units: 48,360
Homeownership rate: 66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

107,405113,683

Median household income

$79,880$102,617

Median home value

$356,100$471,000

Median gross rent

$1,273$1,623

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	107,405	$79,880	$356,100	$1,273
2020	108,819	$84,643	$376,000	$1,349
2021	111,438	$90,568	$386,400	$1,434
2022	112,513	$97,708	$450,200	$1,570
2023	113,683	$102,617	$471,000	$1,623

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,722	5.0%
5 to 17	16,710	14.7%
18 to 24	13,301	11.7%
25 to 34	14,187	12.5%
35 to 44	13,972	12.3%
45 to 54	12,901	11.3%
55 to 64	14,274	12.6%
65 to 74	12,969	11.4%
75 and over	9,647	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	84,141	74.0%
Black or African American	9,989	8.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	59	0.1%
Asian	6,278	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	34	0.0%
Some other race	384	0.3%
Two or more races	4,450	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,348	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate14.6%

Some college or associate's19.2%

Bachelor's degree29.9%

Graduate or professional degree30.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,327	5.6%
High school graduate	11,401	14.6%
Some college or associate's	14,984	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	23,272	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	23,966	30.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone66.2%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit1.5%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home20.2%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	36,654	66.2%
Carpooled	4,285	7.7%
Public transit	815	1.5%
Walked	1,439	2.6%
Bicycle	248	0.4%
Worked from home	11,208	20.2%
Other means	731	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,524	28.4%
15 to 29 min	19,599	44.4%
30 to 44 min	8,385	19.0%
45 to 59 min	1,898	4.3%
60+ min	1,766	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 6.8% (7,141 of 105,469)

	Count	Share
Family households	28,029	62.2%
Nonfamily households	17,035	37.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	45,064	93.2%
Vacant	3,296	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	29,720	66.0%
Renter-occupied	15,344	34.0%

1-unit, detached60.2%

1-unit, attached13.0%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units13.1%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	29,125	60.2%
1-unit, attached	6,277	13.0%
2 to 4 units	1,944	4.0%
5 to 19 units	6,314	13.1%
20 or more units	3,568	7.4%
Mobile home & other	1,132	2.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 51003
State: Virginia
Land area: 720 sq mi
Water area: 5.49 sq mi
Center point: 38.0242, -78.5535

Cities & places

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