Charlottesville city, Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 45,863
Median household income: $69,829
Median home value: $448,400

Home to 45,863 residents, Charlottesville city is one of Virginia's counties. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $69,829 runs below the Virginia figure of $90,974.

From 2019 to 2023, Charlottesville city's population declined 2.6% from 47,096 to 45,863, while its median household income rose 17.4% from $59,471 to $69,829.

The median resident is 32.9 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 20.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 45,863
Median age: 32.9 yrs
Median household income: $69,829
Median home value: $448,400
Median gross rent: $1,453
Housing units: 21,559
Homeownership rate: 43.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

47,09645,863

Median household income

$59,471$69,829

Median home value

$299,600$448,400

Median gross rent

$1,142$1,453

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	47,096	$59,471	$299,600	$1,142
2020	47,217	$59,598	$329,100	$1,188
2021	46,597	$63,470	$355,800	$1,250
2022	46,289	$67,177	$398,400	$1,357
2023	45,863	$69,829	$448,400	$1,453

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 2420.5%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,484	5.4%
5 to 17	4,935	10.8%
18 to 24	9,386	20.5%
25 to 34	7,844	17.1%
35 to 44	6,134	13.4%
45 to 54	4,461	9.7%
55 to 64	4,617	10.1%
65 to 74	3,873	8.4%
75 and over	2,129	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,533	64.4%
Black or African American	7,716	16.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.1%
Asian	3,209	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	275	0.6%
Two or more races	1,993	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,103	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.4%

High school graduate14.7%

Some college or associate's17.4%

Bachelor's degree27.2%

Graduate or professional degree33.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,139	7.4%
High school graduate	4,258	14.7%
Some college or associate's	5,066	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	7,893	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9,702	33.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone53.2%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit5.5%

Walked12.8%

Bicycle3.0%

Worked from home19.3%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,613	53.2%
Carpooled	1,297	5.5%
Public transit	1,304	5.5%
Walked	3,027	12.8%
Bicycle	722	3.0%
Worked from home	4,571	19.3%
Other means	181	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,200	48.1%
15 to 29 min	7,495	39.2%
30 to 44 min	1,489	7.8%
45 to 59 min	442	2.3%
60+ min	518	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 22.6% (9,701 of 42,891)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,849	44.9%
Nonfamily households	10,850	55.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,699	91.4%
Vacant	1,860	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,614	43.7%
Renter-occupied	11,085	56.3%

1-unit, detached46.7%

1-unit, attached7.9%

2 to 4 units15.5%

5 to 19 units14.0%

20 or more units15.0%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,075	46.7%
1-unit, attached	1,703	7.9%
2 to 4 units	3,349	15.5%
5 to 19 units	3,015	14.0%
20 or more units	3,241	15.0%
Mobile home & other	176	0.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 51540
State: Virginia
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 38.0377, -78.4854