ZIP Code 22903

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Charlottesville city, Virginia.

Population: 39,925
Median household income: $64,352
Median home value: $510,500

ZIP Code 22903 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Charlottesville city, Virginia, home to about 39,925 residents. The median household income of $64,352 is below the Charlottesville city median ($69,829).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 22903's population declined 1.8% from 40,652 to 39,925, while its median gross rent rose 20.4% from $1,228 to $1,479.

The median resident is 28.3 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 27.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,925
Median age: 28.3 yrs
Median household income: $64,352
Median home value: $510,500
Median gross rent: $1,479
Housing units: 17,642
Homeownership rate: 41.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,65239,925

Median household income

$64,107$64,352

Median home value

$382,800$510,500

Median gross rent

$1,228$1,479

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,652	$64,107	$382,800	$1,228
2020	40,192	$60,766	$418,300	$1,243
2021	39,859	$62,280	$433,500	$1,345
2022	41,040	$66,344	$493,800	$1,427
2023	39,925	$64,352	$510,500	$1,479

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 2427.3%

25 to 3418.3%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,742	4.4%
5 to 17	4,410	11.0%
18 to 24	10,880	27.3%
25 to 34	7,321	18.3%
35 to 44	3,976	10.0%
45 to 54	3,333	8.3%
55 to 64	3,617	9.1%
65 to 74	2,658	6.7%
75 and over	1,988	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,868	64.8%
Black or African American	5,827	14.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.1%
Asian	3,533	8.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	269	0.7%
Two or more races	1,605	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,795	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate14.0%

Some college or associate's15.8%

Bachelor's degree27.7%

Graduate or professional degree37.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,153	5.0%
High school graduate	3,210	14.0%
Some college or associate's	3,627	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	6,331	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8,572	37.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone54.4%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit6.3%

Walked12.1%

Bicycle2.2%

Worked from home16.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,737	54.4%
Carpooled	1,438	7.3%
Public transit	1,238	6.3%
Walked	2,388	12.1%
Bicycle	435	2.2%
Worked from home	3,342	16.9%
Other means	147	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,061	43.1%
15 to 29 min	6,553	40.0%
30 to 44 min	1,737	10.6%
45 to 59 min	674	4.1%
60+ min	358	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 25.3% (9,110 of 36,008)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,925	43.3%
Nonfamily households	9,084	56.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,009	90.7%
Vacant	1,633	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,572	41.1%
Renter-occupied	9,437	58.9%

1-unit, detached42.8%

1-unit, attached7.8%

2 to 4 units11.7%

5 to 19 units24.0%

20 or more units12.9%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,542	42.8%
1-unit, attached	1,384	7.8%
2 to 4 units	2,062	11.7%
5 to 19 units	4,237	24.0%
20 or more units	2,267	12.9%
Mobile home & other	150	0.9%

ZIP Code 22903

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