2024 population: 227,336 ( 5,811 from 2020)
Land area: 1644.5 square miles
Population density: 138.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	166,943	73.43%	1.3%
Black:	25,166	11.07%	1.7%
Indian:	510	0.22%	12.1%
Asian:	11,746	5.17%	12.0%
2+ races:	6,521	2.87%	16.3%
Hispanic:	16,450	7.24%	12.7%

Total non-White:	60,393	26.57%	6.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,308	10.5
Deaths:	8,666	9.8
Net Migration:	1,500	1.7
Net Immigration:	3,708	4.2

Change in White population:	2,160	1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,651	1.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
221,525
164,783	74.39%
25,595	11.55%
455	0.21%
10,484	4.73%
5,606	2.53%
14,602	6.59%
56,742	25.61%

2010
201,559
154,343	76.57%
24,845	12.33%
340	0.17%
7,875	3.91%
4,153	2.06%
9,640	4.78%
47,216	23.43%

2000
174,021
138,371	79.51%
24,284	13.95%
241	0.14%
4,689	2.69%
2,274	1.31%
3,872	2.23%
35,650	20.49%

1990
143,885
118,159	82.12%
21,334	14.83%
226	0.16%
2,699	1.88%
n/a
1,467	1.02%
25,726	17.88%

1980
125,772
103,534	82.32%
19,741	15.70%
133	0.11%
1,179	0.94%
n/a
1,023	0.81%
22,238	17.68%

1970
101,231
82,550	81.55%
17,375	17.16%
77	0.08%
287	0.28%
n/a
859	0.85%
18,681	18.45%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
20,988	10.4
15,075	7.5
5,107	2.5
6,113	3.0

10,440	5.2
9,526	4.7

Number	Rate
2000's
21,287	12.2
12,876	7.4
7,530	4.3
4,910	2.8

15,972	9.2
11,566	6.6

Number	Rate
1990's
19,887	13.8
12,546	8.7
15,017	10.4
2,105	1.5

20,212	14.0
9,924	6.9

Number	Rate
1980's
19,020	15.1
10,656	8.5
4,083	3.2
n/a

14,625	11.6
3,488	2.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
17,192	17.0
n/a

20,984	20.7
3,557	3.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Charlottesville, VA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
39.7
42,790	18.8%
184,546	81.2%
44,170	19.4%

90,452
2.34

54,436	60.2%
43,063	79.1%
4,492	8.3%
36,016	39.8%

2010
Number	Percent
37.1
41,160	20.4%
160,399	79.6%
27,496	13.6%

78,560
2.43

48,588	61.8%
37,652	77.5%
4,335	8.9%
29,972	38.2%

2000
Number	Percent
34.7
38,442	22.1%
135,579	77.9%
21,070	12.1%

67,611
2.43

43,119	63.8%
33,996	78.8%
4,294	10.0%
24,492	36.2%

1990
Number	Percent
31.6
31,402	21.8%
112,483	78.2%
15,922	11.1%

53,506
2.53

35,541	66.4%
28,367	79.8%
2,937	8.3%
17,965	33.6%

1980
Number	Percent
28.7
29,863	23.7%
95,909	76.3%
12,687	10.1%

44,484
2.68

30,205	67.9%
25,014	82.8%
2,189	7.2%
14,279	32.1%

2024 Housing Data for Charlottesville, VA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,999	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,476	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,273	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,558	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,297	2.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,158	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,625	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,641	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,584	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,979	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,449	8.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,059	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,940	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,875	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	11,274	12.5%
$200,000 or more	15,265	16.9%

Median Household Income	93,511
Per Capita Income	53,757

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	104

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,255	3.6%
Public Assistance	1,793	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,118	7.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	94,598	71.5%
Unemployed	3,404	2.6%
In Armed Forces	278	0.2%

Total Labor Force	98,280	74.3%
Not in Labor Force	34,068	25.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	32,379	27,403	54.2%
Non-Profit	4,636	8,771	34.6%
Self-Employed	7,323	4,909	59.9%

Local Government	3,769	5,254	41.8%
State Government	5,998	7,481	44.5%
Federal Government	2,128	1,071	66.5%

Total Private + Self	39,702	32,312	55.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	16,531	22,577	42.3%
Total	56,233	54,889	50.6%

Pct. Govt.	23.1%
Pct. Private + Self	64.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	22,469	20.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	18,378	16.5%
Professional, Technical	39,458	35.5%
Service Occupations	16,942	15.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	450	0.4%
All others	14,058	12.6%

White Collar		72.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	20,810	18.7%
Health care and social assistance	16,860	15.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	13,076	11.7%
Retail trade	10,351	9.3%
Construction	6,209	5.6%
Accommodation and food services	6,060	5.4%
Other services	5,816	5.2%
Public administration	5,081	4.6%
Manufacturing	4,869	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,630	4.2%
Finance and insurance	4,170	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	2,833	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,723	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,303	2.1%
Information	2,005	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,442	1.3%
Wholesale trade	1,345	1.2%
Utilities	565	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	116	0.1%
Management	41	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,810	2.14%
Puerto Rican	1,493	0.67%
Cuban	824	0.37%
Dominican	436	0.19%

Total Central American	4,616	2.06%
Costa Rican	25	0.01%
Guatemalan	166	0.07%
Honduran	821	0.37%
Nicaraguan	236	0.11%
Panamanian	318	0.14%
Salvadoran	3,050	1.36%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,678	0.75%
Argentinean	200	0.09%
Bolivian	187	0.08%
Chilean	161	0.07%
Colombian	326	0.15%
Ecuadorian	43	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	558	0.25%
Uruguayan	63	0.03%
Venezuelan	140	0.06%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,493	0.67%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	3,250	1.45%
Chinese	2,461	1.10%
Korean	1,235	0.55%
Filipino	848	0.38%
Vietnamese	465	0.21%
Japanese	185	0.08%
Burmese	157	0.07%
Taiwanese	112	0.05%
Bangladeshi	83	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	186,842	87.8%
Spanish	10,612	5.0%
Other Indo-European	4,592	2.2%
Chinese	2,066	1.0%
Other Asian	1,621	0.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,398	0.7%
German, other Germanic	1,347	0.6%
Other	1,002	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	877	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	36,469	16.3%
German	30,496	13.6%
Irish	26,131	11.6%
American	12,228	5.5%
Italian	11,338	5.1%
Scottish	6,836	3.0%
European	5,785	2.6%
Scotch-Irish	4,847	2.2%
French	4,839	2.2%
Polish	4,787	2.1%
Dutch	2,957	1.3%
Swedish	2,776	1.2%
British	2,210	1.0%
Russian	1,816	0.8%
Norwegian	1,790	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	213,266	95.1%
Not a citizen	11,069	4.9%

Native	204,470	91.1%
Foreign-born	19,865	8.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,157	2.7%	6,077	3.9%	28,705	18.5%	33,149	21.4%	41,844	27.0%	41,179	26.5%
Average years of education: 14.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,157	2.7%
9-12 Years	6,077	3.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	28,705	18.5%
Some College	33,149	21.4%
Bach. Degree	41,844	27.0%
Grad Degree	41,179	26.5%
Average years of education: 14.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	147,094	143,382	3,712	2.5%
1991	149,100	142,472	6,628	4.4%
1992	152,800	145,640	7,160	4.7%
1993	152,724	147,738	4,986	3.3%
1994	154,800	150,164	4,636	3.0%
1995	157,002	153,168	3,834	2.4%
1996	158,850	154,664	4,186	2.6%
1997	160,508	156,962	3,546	2.2%
1998	164,042	161,692	2,350	1.4%
1999	166,214	163,966	2,248	1.4%

2000	177,228	173,576	3,652	2.1%
2001	179,784	174,992	4,792	2.7%
2002	182,980	176,550	6,430	3.5%
2003	184,912	177,804	7,108	3.8%
2004	188,354	181,488	6,866	3.6%
2005	194,574	188,056	6,518	3.3%
2006	202,814	197,102	5,712	2.8%
2007	209,418	203,882	5,536	2.6%
2008	214,238	206,644	7,594	3.5%
2009	213,746	201,432	12,314	5.8%

2010	209,236	195,940	13,296	6.4%
2011	211,816	199,764	12,052	5.7%
2012	212,740	201,734	11,006	5.2%
2013	212,102	202,072	10,030	4.7%
2014	217,232	207,724	9,508	4.4%
2015	218,560	210,302	8,258	3.8%
2016	219,686	212,196	7,490	3.4%
2017	225,050	217,902	7,148	3.2%
2018	227,994	222,046	5,948	2.6%
2019	234,486	229,016	5,470	2.3%

2020	224,886	212,274	12,612	5.6%
2021	225,704	218,170	7,534	3.3%
2022	232,484	226,388	6,096	2.6%
2023	239,036	232,880	6,156	2.6%
2024	241,946	235,836	6,110	2.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	101,111
Median Value	$442,443

Occupied	90,452	89.5%
Vacant	10,659	10.5%

Owned	59,967	66.3%
Rented	30,485	33.7%
Median Rent	$1,497

Single-Family Units	74,659	73.8%
Detached	65,864	65.1%
Attached	8,795	8.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	18,047	17.8%
Mobile Homes	3,029	3.0%

Charlottesville, VA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Charlottesville, VA Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Charlottesville, VA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Charlottesville, VA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Charlottesville, VA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Charlottesville, VA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Charlottesville, VA Metro Area