2022 population: 223,825 ( 5,120 from 2010 , 2,304 from 2020)
Land area: 1644.5 square miles
Population density: 136.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	167,662	74.91%	1.7%
Black:	25,359	11.33%	17.7%
Indian:	490	0.22%	27.6%
Asian:	10,887	4.86%	37.1%
2+ races:	6,102	2.73%	38.3%
Hispanic:	13,325	5.95%	34.2%

Total non-White:	56,163	25.09%	4.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,850	10.9
Deaths:	4,603	10.4
Net Migration:	872	2.0
Net Immigration:	1,238	2.8

Change in White population:	2,825	1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,295	1.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
218,705
164,837	75.37%
30,824	14.09%
384	0.18%
7,939	3.63%
4,413	2.02%
9,928	4.54%
53,868	24.63%

2000
189,644
147,555	77.81%
30,357	16.01%
272	0.14%
4,717	2.49%
2,434	1.28%
3,998	2.11%
42,089	22.19%

1990
156,758
125,690	80.18%
26,585	16.96%
231	0.15%
2,724	1.74%
n/a
1,528	0.97%
31,068	19.82%

1980
137,523
110,162	80.10%
24,532	17.84%
133	0.10%
1,187	0.86%
n/a
1,347	0.98%
27,361	19.90%

1970
111,828
88,450	79.09%
22,028	19.70%
91	0.08%
292	0.26%
n/a
881	0.79%
23,378	20.91%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
22,723	12.0
14,451	7.6
8,167	4.3
4,950	2.6

17,282	9.1
11,779	6.2

Number	Rate
1990's
21,418	13.7
13,892	8.9
16,742	10.7
2,123	1.4

21,865	13.9
11,021	7.0

Number	Rate
1980's
20,680	15.0
11,978	8.7
5,067	3.7
n/a

15,528	11.3
3,707	2.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
17,766	15.9
n/a

21,712	19.4
3,983	3.6

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):

2022
Number	Percent
39.6
42,003	18.8%
181,822	81.2%
41,609	18.6%

87,531
2.38

53,236	60.8%
42,081	79.0%
4,179	7.8%
34,295	39.2%

2010
Number	Percent
37.5
44,457	20.3%
174,248	79.7%
29,948	13.7%

84,525
2.43

52,698	62.3%
40,519	76.9%
4,795	9.1%
31,827	37.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.0
41,942	22.1%
147,702	77.9%
23,189	12.2%

72,923
2.44

46,861	64.3%
36,770	78.5%
4,727	10.1%
26,062	35.7%

1990
Number	Percent
31.9
34,441	22.0%
122,317	78.0%
17,800	11.4%

57,901
2.54

38,841	67.1%
30,929	79.6%
3,207	8.3%
19,060	32.9%

1980
Number	Percent
28.9
33,397	24.3%
104,126	75.7%
14,316	10.4%

48,335
2.71

33,208	68.7%
27,477	82.7%
2,361	7.1%
15,127	31.3%

2022 Housing Data for Charlottesville, VA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,317	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,500	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,138	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,809	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,574	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,583	3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,049	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,424	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,662	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,929	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,730	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,910	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,234	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,210	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,701	11.1%
$200,000 or more	12,761	14.6%

Median Household Income	86,301
Per Capita Income	50,082

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,382	3.9%
Public Assistance	1,366	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,024	6.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	94,672	70.4%
Unemployed	3,574	2.7%
In Armed Forces	342	0.3%

Total Labor Force	98,588	73.3%
Not in Labor Force	35,906	26.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	31,423	27,448	53.4%
Non-Profit	4,588	7,992	36.5%
Self-Employed	7,399	4,579	61.8%

Local Government	3,574	5,493	39.4%
State Government	6,268	7,724	44.8%
Federal Government	1,911	953	66.7%

Total Private + Self	38,822	32,027	54.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	16,341	22,162	42.4%
Total	55,163	54,189	50.4%

Pct. Govt.	23.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	21,218	19.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	18,892	17.2%
Professional, Technical	37,257	34.0%
Service Occupations	17,404	15.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	557	0.5%
All others	14,861	13.6%

White Collar		70.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	21,472	19.6%
Health care and social assistance	15,722	14.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	11,775	10.7%
Retail trade	9,646	8.8%
Accommodation and food services	7,465	6.8%
Construction	6,486	5.9%
Other services	5,941	5.4%
Manufacturing	5,082	4.6%
Public administration	4,690	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,399	4.0%
Finance and insurance	4,170	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	2,759	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,386	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,339	2.1%
Information	1,860	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,343	1.2%
Wholesale trade	1,339	1.2%
Utilities	548	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	193	0.2%
Management	17	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,848	1.74%
Puerto Rican	1,401	0.63%
Cuban	778	0.35%
Dominican	134	0.06%

Total Central American	3,913	1.77%
Costa Rican	8	0.00%
Guatemalan	228	0.10%
Honduran	580	0.26%
Nicaraguan	194	0.09%
Panamanian	202	0.09%
Salvadoran	2,685	1.21%
Other Central American	16	0.01%

Total South American	1,186	0.54%
Argentinean	174	0.08%
Bolivian	150	0.07%
Chilean	125	0.06%
Colombian	142	0.06%
Ecuadorian	28	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	390	0.18%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	148	0.07%
Other South American	29	0.01%

Other Hispanic	1,266	0.57%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	3,035	1.37%
Indian	2,560	1.15%
Korean	1,347	0.61%
Filipino	663	0.30%
Vietnamese	547	0.25%
Japanese	254	0.11%
Burmese	239	0.11%
Bangladeshi	212	0.10%
Taiwanese	172	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	187,189	89.0%
Spanish	8,586	4.1%
Other Indo-European	3,797	1.8%
Chinese	2,416	1.1%
Other Asian	1,706	0.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,248	0.6%
Arabic	1,108	0.5%
German, other Germanic	976	0.5%
Other	920	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	30,808	13.9%
German	27,347	12.3%
Irish	23,701	10.7%
American	12,871	5.8%
Italian	10,467	4.7%
European	6,306	2.8%
Scottish	5,082	2.3%
Polish	4,682	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	4,225	1.9%
French	4,193	1.9%
British	3,154	1.4%
Dutch	2,922	1.3%
Swedish	2,351	1.1%
Russian	1,745	0.8%
Norwegian	1,682	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	211,730	95.5%
Not a citizen	9,918	4.5%

Native	203,259	91.7%
Foreign-born	18,389	8.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,867	2.5%	7,620	5.0%	29,500	19.4%	32,815	21.6%	40,424	26.6%	37,796	24.9%
Average years of education: 14.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,867	2.5%
9-12 Years	7,620	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	29,500	19.4%
Some College	32,815	21.6%
Bach. Degree	40,424	26.6%
Grad Degree	37,796	24.9%
Average years of education: 14.7

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	98,578
Median Value	$386,889

Occupied	87,531	88.8%
Vacant	11,047	11.2%

Owned	57,717	65.9%
Rented	29,814	34.1%
Median Rent	$1,409

Single-Family Units	71,969	73.0%
Detached	63,265	64.2%
Attached	8,704	8.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	17,447	17.7%
Mobile Homes	3,751	3.8%

Charlottesville, VA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Charlottesville, VA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Charlottesville, VA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Charlottesville, VA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Charlottesville, VA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Charlottesville, VA Metro Area