COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Albemarle County

Virginia · 68,040 residents · 720 sq mi

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Albemarle County is home to 68,040 people in Virginia. 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.6% of residents. There are 11,196 fewer people here than in 2000. Households take in $36,886 a year at the median, 22% more than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $111,000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

39% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

68,040

−14%vs 2000

vs 79,236 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.4

−16%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

720 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024115K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(4,673)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(4,466)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(3,895)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.8%(6,672)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.2%(6,232)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.4%(12,505)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(10,976)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(6,993)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(5,222)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.8%(3,978)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(1,932)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(496)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,886

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,749 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,448

−40%vs 2000

vs $28,852 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.6%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$111,000

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $160,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$530

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $712 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.1%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.9% in 2000

35.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.6%(66,218)

Black9.6%(7,586)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(2,029)

Asian2.9%(2,267)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87%(59,224)

Black10.1%(6,855)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(867)

Asian2.4%(1,656)

Other0.4%(305)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(2,682)

Central American2.2%(2,580)

Salvadoran1.6%(1,816)

South American0.8%(903)

Puerto Rican0.7%(826)

Cuban0.3%(390)

Dominican0.3%(367)

Spaniard0.3%(367)

Honduran0.3%(342)

Peruvian0.3%(313)

Panamanian0.2%(221)

Colombian0.2%(187)

+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.1%(135)

Chilean0.1%(130)

Nicaraguan0.1%(120)

Guatemalan0.1%(76)

Venezuelan0.1%(73)

Bolivian0%(35)

Ecuadorian0%(30)

Costa Rican0%(5)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.2%(2,526)

Chinese1%(1,160)

Korean0.7%(778)

Filipino0.4%(506)

Vietnamese0.3%(360)

Nepalese0.2%(280)

Pakistani0.2%(273)

Kazakh0.2%(187)

Japanese0.1%(123)

Bhutanese0.1%(74)

Bangladeshi0.1%(67)

Thai0%(32)

+ 7 more asian origin groups with data

Cambodian0%(27)

Malaysian0%(26)

Taiwanese0%(16)

Singaporean0%(16)

Sri Lankan0%(15)

Indonesian0%(12)

Uzbek0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(32)

Native Hawaiian0%(24)

Samoan0%(9)

Ancestry

English16.9%(19,395)

German13.9%(15,927)

Irish11.9%(13,671)

Italian5.1%(5,822)

American4.5%(5,165)

Scottish3%(3,457)

French2.6%(2,991)

Polish2.3%(2,592)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(2,237)

Dutch1.6%(1,811)

Swedish1.4%(1,597)

British1.1%(1,241)

+ 44 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.9%(984)

Russian0.8%(971)

Norwegian0.8%(877)

Arab0.6%(690)

Subsaharan African0.6%(655)

Ukrainian0.5%(631)

West Indian0.5%(606)

Greek0.5%(541)

Swiss0.5%(535)

French Canadian0.4%(483)

Slovak0.4%(477)

Hungarian0.4%(456)

Czech0.4%(406)

Jamaican0.3%(394)

Lithuanian0.3%(384)

Danish0.3%(370)

Austrian0.3%(359)

Lebanese0.2%(286)

Haitian0.2%(242)

Portuguese0.2%(196)

Syrian0.1%(167)

Turkish0.1%(156)

Brazilian0.1%(151)

Croatian0.1%(144)

Romanian0.1%(124)

Armenian0.1%(122)

Iraqi0.1%(113)

Nigerian0.1%(112)

Canadian0.1%(111)

Ghanaian0.1%(111)

Iranian0.1%(102)

Finnish0.1%(85)

Bulgarian0.1%(84)

Macedonian0.1%(70)

Serbian0.1%(69)

Belgian0%(53)

Kenyan0%(50)

Latvian0%(46)

Slovene0%(22)

Cape Verdean0%(22)

Ethiopian0%(20)

Egyptian0%(5)

Somali0%(5)

Palestinian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

39.4%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 47.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.5%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

17.5%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.5 min

+46%vs 2000

vs 13.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.4%(15,746)

Married55.8%(25,549)

Widowed2.7%(1,254)

Divorced7.1%(3,240)

Women 15+

Never married33.6%(17,010)

Married48.3%(24,484)

Widowed7.9%(3,998)

Divorced10.2%(5,194)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.9%

−2.3 ptssince 2013

from 8.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.1%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 64.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.3%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.2%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.5%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 7.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.7%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 82.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.4%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)26.6%(1,543)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.9%(862)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.1%(1,920)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.7%(446)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.4%(140)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,801 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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