COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Charlotte County

Virginia · 11,688 residents · 475 sq mi

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Charlotte County is home to 11,688 people in Virginia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. Households here earn about 39% less than in Virginia as a whole. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $44,500. The median age is 36.7, about 4 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,688

−6%vs 2000

vs 12,472 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

−8%vs 2000

vs 40.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

475 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(801)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(736)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(796)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(914)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(695)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(1,626)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(1,539)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(1,280)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411%(1,285)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(1,201)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(600)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(215)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,481

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,929 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,008

−39%vs 2000

vs $14,717 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.4%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,500

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$224

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $339 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.9%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.6% in 2000

22.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic64.6%(8,053)

Black32.8%(4,087)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(206)

Asian0.2%(20)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic63.3%(7,394)

Black36.6%(4,279)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(30)

Asian0%(2)

Other0.1%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(183)

Central American0.8%(88)

Honduran0.8%(88)

Puerto Rican0.1%(14)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(11)

Japanese0.1%(9)

Vietnamese0%(2)

Ancestry

American22.8%(2,604)

English10%(1,142)

Irish5.9%(679)

German5.5%(632)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(200)

Italian1.7%(199)

Subsaharan African1.3%(147)

Swiss1.2%(141)

Polish1.2%(140)

French0.8%(93)

Norwegian0.5%(60)

Dutch0.5%(54)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

British0.3%(35)

Scottish0.3%(35)

Russian0.2%(20)

Austrian0.1%(14)

French Canadian0.1%(13)

Swedish0.1%(9)

Portuguese0.1%(8)

Danish0.1%(7)

Lithuanian0.1%(7)

Ethiopian0.1%(7)

Czech0%(5)

Cape Verdean0%(1)

West Indian0%(1)

Haitian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.5%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.1%

−11.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.2 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 21.6 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 married33.2%(1,545)

Married45.3%(2,113)

Widowed6.1%(282)

Divorced15.5%(720)

Women 15+

Never married29%(1,376)

Married44.6%(2,111)

Widowed11%(519)

Divorced15.4%(731)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.4%

−14.7 ptssince 2013

from 21.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.6%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 43.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.2%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.5%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.6%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.8%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 55.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.8%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 46.5% 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)14.3%(95)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.8%(225)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.5%(289)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(23)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.3%(15)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 665 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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