COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Charlotte County

Virginia · 12,472 residents · 475 sq mi

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With 12,472 people, Charlotte County is a county in Virginia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 10% of adults. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 38%. The median age is 40.0, about 5 years above the US median. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $69,600, having risen by half since 1990.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 40.0

US median: 35.2

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,472

+7%since 1990

from 11,688 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.0

+9%since 1990

from 36.7 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

475 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.5%(689)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.2%(894)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(913)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.7%(830)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.9%(605)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.3%(1,409)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.9%(1,860)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.3%(1,662)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6411.4%(1,427)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.3%(1,158)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846.4%(795)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.8%(230)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,929

+7%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $20,481 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,717

+63%since 1990

from $9,008 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

18.1%

−1.3 ptssince 1990

from 19.4% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$69,600

+19%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $44,500 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$339

+15%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $224 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

77.6%

−0.3 ptssince 1990

from 77.9% in 1990

22.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black36.6%(4,279)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(30)

Asian0%(2)

2000

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

Black32.8%(4,087)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(206)

Asian0.2%(20)

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

10.3%

+3.8 ptssince 1990

from 6.5% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

63.2%

+11.1 ptssince 1990

from 52.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.0%

+2.4 ptssince 1990

from 1.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.6 min

−21%since 1990

from 27.2 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married22.8%(1,065)

Married66.2%(3,095)

Widowed2.8%(133)

Divorced8.2%(382)

Women 15+

Never married21.2%(1,125)

Married54.7%(2,901)

Widowed16.7%(885)

Divorced7.3%(389)

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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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