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Fluvanna County

Virginia · 28,975 residents (2025 est.) · 287 sq mi
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With 28,092 people, Fluvanna County is a county in Virginia. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 2% of US counties for household income. Growth has run 40% since 2000, or 8,045 more people. At a median age of 43.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 3% of locals were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 52%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

28,092
+40%since 2000
from 20,047 in 2000
28,975 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
98 / sq mi
+12%since 2009
from 88 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
43.5
+14%since 2000
from 38.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
287 sq mi
Population, 19902024
11K16K20K25K30K19902000201020202024Fluvanna County
202428K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.2%(1,455)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.9%(1,654)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.9%(1,375)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.2%(1,471)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.7%(1,331)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.6%(3,827)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.6%(3,535)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.9%(3,345)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.2%(4,002)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.9%(3,629)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.6%(1,841)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.2%(627)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$96,768
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $46,372 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
$44,367
+118%since 2000
from $20,338 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
61.6%
+22.9 ptssince 2009
from 38.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
7.7%
+1.8 ptssince 2000
from 5.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
0.408
+4%since 2010
from 0.393 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade4.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance3.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services3.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical3%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration2.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing1.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food0.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

$314,100
+52%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $113,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
$1,204
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $669 in 2000
US average: $1,442
88.7%
+3.4 ptssince 2000
from 85.2% in 2000
11.3% rent
10.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
2.59 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.61 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
20.8%
−6.5 ptssince 2009
from 27.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
26.9%
−7.1 ptssince 2009
from 34.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
3.2
−15%since 2009
from 3.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
39
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic78.8%(15,794)
Black18.3%(3,664)
Hispanic / Latino1.2%(235)
Asian0.4%(75)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic75%(21,055)
Black11.8%(3,311)
Hispanic / Latino4.6%(1,288)
Asian0.9%(251)
Other7.8%(2,187)
52
+22%since 2009
from 43 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
11
−37%since 2020
from 17 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1.3%(378)
Puerto Rican1.1%(301)
Salvadoran0.6%(181)
Spaniard0.5%(154)
Guatemalan0.2%(65)
Colombian0.2%(55)
Dominican0.1%(38)
Asian origin
Chinese0.4%(113)
Korean0.2%(43)
Filipino0.2%(43)
Vietnamese0.1%(19)
Japanese0%(11)
Thai0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(17)
Ancestry
German15.7%(4,416)
English12.8%(3,590)
Irish12.4%(3,494)
American8.3%(2,339)
Italian7.1%(2,007)
Scotch-Irish3.5%(984)
Polish2.3%(637)
Scottish2.2%(621)
Swedish1.7%(490)
Dutch1%(288)
Ukrainian1%(267)
Welsh0.9%(258)
+ 22 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.9%(257)
Norwegian0.9%(253)
British0.9%(252)
French0.7%(192)
Greek0.6%(174)
Danish0.6%(169)
Hungarian0.6%(158)
Lithuanian0.4%(116)
Portuguese0.3%(73)
Czech0.2%(66)
Swiss0.2%(59)
Slovene0.1%(32)
Canadian0.1%(25)
West Indian0.1%(16)
Haitian0.1%(16)
Austrian0.1%(15)
Finnish0%(9)
Kenyan0%(8)
Section 05

Education

37.3%
+12.8 ptssince 2000
from 24.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.6%
+13.6 ptssince 2000
from 80.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
13.2%
+4.0 ptssince 2000
from 9.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

32.0 min
+42%since 2000
from 22.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
69.0%
−10.0 ptssince 2009
from 79.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
11.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
0.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
16.5%
+8.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
0.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
0.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
4.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

4.2%
−1.3 ptssince 2011
from 5.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
60.7%
−1.5 ptssince 2011
from 62.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
67.5%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 65.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
19.4%
−4.7 ptssince 2009
from 24.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
46.4%
+10.1 ptssince 2009
from 36.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

46.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 45.6% in 2009
53.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 54.4% in 2009
2.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
10.2%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 12.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
10.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2012
from 10.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
6.7%
−2.5 ptssince 2013
from 9.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
93.8%
+12.3 ptssince 2017
from 81.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.4%
+3.8 ptssince 2020
from 93.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
89.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 89.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
95.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2016
from 96.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
2.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2016
from 2.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married24.6%(2,649)
Married64.6%(6,947)
Widowed2.5%(269)
Divorced8.3%(892)
Women 15+
Never married23.1%(2,969)
Married54.3%(6,975)
Widowed10.4%(1,335)
Divorced12.2%(1,572)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

6.7%
−2.5 ptssince 2013
from 9.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
62.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 62.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.4%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 15.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
23.6%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 21.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
12.4%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 10.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 3.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
76.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 76.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.8%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 31.3% 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)30.9%(709)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20%(459)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.2%(740)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.6%(129)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(8)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,295 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Fluvanna County, Virginia?

Fluvanna County, Virginia has about 28,092 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Fluvanna County, Virginia?

The typical household in Fluvanna County, Virginia earns about $96,768 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Fluvanna County, Virginia expensive?

In Fluvanna County, Virginia, the median home is worth about $314,100, and the typical rent is about $1,204 a month.

How educated are people in Fluvanna County, Virginia?

About 37.3% of adults age 25 and over in Fluvanna County, Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Fluvanna County, Virginia?

About 7.7% of people in Fluvanna County, Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Fluvanna County, Virginia grown since 1990?

Yes, Fluvanna County, Virginia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 15,663 residents, a change of about 126 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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