METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS
Charlottesville Metro
Charlottesville, VA · 5 counties · 143,885 residents · 1,644.526 sq mi
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Charlottesville has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $31,173. Population has fallen 17% since 2000, a loss of 30,136 residents. 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, well above the national rate of 20%. Median home value is $92,353.
At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $30,130
Mid-age
median age 31.5
US median: 33.0
More educated
32% 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
Population, 1990 – 2024
2024224K
Age distribution, 1990
Under 56.7%(9,696)
5 to 96.3%(8,998)
10 to 145.8%(8,331)
15 to 198%(11,455)
20 to 2411.1%(16,008)
25 to 3418.4%(26,487)
35 to 4415.3%(21,943)
45 to 549.5%(13,666)
55 to 647.9%(11,379)
65 to 746.5%(9,357)
75 to 843.5%(5,093)
85 and over1%(1,472)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$31,173
−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $43,552 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$92,353
−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $133,896 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic79.5%(138,371)
Black14%(24,284)
Hispanic / Latino2.2%(3,872)
Asian2.7%(4,654)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic82.8%(119,205)
Black14.9%(21,397)
Hispanic / Latino1%(1,467)
Asian1.8%(2,595)
Other0.5%(688)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Mexican2.1%(4,810)
Central American2.2%(4,616)
Salvadoran1.5%(3,050)
South American0.7%(1,678)
Puerto Rican0.7%(1,493)
Cuban0.4%(824)
Honduran0.5%(821)
Spaniard0.3%(614)
Peruvian0.3%(558)
Dominican0.2%(436)
Colombian0.2%(326)
Panamanian0.2%(318)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(236)
Argentine0.1%(200)
Bolivian0.1%(187)
Guatemalan0.1%(166)
Chilean0.1%(161)
Venezuelan0.1%(140)
Uruguayan0.3%(63)
Ecuadorian0%(43)
Costa Rican0%(25)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.4%(3,250)
Chinese1.1%(2,461)
Korean0.6%(1,235)
Filipino0.4%(848)
Kazakh0.5%(739)
Vietnamese0.2%(465)
Pakistani0.2%(336)
Nepalese0.2%(280)
Japanese0.1%(185)
Burmese0.3%(157)
Taiwanese0.1%(112)
Thai0%(83)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Bangladeshi0.1%(83)
Bhutanese0.1%(74)
Sri Lankan0%(39)
Cambodian0%(27)
Indonesian0%(26)
Malaysian0%(26)
Uzbek0%(18)
Singaporean0%(16)
Mongolian0%(12)
Ancestry
English16.3%(36,469)
German13.6%(30,496)
Irish11.6%(26,131)
American5.5%(12,228)
Italian5.1%(11,338)
Scottish3%(6,836)
Scotch-Irish2.2%(4,847)
French2.2%(4,839)
Polish2.1%(4,787)
Dutch1.3%(2,957)
Swedish1.2%(2,776)
British1%(2,210)
+ 47 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.8%(1,816)
Norwegian0.8%(1,790)
Welsh0.8%(1,753)
Subsaharan African0.7%(1,679)
Ukrainian0.5%(1,194)
Arab0.6%(1,134)
Greek0.5%(1,059)
Hungarian0.5%(1,014)
Swiss0.4%(915)
French Canadian0.4%(840)
Czech0.3%(731)
West Indian0.3%(709)
Danish0.3%(692)
Lithuanian0.3%(672)
Austrian0.3%(655)
Slovak0.3%(554)
Jamaican0.3%(454)
Lebanese0.2%(360)
Romanian0.2%(357)
Brazilian0.2%(343)
Portuguese0.2%(343)
Nigerian0.2%(334)
Syrian0.2%(309)
Armenian0.2%(298)
Serbian0.1%(271)
Croatian0.1%(267)
Finnish0.1%(266)
Haitian0.2%(265)
Canadian0.1%(260)
Turkish0.2%(254)
Iranian0.2%(248)
Kenyan0.1%(203)
Bulgarian0.1%(183)
Ghanaian0.1%(179)
Iraqi0.1%(153)
Slovene0.1%(110)
Ethiopian0.1%(92)
Latvian0.1%(81)
Macedonian0.1%(70)
Belgian0%(62)
Moroccan0.1%(45)
Cape Verdean0%(39)
Egyptian0%(15)
Guyanese0%(13)
Australian0%(6)
Somali0%(5)
Palestinian0%(2)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
75.2%
−7.3 ptsvs 2000
vs 82.6% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
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 married36%(32,358)
Married53.4%(47,932)
Widowed2.4%(2,165)
Divorced8.1%(7,310)
Women 15+
Never married33%(32,670)
Married47.9%(47,421)
Widowed7.7%(7,621)
Divorced11.4%(11,340)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Charlottesville, VA?
Charlottesville, VA has about 143,885 residents according to the 1990 Census.
What is the median household income in Charlottesville, VA?
The typical household in Charlottesville, VA earns about $31,173 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Charlottesville, VA expensive?
In Charlottesville, VA, the median home is worth about $92,353, and the typical rent is about $477 a month.
How educated are people in Charlottesville, VA?
About 31.7% of adults age 25 and over in Charlottesville, VA hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Charlottesville, VA?
About 13.3% of people in Charlottesville, VA live below the federal poverty line.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024