Charlottesville city, Virginia Population 2024

44,694

Charlottesville city, Virginia's estimated 2024 population is 44,694 with a growth rate of -0.64% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Charlottesville city, Virginia is the 39th largest county in Virginia. The 2010 population was 43,467 and has seen a growth of 2.82% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
202943,249-289-0.66%
202843,538-289-0.66%
202743,827-289-0.66%
202644,116-289-0.65%
202544,405-289-0.65%
202444,694-289-0.64%
202344,983-289-0.64%
202245,272-474-1.04%
202145,746-723-1.56%
202046,469-814-1.72%
201947,283-138-0.29%
201847,421-35-0.07%
201747,4564801.02%
201646,9766191.34%
201546,3577951.74%
201445,5625101.13%
201345,0524420.99%
201244,6108301.9%
201143,7803130.72%
201043,46700%
199040,3414251.06%
198039,9161,0362.66%
197038,8809,45332.12%
196029,4273,45813.32%
195025,9696,56933.86%
194019,4004,15527.25%
193015,2454,55742.64%
192010,6883,92357.99%
19106,7653164.9%
19006,449-36,800-85.09%
2024 Growth Rate
-0.64% (-289)
County Website
Charlottesville city
2020 Population
46,469
Area
10 mi²
Density
4469 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
-3.82% (-1,775)
Founded
1762

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White31,20268.03%
Black or African American7,79817%
Asian3,2247.03%
Two or more races2,8946.31%
Other race6891.5%
Native American560.12%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander00%

White

Black or African American

Asian

Two or more races

Other race

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Charlottesville city, Virginia Population by Race

Charlottesville city, Virginia Population Pyramid 2024

Charlottesville city, Virginia Median Age

32.9

Total

32.3

Male

33.5

Female

Charlottesville city, Virginia Adults

There are 38,444 adults, (6,002 of whom are seniors) in Charlottesville city, Virginia.

Charlottesville city, Virginia Age Dependency

41.4

Age Dependency Ratio

18.5

Old Age Dependency Ratio

22.9

Child Dependency Ratio

Charlottesville city, Virginia Sex Ratio

Female23,68351.64%
Male22,18048.36%

Charlottesville city, Virginia Population by Age

Charlottesville city, Virginia Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All19,6992.1743.756.3
Non Family10,8501.5727.872.2
Married6,2782.8873.626.4
Female1,8733.0834.765.3
Male6982.7947.452.6

2.87

Average Family Size

2.17

Average Household Size

43.7%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Charlottesville city, Virginia Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade1,3394.61%
Associates Degree1,5455.32%
Bachelors Degree7,89327.16%
Graduate Degree9,70233.39%
High School Graduate4,25814.65%
Less Than 9th Grade8002.75%
Some College3,52112.12%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Charlottesville city, Virginia Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Charlottesville city, Virginia Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White20,07119,29414,329
Black4,9504,0341,016
Hispanic1,4841,356789
2+ Races1,4791,440729
Asian1,3331,065832
Other Race372372267
Native American433222

The highest rate of high school graduation is among other race people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among other race people with a rate of 71.77%.

Charlottesville city, Virginia Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$62,320$70,052$58,713
Graduate Degree$80,901$102,121$72,671
High School Graduate$29,428$28,563$31,962
Less Than 9th Grade$24,583$30,438$22,517
Overall$53,657$58,097$51,563
Some College$37,289$36,377$38,227

$53,657

Average Earnings

$58,097

Average Male

$51,563

Average Female

Charlottesville city, Virginia Earnings by Educational Attainment

Charlottesville city, Virginia Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Charlottesville city, Virginia Language

85.91% of Charlottesville city, Virginia residents speak only English, while 14.09% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Other Indo-European, which is spoken by 4.61% of the population.

Charlottesville city, Virginia Language

Charlottesville city, Virginia Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White27,9474,56916.35%
Black7,3292,72137.13%
Asian2,5671,14344.53%
Hispanic2,93370424%
Multiple2,70260722.46%
Other68519929.05%
Native561017.86%

22.62%

Overall Poverty Rate

20.01%

Male Poverty Rate

25.11%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Charlottesville city, Virginia

The race most likely to be in poverty in Charlottesville city, Virginia is Asian, with 44.53% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Charlottesville city, Virginia is White, with 16.35% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.59%. Among those working part-time, it was 34.58%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 37.49%.

Charlottesville city, Virginia Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade29.78%
High School19.13%
Some College17.25%
Bachelors or Greater6.96%

Charlottesville city, Virginia Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed57.79%
Male Unemployed32.24%
Female Employed15.08%
Male Employed9.12%

Charlottesville city, Virginia Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Charlottesville city, Virginia Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$114,786$159,038
Households$69,829$109,240
Married Families$148,594$-999,999,999
Non Families$43,507$66,642

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Charlottesville city, Virginia Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

34.5%

Overall Marriage Rate

36.8%

Male Marriage Rate

32.3%

Female Marriage Rate

Charlottesville city, Virginia Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Charlottesville city, Virginia Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 35-44, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.

Charlottesville city, Virginia Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Charlottesville city, Virginia Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

1,432

Number of Veterans

1,261

Male Veterans

171

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam625
Second Gulf War395
First Gulf War304
Korea79
World War II6

Charlottesville city, Virginia Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
35 to 54457
65 to 74438
75+264
55 to 64188
18 to 3485

Charlottesville city, Virginia Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White1,0573.93%
Black2974.89%
2+ Races653.36%
Hispanic341.59%
Other Race132.28%

Charlottesville city, Virginia Veterans by Race

Charlottesville city, Virginia Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

2.55%

Veteran Poverty Rate

30.74%

Veteran Disability Rate

Charlottesville city, Virginia Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

64.7%

Labor Force Participation

61.5%

Employment Rate

4.7%

Unemployment Rate

Charlottesville city, Virginia Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Charlottesville city, Virginia Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Charlottesville city, Virginia Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

47.39%

Born in Charlottesville city, Virginia

89.71%

Native Born

10.29%

Foreign Born

5.88%

Non Citizen

4.41%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

89.71% of Charlottesville city, Virginia residents were born in the United States, with 47.39% having been born in Virginia. 5.88% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.

Charlottesville city, Virginia Place of Birth

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