Demographics of Charles City County, Virginia

Charles City County, Virginia had 6,623 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −124 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Charles City County, in four figures

6,623
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.8%
Change since July 2020: −124 people.; 52.6 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,417 ±$9,739
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Charles City County, Virginia's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Charles City County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Charles City County, Virginia's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Charles City County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,747	100.0	100.0
2021	6,614	98.0	100.2
2022	6,582	97.6	100.7
2023	6,652	98.6	101.6
2024	6,582	97.6	102.5
2025	6,623	98.2	103.1

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Population of Charles City County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	6,747	−25	−7	0	−17
2021	6,614	−133	−89	0	−47
2022	6,582	−32	−69	0	+39
2023	6,652	+70	−44	0	+115
2024	6,582	−70	−45	0	−26
2025	6,623	+41	−43	−1	+87

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 52.6 ±0.3: for men 51.5 ±0.9 and for women 54.1 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Charles City County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	236 ±33	3.6% ±0.5	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	705 ±80	10.6% ±1.2	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	443 ±72	6.7% ±1.1	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,321 ±98	19.9% ±1.5	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,140 ±112	32.3% ±1.7	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,782 ±123	26.9% ±1.8	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,417 ±$9,739, and income per person $44,626 ±$4,401, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Charles City County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	463 ±86	15.9% ±2.7	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	377 ±67	13.0% ±2.1	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	611 ±96	21.0% ±2.9	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	436 ±91	15.0% ±2.9	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	563 ±111	19.3% ±3.5	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	211 ±74	7.2% ±2.5	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	250 ±88	8.6% ±3.0	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Charles City County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	622 ±133	9.4% ±2.0	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	85 ±38	9.5% ±4.1	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	272 ±76	8.4% ±2.3	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	265 ±70	10.8% ±2.8	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Charles City County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Charles City County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	3,270 ±198	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.0% ±3.8	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.0% ±2.1	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	86.3% ±3.6	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	13.7% ±2.4	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$241,400 ±$18,325	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,099 ±$121	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±2	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Charles City County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	138 ±0	2.1% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,956 ±11	44.6% ±0.2	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,687 ±87	40.5% ±1.3	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	70 ±31	1.1% ±0.5	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	366 ±39	5.5% ±0.6	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	9 to 51	0.1% to 0.8%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	380 ±87	5.7% ±1.3	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Charles City County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	5,085 ±165	76.7% ±2.5	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,339 ±159	20.2% ±2.4	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	26 to 94	0.4% to 1.4%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	143 ±42	2.2% ±0.6	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	78 ±36	1.2% ±0.5	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	65 ±31	1.0% ±0.5	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Charles City County among the counties of Virginia

125th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Charles City County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lexington city	7,769	+6.2%
Rappahannock County	7,439	+1.6%
King and Queen County	6,743	+2.4%
Buena Vista city	6,672	+0.8%
Galax city	6,670	−0.7%
Charles City County	6,623	−1.8%
Surry County	6,603	+0.8%
Bland County	6,151	−1.7%
Covington city	5,680	−1.2%
Emporia city	5,447	−4.4%
Craig County	4,800	−1.6%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Counties in Virginia by homeownership rate
No. 5 Counties in Virginia by median age
No. 8 Counties by homeownership rate
No. 19 Counties in Virginia by per capita income
No. 33 Counties in Virginia by median household income
No. 40 Counties in Virginia by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026