Demographics of Charlottesville city, Virginia

Charlottesville city, Virginia had 44,388 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,045 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.

Charlottesville city, in four figures

44,388
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.4%
Change since July 2020: −2,045 people.; 33.1 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,824 ±$5,371
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.

Charlottesville city, Virginia's population shrank 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Charlottesville city, 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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Charlottesville city, Virginia's population shrank 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Charlottesville city, 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	46,433	100.0	100.0
2021	45,723	98.5	100.2
2022	45,104	97.1	100.7
2023	44,832	96.6	101.6
2024	44,609	96.1	102.5
2025	44,388	95.6	103.1

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Population of Charlottesville city, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	46,433	−85	+66	+3	−157
2021	45,723	−710	+257	+124	−1,052
2022	45,104	−619	+149	+193	−1,003
2023	44,832	−272	+226	+204	−716
2024	44,609	−223	+279	+381	−889
2025	44,388	−221	+253	+352	−819

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.1 ±0.4: for men 32.5 ±0.5 and for women 33.9 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Charlottesville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	2,316 ±140	5.1% ±0.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,164 ±416	11.4% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	8,895 ±643	19.6% ±1.4	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	13,753 ±561	30.3% ±1.2	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,191 ±549	20.2% ±1.2	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,118 ±482	13.5% ±1.1	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,824 ±$5,371, and income per person $51,540 ±$2,644, 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 Charlottesville city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	3,882 ±517	19.6% ±2.6	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,299 ±432	16.6% ±2.2	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,738 ±363	13.8% ±1.8	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,387 ±371	12.0% ±1.9	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,600 ±412	13.1% ±2.1	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,908 ±319	9.6% ±1.6	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,001 ±353	15.1% ±1.8	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 Charlottesville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	8,345 ±766	19.6% ±1.8	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,418 ±285	19.3% ±3.7	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,235 ±620	23.0% ±2.2	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	692 ±201	8.6% ±2.5	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Charlottesville city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Charlottesville city	Virginia	United States
Housing units	21,610 ±86	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.7% ±1.7	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.3% ±1.7	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	44.2% ±2.1	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	55.8% ±2.5	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$486,700 ±$16,002	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,540 ±$63	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±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 Charlottesville city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,132 ±0	6.9% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	29,163 ±244	64.2% ±0.5	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,026 ±414	15.5% ±0.9	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,198 ±251	7.0% ±0.6	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 34	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	135 to 469	0.3% to 1.0%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,601 ±512	5.7% ±1.1	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 Charlottesville city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	20,984 ±880	46.2% ±1.9	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	18,833 ±910	41.4% ±2.0	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	823 ±254	1.8% ±0.6	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,797 ±537	10.6% ±1.2	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,769 ±305	3.9% ±0.7	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,028 ±476	6.7% ±1.0	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Charlottesville city among the counties of Virginia

39th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Charlottesville city in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Franklin County	55,526	+1.9%
Washington County	53,898	> −0.1%
Harrisonburg city	50,839	−1.7%
Henry County	49,242	−3.2%
Shenandoah County	45,839	+3.6%
Charlottesville city	44,388	−4.4%
Manassas city	44,332	+3.8%
Prince George County	43,936	+2.0%
Louisa County	42,924	+13.6%
Warren County	42,740	+4.8%
Danville city	41,647	−2.2%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 7 Counties in Virginia by poverty rate
No. 10 Counties in Virginia by median home value
No. 10 Counties in Virginia by per capita income
No. 13 Counties in Virginia by foreign-born share
No. 16 Counties in Virginia by median rent
No. 36 Counties in Virginia by median household income

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