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Virginia·Charlottesville County
12 tracts·45K people·$487K median·4,435/mi²
White 64 · Black 15 · Asian 7 · Hispanic 7 · Multiracial 6 · Other 1
Living alone 38 · Married couple 31 · Other 30
Health 40 · Professional 23 · Leisure 12 · Retail 9 · Manufacturing 6 · Public admin 3 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 63 · Service 15 · Sales · office 14 · Production · transport 5 · Construction · maintenance 2
Drive alone 53 · Work from home 22 · Walk 12 · Carpool 9 · Transit 6 · Bike 3
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Charlottesville is $486,700 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Charlottesville has 45,437 residents across 12 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.1; the population is 64.2% White, 15.5% Black, 7.0% Asian, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% Multiracial and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 62.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 19.6% (Census ACS).
Burnley-Moran Elementary (77%), Greenbrier Elementary (75%) and Trailblazer Elementary (66%) lead the elementary schools; Jackson P. Burley Middle (66%), Walker Upper Elementary (63%) and Buford Middle (54%) lead the middle schools; Community Lab School (89%) and Charlottesville High (81%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,540/month, 2% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Charlottesville is $74,824 a year, 13% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Charlottesville, median rent is $1,540/month and the median home value is $486,700 (Census ACS).
Charlottesville reported 3.2 violent crimes and 35.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 79 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Charlottesville are strong wind (90), earthquake (63) and lightning (57), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.36g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Charlottesville, 12% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).