Charlottesville, Virginia demographics

Charlottesville, VA demographics: median age 33.1; 62.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Charlottesville city, Virginia · Incorporated city · GEOID 5114968. The survey estimates a population of 45,437 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Charlottesville is 33.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.4 years. There are 19,815 households (±385). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.1 ±0.4	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 45,437
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Under 18	7,480 ±439	16.5% MOE unavailable	21.7%	22.0%
18–34	16,655 ±660	36.7% MOE unavailable	22.8%	22.8%
35–64	15,184 ±771	33.4% MOE unavailable	38.8%	38.0%
65 and older	6,118 ±482	13.5% MOE unavailable	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 45,437
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Male	21,876 ±262	48.1% MOE unavailable	49.4%	49.5%
Female	23,561 ±262	51.9% MOE unavailable	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 45,437
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
White alone	30,209 ±450	66.5% MOE unavailable	60.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	7,103 ±416	15.6% MOE unavailable	18.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	30 ±30 · low precision	0.1% MOE unavailable	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	3,207 ±252	7.1% MOE unavailable	6.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% MOE unavailable	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,034 ±335	2.3% MOE unavailable	4.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,854 ±543	8.5% MOE unavailable	9.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 45,437
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	42,305 MOE unavailable	93.1% MOE unavailable	89.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,132 MOE unavailable	6.9% MOE unavailable	11.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 19,815
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Married-couple family	6,237 ±390	31.5% ±1.9 pp	48.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	603 ±177	3.0% ±0.9 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,063 ±358	10.4% ±1.8 pp	11.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	7,539 ±517	38.0% ±2.5 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	3,373 ±443	17.0% ±2.2 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 19,815
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Households with people under 18	4,657 ±379	23.5% ±1.9 pp	30.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	15,158 ±442	76.5% ±1.7 pp	69.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 19,815
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	7,539 ±517	38.0% ±2.5 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	6,285 ±504	31.7% ±2.5 pp	34.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,685 ±373	13.6% ±1.9 pp	15.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,364 ±338	11.9% ±1.7 pp	12.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	657 ±198	3.3% ±1.0 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	140 ±77 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	145 ±105 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 45,437
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Native	40,640 ±537	89.4% MOE unavailable	86.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	4,797 ±537	10.6% MOE unavailable	13.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 43,121
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
English only	36,675 ±621	85.1% ±1.4 pp	82.6%	77.7%
Spanish	1,767 ±355	4.1% ±0.8 pp	7.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	428 ±198	1.0% ±0.5 pp	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	359 ±219 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	207 ±120 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,293 ±348	3.0% ±0.8 pp	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	156 ±86 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	851 ±228	2.0% ±0.5 pp	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	86 ±60 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	57 ±58 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	469 ±201	1.1% ±0.5 pp	1.2%	1.1%
Arabic	429 ±238 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	344 ±152	0.8% ±0.4 pp	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 29,062
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,888 ±363	6.5% ±1.2 pp	8.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,348 ±557	15.0% ±1.9 pp	23.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,036 ±472	10.4% ±1.6 pp	17.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,640 ±326	5.6% ±1.1 pp	7.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	7,790 ±626	26.8% ±2.2 pp	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10,360 ±751	35.6% ±2.6 pp	18.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 44,814
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Same house	33,571 ±1,012	74.9% ±2.2 pp	86.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	4,100 ±593	9.1% ±1.3 pp	4.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	4,752 ±817	10.6% ±1.8 pp	4.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,840 ±374	4.1% ±0.8 pp	3.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	551 ±267	1.2% ±0.6 pp	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.5% of Charlottesville residents (±0.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Virginia and 8.4% nationally. 90.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Charlottesville	Virginia	U.S.	Compared with Virginia
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.5% ±0.8 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.4% ±1.7 pp	91.0%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.5% ±0.8 pp	9.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Charlottesville . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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