Charlottesville city, Virginia (VA)

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County population in 2005: 40,437 (all urban)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,887
Renter-occupied apartments: 9,964

% of renters here:	59%
State:	32%

Land area: 10 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 3940 people per square mile

(very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	25.9%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	15.1%
Whole state:	4.3%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (39.3%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (12.0%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 61%
Government: 33%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Charlottesville city, Virginia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Charlottesville city, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (68.4%)
Black (22.2%)
Hispanic (2.4%)
Two or more races (2.1%)
Chinese (1.5%)
Asian Indian (1.2%)
Other race (1.0%)
Korean (0.7%)
American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	25.6 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 21,021	(46.7%)
Females: 24,028	(53.3%)

Total labor force in 2004: 19,363
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.7%

Average household size:

Charlottesville city:	2.3 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,031 ($31,007 in 2000)

This county	$36,031
Virginia:	$54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $212,657

Charlottesville city	$212,657
Virginia:	$212,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $596
Institutionalized population: 374
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Charlottesville city in 2000: $966

Charlottesville city races chart

Charlottesville city, VA map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 48 buildings, average cost: $84,000
2001: 47 buildings, average cost: $90,700
2002: 53 buildings, average cost: $107,900
2003: 57 buildings, average cost: $116,600
2004: 105 buildings, average cost: $169,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,206 (1.0%)

Area name: Charlottesville, VA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Charlottesville city is $643 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $761 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $986 a month.

2005 air pollution in Charlottesville city:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 22 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 39 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.6%
Virginia:	2.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Current college students: 15,501
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 40.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,107 (33% naturalized citizens)

Charlottesville city:	6.9%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 1,321
1990 to 1994: 492
1985 to 1989: 431
1980 to 1984: 418
1975 to 1979: 174
1970 to 1974: 97
1970 to 1974: 25
1965 to 1969: 149

Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.3%

Charlottesville city marital status for males

Charlottesville city marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,375
One, attached: 1,232
Two: 2,306
3 or 4: 1,012
5 to 9: 1,566
10 to 19: 1,266
20 or more: 1,690
Mobile homes: 144

Housing units in Charlottesville city with a mortgage: 3,814 (401 second mortgage, 475 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,250

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (22%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Health care (9%)
Construction (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Public administration (3%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (26%)
Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Social assistance (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Postsecondary teachers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)
Life and physical scientists (3%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Postsecondary teachers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Cashiers (3%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
Korea (7%)
India (6%)
Mexico (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Philippines (5%)
Canada (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Charlottesville city:

English (12%)
German (9%)
United States or American (9%)
Irish (8%)
Italian (4%)
Scottish (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)

Charlottesville city mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 12,284 (60%)
Carpooled: 1,974 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,006 (5%)
Subway or elevated: 11 (0%)
Taxi: 19 (0%)
Motorcycle: 103 (1%)
Bicycle: 396 (2%)
Walked: 3,345 (16%)
Other means: 79 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,106 (5%)

People in group quarters in Charlottesville city, Virginia

6208 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
374 people in nursing homes
158 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
44 people in homes for the mentally ill
33 people in homes for the mentally retarded
15 people in other group homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $51,093.

16.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,766 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	16.48%
Virginia average:	11.06%

1.25% of residents moved from foreign countries ($996 average AGI)
Charlottesville city: 1.25%
Virginia average: 0.41%

9.45% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($23,452 average AGI)
5.77% relocated from other states ($13,318 average AGI)
Charlottesville city: 5.77%
Virginia average: 4.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Albemarle County, VA	4.46% ($48,129 average AGI)
from Fluvanna County, VA	0.58% ($29,953)
from Fairfax County, VA	0.47% ($43,551)
from Arlington County, VA	0.43% ($39,317)
from Greene County, VA	0.27% ($33,000)
from Richmond city, VA	0.25% ($39,944)
from District of Columbia, DC	0.21% ($41,333)

16.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,760 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	16.29%
Virginia average:	10.78%

0.21% of residents moved to foreign countries ($315 average AGI)
Charlottesville city: 0.21%
Virginia average: 0.22%

10.28% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($24,975 average AGI)
5.80% relocated to other states ($13,469 average AGI)
Charlottesville city: 5.80%
Virginia average: 4.13%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Albemarle County, VA	5.15% ($43,040 average AGI)
to Fluvanna County, VA	0.63% ($35,396)
to Fairfax County, VA	0.53% ($51,584)
to New York County, NY	0.43% ($49,730)
to Waynesboro city, VA	0.35% ($32,510)
to Greene County, VA	0.34% ($32,960)
to Richmond city, VA	0.30% ($39,488)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Births per 1000 population in Charlottesville city

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Charlottesville city

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Charlottesville city

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,515 (6,402 aged, 1,113 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

Households: 38,208

In family households: 23,029 (4,652 male householders, 3,135 female householders)
5,231 spouses, 7,604 children (7,245 natural, 131 adopted, 228 stepchildren), 650 grandchildren, 311 brothers or sisters, 262 parents, 471 other relatives, 713 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 15,179 (4,095 male householders (2,512 living alone)), 4,979 female householders (3,370 living alone)), 6,105 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 6,841 (309 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,597 2-persons, 1,991 3-persons, 1,333 4-persons, 559 5-persons, 230 6-persons, 77 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,882 1-person, 1,817 2-persons, 580 3-persons, 543 4-persons, 103 5-persons, 93 6-persons, 56 7-or-more-persons.

3,173 married couples with children.
2,767 single-parent households (333 men, 2,434 women).

89.3% of residents of Charlottesville city speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $640,687,000 ($17503 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $143,093,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $126,714,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $59,220,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,448,000
Federal grants: $270,563,000
Federal procurement contracts: $101,797,000 ($70,876,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $80,945,000 ($40,000,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $89,887,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,830,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,269,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,793

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,742

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +1,014

Here:	+25 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -5,799

Here:	-143 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Charlottesville city

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 149
1995 to 1998: 331
1990 to 1994: 535
1980 to 1989: 1,673
1970 to 1979: 3,094
1960 to 1969: 3,482
1950 to 1959: 3,415
1940 to 1949: 1,677
1939 or earlier: 3,235

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Charlottesville city, Virginia:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 52
3 rooms: 72
4 rooms: 473
5 rooms: 1,466
6 rooms: 1,579
7 rooms: 959
8 rooms: 1,129
9 or more rooms: 1,157

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charlottesville city, Virginia:

1 room: 464
2 rooms: 939
3 rooms: 1,922
4 rooms: 2,560
5 rooms: 1,884
6 rooms: 1,259
7 rooms: 493
8 rooms: 235
9 or more rooms: 208

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Charlottesville city:

no bedroom: 13
1 bedroom: 95
2 bedrooms: 1,577
3 bedrooms: 3,364
4 bedrooms: 1,454
5 or more bedrooms: 384

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charlottesville city:

no bedroom: 565
1 bedroom: 2,533
2 bedrooms: 3,929
3 bedrooms: 1,969
4 bedrooms: 728
5 or more bedrooms: 240

Cars and other vehicles available in Charlottesville city in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 462
1 vehicle: 2,434
2 vehicles: 2,715
3 vehicles: 944
4 vehicles: 242
5 or more vehicles: 90

Cars and other vehicles available in Charlottesville city in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 1,929
1 vehicle: 4,536
2 vehicles: 2,206
3 vehicles: 698
4 vehicles: 375
5 or more vehicles: 220

37% of Charlottesville city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Virginia.

Charlottesville city:	36.7%
State average:	53.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 24121
Northeast: 6084
Midwest: 2576
South: 6722
West: 1601

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $122,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (74%)
Electricity (18%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Wood (1%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (50%)
Utility gas (45%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 211

Here:	6.9%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 139

Here:	9.3%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 453

Here:	3.5%
Virginia:	20.6%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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