Charlottesville, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

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Charlottesville, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 17,591 (16,851 occupied: 6,887 owner occupied, 9,964 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	59%
State:	32%

Housing density: 1714 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $347,958.

Median contract rent in 2007: $693 (lower quartile is $527, upper quartile is $862)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $639

Median gross rent in Charlottesville, VA in 2007: $794

Housing units in Charlottesville 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

Charlottesville,VA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $272,298 (it was $117,800 in 2000)

Charlottesville:	$272,298
Virginia:	$262,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $184,543 - $378,968

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $304,165
Here: $304,165
State: $357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $202,209
Here: $202,209
State: $371,438

In 2-unit structures: $562,790
Here: $562,790
State: $295,743

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $412,659
Here: $412,659
State: $305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $113,733
Here: $113,733
State: $316,638

Mobile homes: $94,881
Here: $94,881
State: $37,843

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 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).

Foreign born population: 3,107 (6.9%)
(32.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

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

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Charlottesville, 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, 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

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Charlottesville:
	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:
	no bedroom: 565 1 bedroom: 2,533 2 bedrooms: 3,929 3 bedrooms: 1,969 4 bedrooms: 728 5 or more bedrooms: 240

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Charlottesville 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 in n 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

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Charlottesville, VA:

Less than $10,000: 3
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 13
$30,000 to $34,999: 13
$35,000 to $39,999: 13
$40,000 to $49,999: 19
$50,000 to $59,999: 4
$60,000 to $69,999: 1
$70,000 to $79,999: 16
$80,000 to $89,999: 12
$90,000 to $99,999: 50
$100,000 to $124,999: 221
$125,000 to $149,999: 370
$150,000 to $174,999: 520
$175,000 to $199,999: 567
$200,000 to $249,999: 1168
$250,000 to $299,999: 937
$300,000 to $399,999: 1289
$400,000 to $499,999: 600
$500,000 to $749,999: 703
$750,000 to $999,999: 243
$1,000,000 or more: 117

Charlottesville rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Charlottesville:

Less than $100: 144 people
$100 to $149: 121
$150 to $199: 226
$200 to $249: 140
$250 to $299: 139
$300 to $349: 175
$350 to $399: 257
$400 to $449: 430
$450 to $499: 523
$500 to $549: 598
$550 to $599: 654
$600 to $649: 751
$650 to $699: 813
$700 to $749: 821
$750 to $799: 729
$800 to $899: 1,186
$900 to $999: 686
$1,000 to $1,249: 714
$1,250 to $1,499: 294
$1,500 to $1,999: 240
$2,000 or more: 79
No cash rent: 233

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

Charlottesville, VA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 55.3%
Number of people working at home: 1,106 (5.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 769
5 to 9 minutes: 4087
10 to 14 minutes: 5755
15 to 19 minutes: 4017
20 to 24 minutes: 1837
25 to 29 minutes: 434
30 to 34 minutes: 1115
35 to 39 minutes: 130
40 to 44 minutes: 210
45 to 59 minutes: 220
60 to 89 minutes: 317
90 or more minutes: 326

Charlottesville 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%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2645
$10,000 to $14,999: 1475
$15,000 to $19,999: 1578
$20,000 to $24,999: 1384
$25,000 to $29,999: 1106
$30,000 to $34,999: 1081
$35,000 to $39,999: 1102
$40,000 to $44,999: 724
$45,000 to $49,999: 705
$50,000 to $59,999: 1197
$60,000 to $74,999: 1383
$75,000 to $99,999: 1201
$100,000 to $124,999: 509
$125,000 to $149,999: 313
$150,000 to $199,999: 240
$200,000 or more: 218

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 11825

English: 4078

German: 3325

United States or American: 3316

Irish: 2898

Italian: 1430

Scottish: 996

Scotch-Irish: 852

European: 834

Polish: 578

Subsaharan African:: 477

French (except Basque): 464

Dutch: 429

British: 397

Russian: 370

Welsh: 293

African: 243

Swedish: 238

Norwegian: 231

Greek: 219

French Canadian: 186

Arab:: 168

Hungarian: 146

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 130

Eastern European: 130

Swiss: 123

Austrian: 92

Northern European: 90

Danish: 88

Croatian: 81

Canadian: 79

Albanian: 75

Turkish: 70

Ukrainian: 67

Lebanese: 64

Ghanian: 53

Jamaican: 49

Scandinavian: 47

Portuguese: 47

Finnish: 41

Czech: 40

Slovak: 40

Moroccan: 40

Israeli: 38

Lithuanian: 37

Other Subsaharan African: 36

Yugoslavian: 36

Iranian: 35

South African: 35

Czechoslovakian: 34

Australian: 33

Arab/Arabic: 30

Cypriot: 26

Celtic: 26

Serbian: 25

Latvian: 22

Ethiopian: 21

Somalian: 21

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 21

Estonian: 20

Palestinian: 19

Afghan: 19

Haitian: 19

Barbadian: 15

Egyptian: 15

Kenyan: 14

Slavic: 13

Brazilian: 12

Nigerian: 12

New Zealander: 11

Sudanese: 11

Armenian: 11

Ugandan: 11

West Indian: 11

Sierra Leonean: 10

Icelander: 10

Liberian: 10

Bermudan: 10

Slovene: 5

Luxemburger: 5

Bahamian: 5

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%)

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

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

37% of Charlottesville 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.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 87
Nursery to 4th grade: 65
5th and 6th grade: 190
7th and 8th grade: 396
9th grade: 289
10th grade: 304
11th grade: 451
12th grade, no diploma: 231
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,069
Less than 1 year of college: 456
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,020
Associate degree: 340
Bachelor's degree: 1,892
Master's degree: 1,216
Professional school degree: 599
Doctorate degree: 783

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 117
Nursery to 4th grade: 48
5th and 6th grade: 193
7th and 8th grade: 528
9th grade: 313
10th grade: 421
11th grade: 456
12th grade, no diploma: 293
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,831
Less than 1 year of college: 711
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,314
Associate degree: 422
Bachelor's degree: 2,545
Master's degree: 1,516
Professional school degree: 388
Doctorate degree: 384

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 16.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 10.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,949
Black householders: $26,889
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $6,563
Asian householders: $35,218
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $20,573
Some other race householders: $26,849
Two or more races householders: $19,049
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $41,907

Charlottesville household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Charlottesville household income for Black householders

Charlottesville household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Charlottesville household income for Asian householders

Charlottesville household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Charlottesville household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Charlottesville marital status for males

Charlottesville marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $302,809
Black or African American householders: $165,736
Asian householders: $263,282
Some other race householders: $375,623
Two or more races householders: $239,936
Hispanic or Latino householders: $281,312

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 to 49: 879
50 or more: 811
Mobile homes: 144

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,443

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Charlottesville:

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%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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 (Noninst.)

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