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Charlottesville City Public Schools Overview

University of Virginia-Main Campus located in Charlottesville City Public Schools area. A total of 18,617 households are located in Charlottesville City Public Schools area. Among them, 4,074 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.00 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 9,241 and 16,271 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

7.82% (3,447) of residents are non-citizens and 15.91% (7,017) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Charlottesville City Public Schools, Virginia
Household	18,617
Population	44,098
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,074 (21.88%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	9,241
Total Students	16,271
Pre-Kindergarten	765
Kindergarten	294
Grade 1-8	3,295
Grade 9-12	1,340
College/Graduate School	10,577
Veterans	39,556
Non-citizen	3,447
Non-English Home Language	7,017
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

40,512 residents are over the age of 16 and 26,125 people are in labor force. Among them, 25,953 people are in civilian labor force and 172 are in armed labor force. 24,865 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Charlottesville City Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,745	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	14,545	58.78%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,250	9.09%
Public transportation	1,790	7.23%
Walked	3,340	13.50%
Other method	1,083	4.38%
Worked from home	1,737	7.02%
Average Commute Time	17 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,865	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	13,311	53.53%
Service	5,209	20.95%
Sales and office	3,677	14.79%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,002	4.03%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,666	6.70%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,865	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	139	0.56%
Construction	891	3.58%
Manufacturing	951	3.82%
Wholesale trade	194	0.78%
Retail trade	2,059	8.28%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	384	1.54%
Information	639	2.57%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,064	4.28%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,056	12.29%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	9,648	38.80%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,436	13.82%
Other services, except public administration	1,600	6.43%
Public administration	804	3.23%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,865	-
Private wage and salary workers	17,174	69.07%
Government workers	6,233	25.07%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,413	5.68%
Unpaid family workers	45	0.18%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $93,251 for the 18,617 households in Charlottesville City Public Schools area, Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $31,970. 42,742 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.57%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	18,617	-
Less than $10,000	2,145	11.52%
$10,000 - $14,999	835	4.49%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,456	7.82%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,308	7.03%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,423	13.01%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,667	14.33%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,003	10.76%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,770	14.88%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,171	6.29%
More than $200,000	1,839	9.88%
Median Household Income	$59,471	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$93,251	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	8,467	-
Less than $10,000	424	5.01%
$10,000 - $14,999	258	3.05%
$15,000 - $24,999	379	4.48%
$25,000 - $34,999	467	5.52%
$35,000 - $49,999	957	11.30%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,179	13.92%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,003	11.85%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,510	17.83%
$150,000 - $199,999	883	10.43%
More than $200,000	1,407	16.62%

Median Family Income	$89,688	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$125,986	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,970	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$56,800	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$56,800	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	46,679	-
With health insurance coverage	42,742	91.57%
Public coverage	10,189	21.83%
Private health insurance	36,359	77.89%
Without health insurance coverage	3,937	8.43%

Housing

There are 20,642 housing units in Charlottesville City Public Schools area, Virginia with 18,617 units (90.19%) occupied. 7,977 houses (42.85%) are occupied by owner and 10,640 houses (57.15%) are rented. The average housing value is $299,600 and the average rental cost is $1,142. 979 houses (4.74%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 4,334 houses (21.00%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,642	-
Occupied	18,617	90.19%
Owner Occupied	7,977	42.85%
Renter Occupied	10,640	57.15%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	9,704	47.01%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,042	9.89%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	8,708	42.19%
Mobile Homes	188	0.91%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,642	-
Built 2014 or later	979	4.74%
Built 2010 - 2013	930	4.51%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,107	10.21%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,576	7.63%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,802	8.73%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,284	11.06%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,889	14.00%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,741	18.12%
Built 1949 or earlier	4,334	21.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,642	-
1 room	455	2.20%
2 rooms	886	4.29%
3 rooms	2,055	9.96%
4 rooms	3,689	17.87%
5 rooms	4,265	20.66%
6 rooms	3,558	17.24%
7 rooms	1,742	8.44%
8 rooms	1,738	8.42%
9 rooms or more	2,254	10.92%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,642	-
no bedroom	519	2.51%
1 bedroom	2,907	14.08%
2 bedrooms	6,119	29.64%
3 bedrooms	7,151	34.64%
4 bedrooms	3,209	15.55%
5 bedrooms or more	737	3.57%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,977	-
Less than $50,000	116	1.45%
$50,000 - $99,999	138	1.73%
$100,000 - $149,999	468	5.87%
$150,000 - $199,999	779	9.77%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,498	31.32%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,512	31.49%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,186	14.87%
$1,000,000 or more	280	3.51%
Median House Value	$299,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	10,309	-
Less than $500	772	7.49%
$500 - $999	3,205	31.09%
$1,000 - $1,499	3,836	37.21%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,351	13.11%
$2,000 - $2,499	701	6.80%
$2,500 - $2,999	271	2.63%
$3,000 or more	173	1.68%
Median Rental Costs	$1,142	-

Demographic

A total of 47,096 people lives in Charlottesville City Public Schools area, Virginia with 22,788 male and 24,308 female. The males to female ratio is 48.39 to 51.61. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	47,096	-
Male	22,788	48.39%
Female	24,308	51.61%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	47,096	-
Under 5 years	2,366	5.02%
5 - 9 years	1,887	4.01%
10 - 14 years	2,054	4.36%
15 - 19 years	3,205	6.81%
20 - 24 years	7,228	15.35%
25 - 34 years	9,577	20.34%
35 - 44 years	5,766	12.24%
45 - 54 years	4,895	10.39%
55 - 59 years	2,691	5.71%
60 - 64 years	2,101	4.46%
65 - 74 years	3,226	6.85%
75 - 84 years	1,417	3.01%
85 years and older	683	1.45%
Median Age	31.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	47,096	-
One Race	45,750	97.14%
White	33,247	70.59%
Black or African American	8,844	18.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native	115	0.24%
Asian	3,327	7.06%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	31	0.07%
Other	186	0.39%

Two or more races	1,346	2.86%
White and Black or African American	439	0.93%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	120	0.25%
White and Asian	524	1.11%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%