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Charlottesville city
Independent City in Virginia
Rank labels are national, vs. all 3,143 US counties.
Data years: 2014 – 2026
20 of 25 sources · 101 data points · 86% field coverage
Economy
Census ACS, 2023 · National: $75,149
BLS LAUS, 2025 · National: 3.7%
Census ACS, 2023 · National: 11.5%
Demographics
Census ACS, 2023
Food Security
An estimated 10.0% of households in Virginia report being food-insecure in a typical month, and 9.5% of residents receive SNAP benefits — the federal program that helps low-income families buy groceries.
Food Insecurity
10%
Natl avg: 12.8% · -2.8 pp vs US
USDA ERS, state-level 2021-23
SNAP Participation
9.5%
Natl avg: 12.4% · -2.9 pp vs US
USDA ERS, state-level 2022
Food insecurity exceeds SNAP coverage by 0.5 percentage points — an apparent safety-net gap.
State-level USDA estimates — not county-specific. Methodology
Both values are USDA state-level estimates applied uniformly to every county in Virginia. Food insecurity is a household-survey estimate (not directly comparable to SNAP enrollment share); the gap is shown as an adequacy signal at the state level, not a county-specific measure.
Education
Note: enrollment and spending data may be pro-rated from multi-county school districts — figures reflect a bridged estimate, not district-level totals.
Key Stats
Additional Metrics
Housing
Fair Market Rents below are HUD-published rent ceilings used to set housing-assistance program caps — not median rent paid. Actual local rents may differ substantially.
HUD FMR, 2026 · Coral line: affordable monthly rent at 30% of median household income ($1,746/mo). Rents above this line may be cost-burdened.
Health
Obesity
35.2%
Natl avg: 32%
Diabetes
11.5%
Natl avg: 11%
Poor Mental Health
16.8%
Natl avg: 15%
Poor Physical Health
12.4%
Natl avg: 11%
Depression
23.9%
Natl avg: 19%
Uninsured
7.7%
Natl avg: 9%
CDC PLACES, 2023 · Modeled estimates · Green = better than national average, red = worse (lower is better for all metrics shown)
Healthcare Access
No federal designation
Primary care
Shortage area
Dental
Shortage area
Mental health
Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designations are federal flags that mark places where patients may have trouble finding a primary-care doctor, dentist, or mental-health provider. The designation unlocks funding and staffing programs, so areas without one aren’t necessarily well-served — they may just not have applied.
6,935 Medicare beneficiaries · RUCC 3 — Metro - Counties in metro areas of fewer than 250,000 population. HPSA designation is administrative (depends on filed applications), not a pure capacity measure. Sources: HRSA HPSA × CMS Medicare × USDA ERS.
Disasters
13 federally declared disasters since 1977
Most recent: Severe Winter Storm — Jan 22, 2026
FEMA OpenFEMA, 2026 · Includes federally declared disasters from 1977 onward. Some historical declarations were issued for evacuee-hosting or mutual aid (e.g., Hurricane Katrina), meaning the underlying event may not have affected this county directly.
Complete Data
20 sources · 101 data points
Abbreviations used below
- HMDA — Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (CFPB)
- HPSA — Health Professional Shortage Area (HRSA)
- FMR — Fair Market Rent (HUD)
- OASDI — Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (Social Security)
- SAHIE — Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (Census)
- RUCC — Rural-Urban Continuum Code (USDA ERS)
- CBP — County Business Patterns (Census)
- SNAP — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (USDA)
- AGI — Adjusted Gross Income (IRS)
- TRI — Toxics Release Inventory (EPA)
- LAUS — Local Area Unemployment Statistics (BLS)
- QCEW — Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (BLS)
- ACS — American Community Survey (Census)
- PEP — Population Estimates Program (Census)
- BPS — Building Permits Survey (Census)
- BEA — Bureau of Economic Analysis
- CFPB — Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- ERS — Economic Research Service (USDA)
- NASS — National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA)
Data Freshness
Economy & Employment
| Population | 45,863 |
| Median Household Income | $69,829 |
| Per Capita Income | $48,395 |
| Median Home Value | $448,400 |
| Median Gross Rent | $1,453 |
| Total Housing Units | 21,559 |
| Vacant Housing Units | 1,860 |
| Median Age | 32.90 |
| Poverty Rate | 21.2% |
| Bachelors Or Higher % | 60.6% |
| Mean Commute Minutes | 13.60 |
| Vacancy Rate | 8.6% |
| White % | 64.4% |
| Black % | 16.8% |
| Asian % | 7% |
| Native % | 0.1% |
| Hispanic % | 6.8% |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.6% |
| Unemployment Count | 666 |
| Employment Count | 24,480 |
| Labor Force | 25,146 |
| Total Annual Wages | $2.52B |
| Annual Avg Emplvl | 36,710 |
| Avg Annual Pay | $68,564 |
| Annual Avg Wkly Wage | $1,319 |
| Total Annual Wages Private | $1.87B |
| Annual Avg Emplvl Private | 27,159 |
Demographics & Population
| Popestimate2023 | 44,983 |
| Pop Change % | -3.2% |
| Births | 575 |
| Deaths | 365 |
| Natural Change | 210 |
| Net Migration | -502 |
| International Mig | 192 |
| Domestic Mig | -694 |
| Veteran Population | 1,614 |
| Oasdi Beneficiaries | 6,470 |
Health & Healthcare
| Diabetes % | 11.5% |
| Obesity % | 35.2% |
| High Blood Pressure % | 33% |
| No Health Insurance % | 7.7% |
| Annual Checkup % | 78.3% |
| Poor Mental Health % | 16.8% |
| Poor Physical Health % | 12.4% |
| Cholesterol Screening % | 86.1% |
| Depression % | 23.9% |
| Num Insured | 34,074 |
| Num Uninsured | 2,952 |
| % Uninsured | 8% |
| % Insured | 92% |
| Primary Care HPSA | No |
| Mental Health HPSA | Yes |
| Dental HPSA | Yes |
| Primary Care HPSA Score | — |
| Mental Health HPSA Score | 16 |
| Dental HPSA Score | 17 |
Housing & Finance
| FMR Efficiency | 1,421 |
| FMR 1br | 1,602 |
| FMR 2br | 1,824 |
| FMR 3br | 2,218 |
| FMR 4br | 2,731 |
| Bank Branch Count | 20 |
| Total Deposits | $2.76B |
| Mortgage Originations | 801 |
| Mortgage Volume | $284.43M |
| Mortgage Denial Rate | 16% |
Education
Agriculture & Food
Environment & Climate
Disasters
Not available for this county: NOAA Climate, USDA Agriculture Census, BEA Income & GDP, EPA Air Quality (AQS), EPA Toxics Release (TRI)
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