People QuickFacts Charlottesville Virginia Population, 2011 estimate 43,511 8,096,604 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 43,475 8,001,030 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.1% 1.2% Population, 2010 43,475 8,001,024 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 5.3% 6.4% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 14.9% 23.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 9.2% 12.2% Female persons, percent, 2010 52.3% 50.9%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 69.1% 68.6% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 19.4% 19.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 6.4% 5.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 3.0% 2.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 5.1% 7.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 66.3% 64.8%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 65.0% 83.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 11.8% 10.8% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 15.3% 14.1% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 85.2% 86.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 46.7% 33.8% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 15.5 27.1  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 41.3% 68.9% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 43.2% 21.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $279,700 $255,100 Households, 2006-2010 17,290 2,974,481 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.22 2.56 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $24,578 $32,145 Median household income 2006-2010 $42,240 $61,406 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 27.1% 10.3%     Business QuickFacts Charlottesville Virginia Total number of firms, 2007 4,917 638,643 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 9.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.3% 7.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.3% 4.5% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.8% 30.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 677,065 92,417,797 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 203,434 60,513,396 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 699,395 105,663,299 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,950 $13,687 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 303,579 15,340,483     Geography QuickFacts Charlottesville Virginia Land area in square miles, 2010 10.24 39,490.09 Persons per square mile, 2010 4,246.4 202.6 FIPS Code 14968 51 Counties Charlottesville city (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts