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County:

Charlottesville city

State:

Virginia

FIPS Code:

51540

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

36

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

38,880

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

39,916

2.7%

-2.0%

4.7%

1990:

40,341

1.1%

-3.6%

4.7%

2000:

45,049

11.7%

8.4%

3.2%

2005:

40,437

-11.5%

-14.2%

2.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

30,825

68.4%

0-to-19:

11,836

26.3%

Black:

9,916

22.0%

20-to-39:

19,401

43.1%

Hispanic:

1,102

2.4%

40-to-59:

8,054

17.9%

American Indian:

42

0.1%

60-plus:

5,758

12.8%

Other:

3,164

7.0%

Median Age:

25.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4,390.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

40.8%

Median Family Income:

$45,110

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.0%

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