Editing Charlottesville, Virginia (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1870 = 2838
| 1880 = 2676
| 1890 = 5591
| 1900 = 6449
| 1910 = 6765
| 1920 = 10688
| 1930 = 15245
| 1940 = 19400
| 1950 = 25969
| 1960 = 29427
| 1970 = 38880
| 1980 = 39916
| 1990 = 40341
| 2000 = 40099
| 2010 = 43475
| 2020 = 46553
| estyear = 2021
| estimate = 45672
| estref = 
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 5, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/va190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2015<ref name="Va">{{cite web|title=Commonwealth of Virginia Official 2015 Population Estimates|url=http://www.coopercenter.org/demographics/interactive-map|publisher=Virginia Weldon Cooper Center|access-date=May 2, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316145553/http://www.coopercenter.org/demographics/interactive-map|archive-date=March 16, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Charlottesville city, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name="2000CensusP004">{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Charlottesville city, Virginia |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US5114968&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name="2010CensusP2">{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Charlottesville city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US5114968&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Charlottesville city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US5114968&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|30,825
|28,827
| style="background: #ffffe6; " |29,609
|68.43%
|66.31%
| style="background: #ffffe6; " |63.60%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|9,916
|8,344
| style="background: #ffffe6; " |7,030
|22.01%
|19.19%
| style="background: #ffffe6; " |15.10%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|42
|65
| style="background: #ffffe6; " |66
|0.09%
|0.15%
| style="background: #ffffe6; " |0.14%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,215
|2,758
| style="background: #ffffe6; " |4,064
|4.92%
|6.34%
| style="background: #ffffe6; " |8.73%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|13
|13
| style="background: #ffffe6; " |18
|0.03%
|0.03%
| style="background: #ffffe6; " |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|89
|89
| style="background: #ffffe6; " |218
|0.20%
|0.20%
| style="background: #ffffe6; " |0.47%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|847
|1,156
| style="background: #ffffe6; " |2,341
|1.88%
|2.66%
| style="background: #ffffe6; " |5.03%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,102
|2,223
| style="background: #ffffe6; " |3,207
|2.45%
|5.11%
| style="background: #ffffe6; " |6.89%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''45,049'''
|'''43,475'''
| style="background: #ffffe6; " |'''46,553'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
| style="background: #ffffe6; " |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |title=U.S. Census website |access-date=May 14, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> of 2010, there were 43,475 people, 17,778 households, and 7,518 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4,220.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 19,189 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 69.1% [[White American|White]], 19.4% [[Black American]], 0.3% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 6.4% [[Asian American|Asian]], 1.8% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|other races]], and 3.0% from two or more races. 5.1% of the population were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics or Latinos]] of any race.

There were 17,778 households, out of which 17.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 57.7% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.91.

The age distribution was 14.9% under the age of 18, 24.3% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27.8 years. The population was 52.3% female and 47.7% male. The city's low median age and the "bulge" in the 18-to-24 age group are both due to the presence of the [[University of Virginia]].

The median income for a household in the city was $44,535, and the median income for a family was $63,934. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $26,049. About 10.5% of families and 27.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

20% of Charlottesville residents have a graduate or professional degree, compared with 10% in the United States as a whole.<ref name="virginialmi.com">{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=Virginia Community Profile: Charlottesville city |url=http://virginialmi.com/report_center/community_profiles/5104000540.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117064826/http://virginialmi.com/report_center/community_profiles/5104000540.pdf |archive-date=November 17, 2017 |website=virginialmi.com}}</ref>

Federally, Charlottesville is part of [[Virginia's 5th congressional district]], represented by Republican [[John McGuire (Virginia politician)|John McGuire]], elected in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |title=McGuire handily wins Virginia's 5th District |url=https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/government-politics/elections/mcguire-handily-wins-virginias-5th-district/article_edd078ee-9be8-11ef-93b9-b3d4d0eba492.html |access-date=2021-05-26 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

===Crime===
The city of Charlottesville has an overall [[crime rate]] higher than the national average, which tends to be a typical pattern for urban areas of the [[Southern United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-releases-2012-crime-statistics|title=FBI Releases 2012 Crime Statistics|publisher=FBI |access-date=August 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Butterfield|first=Fox|date=July 26, 1998|title=Ideas & Trends: Southern Curse; Why America's Murder Rate Is So High|newspaper=The New York Times | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/26/weekinreview/ideas-trends-southern-curse-why-america-s-murder-rate-is-so-high.html |access-date=2017-08-12}}</ref> 
[[File:Charlottesville Total Crime Rates 2009-2023.png|thumb|Charlottesville's total crime rate from 2009 to 2023]]
The total number of crimes reported in Charlottesville declined from 2009 to 2020, followed by a slight rebound continuing through 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Virginia Crime Online |url=https://va.beyond2020.com/va_public/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Virginia Crime Online}}</ref>