Editing Charlottesville, Virginia (section)

===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>