Charlottesville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 45,049 people and 25 constituent neighborhoods, Charlottesville is the 20th largest community in Virginia.

Charlottesville is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.77% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Charlottesville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Charlottesville who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.09%), teaching (12.12%), and sales jobs (9.19%).

Of important note, Charlottesville is also a city of artists. Charlottesville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Charlottesville's character.

Also of interest is that Charlottesville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Charlottesville is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Charlottesville have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. Charlottesville's economy is one such example of this.

Charlottesville, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.57 minutes getting to work every day.

Charlottesville Information and Demographics

The population of Charlottesville is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 40.77% of adults in Charlottesville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Charlottesville in 2000 was $16,973, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $67,892 for a family of four.

Charlottesville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Charlottesville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Charlottesville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Charlottesville include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Charlottesville is English. Some people also speak Spanish.