Charlottesville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 45,373 people and 30 associated neighborhoods, Charlottesville is the 21st largest community in Virginia. Charlottesville real estate is some of the most expensive in Virginia, although Charlottesville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Charlottesville is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 91.04% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Charlottesville is a city of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Charlottesville who work in teaching (15.79%), management occupations (11.56%), and healthcare (7.66%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 18.09% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.Charlottesville is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Charlottesville enrolled in college, Charlottesville has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. One of the benefits of Charlottesville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.28 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Charlottesville use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Charlottesville‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.If knowledge is power, Charlottesville is a pretty powerful place. 58.94% of the adults in Charlottesville have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Charlottesville in 2022 was $45,625, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $182,500 for a family of four. However, Charlottesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Charlottesville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Charlottesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Charlottesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Charlottesville include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Charlottesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
