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Charlottesville Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Charlottesville Area is $31,911, which is lower than the state average of $33,958 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Charlottesville Area median household income is $59,189. On average Charlottesville Area residents spend 24.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #51

Charlottesville Area	31,911 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Charlottesville Area	32,362 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Charlottesville Area	37,164 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Charlottesville Area	28,673 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #70

Charlottesville Area	59,189 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Charlottesville Area	81,541 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Charlottesville Area	8.20%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Charlottesville Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Virginia and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Charlottesville Area		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.30%	$22,190, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.13%	$19,134, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.70%	$2,406, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.80%	$27,152, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Charlottesville Area	76,635 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Charlottesville Area	100,280 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Charlottesville Area	Virginia	U.S.
White	$63,890, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$35,272, see rank	$44,288	$35,600
Hispanic	$54,583, see rank	$60,459	$42,396
Asian	$62,821, see rank	$94,223	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$56,719, see rank	$54,801	$37,170
One Race, Other	$45,577, see rank	$54,333	$40,300
Two or More Races	$55,028, see rank	$65,164	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Charlottesville Area	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$21,011, see rank	$30,558	$25,788
25 to 44	$63,024, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$72,860, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$45,330, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Charlottesville Area	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	183,205, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	87,686, 47.86%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	54,350, 61.98%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	505, 0.58%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	53,845, 61.41%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	50,768, 94.29%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,077, 5.71%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	33,336, 38.02%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	95,519, 52.14%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	55,065, 57.65%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	97, 0.10%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	54,968, 57.55%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	52,063, 94.72%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,905, 5.28%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	40,454, 42.35%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Charlottesville Area	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	101,614, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	75,691, 74.49%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	10,127, 9.97%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2,871, 2.83%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	4,265, 4.20%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	2,226, 2.19%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	6,434, 6.33%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Charlottesville Area	24.3 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Charlottesville Area	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	102,831	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	50,768, 49.37%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	22,786, 44.88%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	8,281, 16.31%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,862, 13.52%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	569, 1.12%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,050, 9.95%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,966, 9.78%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	52,063, 50.63%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	25,846, 49.64%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	10,376, 19.93%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13,861, 26.62%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	117, 0.22%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	125, 0.24%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,638, 3.15%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Charlottesville Area	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	102,831, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,885, 1.83%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	6,726, 6.54%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,406, 4.28%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,618, 1.57%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	9,999, 9.72%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,184, 3.10%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	1,972, 1.92%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5,799, 5.64%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	12,293, 11.95%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	34,404, 33.46%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9,573, 9.31%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	5,385, 5.24%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5,587, 5.43%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Charlottesville Area	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	29,642	14.20%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4,114	7.80%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.