What percentage of people rent in Charlottesville, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Charlottesville, VA, 2020–2024
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55.8% (±2.2 points) of the occupied homes in Charlottesville, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 11,048 renting households against 8,767 that own their home.

In Charlottesville, the share of households that rent went from 57.2% in 2015–2019 to 55.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 55.8% (±2.2 points)
Renting households: 11,048 (±532)
Median renter income: $48,462 (±$5,015)

Who rents and who owns in Charlottesville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Charlottesville	Charlottesville city	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	55.8% (±2.2 points)	55.8% (±2.2 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	11,048 (±532)	11,048 (±532)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,767 (±443)	8,767 (±443)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,462 (±$5,015)	$48,462 (±$5,015)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$125,677 (±$9,783)	$125,677 (±$9,783)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Charlottesville, the renter share is not measurably different from Charlottesville city (55.8%).

It is also higher than in Virginia (32.7%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 51 of 464.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Charlottesville has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	57.2% (±2.1 points)	55.8% (±2.2 points)	−1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,142 (±$35)	$1,540 (±$63)	+34.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$59,471 (±$4,106)	$74,824 (±$5,371)	+25.8%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Charlottesville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Charlottesville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Charlottesville	—	55.8% (±2.2 points)	—
University of Virginia	1.9 mi	84.1% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Pantops	2.2 mi	54.0% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Rio	3.0 mi	97.5% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Hollymead	6.4 mi	21.8% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Rivanna	6.5 mi	3.2% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Earlysville	8.1 mi	3.8% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Piney Mountain	9.5 mi	28.2% (±12.4 points)	Lower
Crozet	12 mi	24.2% (±6.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hollymead, VA (21.8%), Rivanna, VA (3.2%), Earlysville, VA (3.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: University of Virginia, VA (84.1%), Rio, VA (97.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Charlottesville

How many renters are there in Charlottesville?

Charlottesville has an estimated 11,048 (±532) renting households, 55.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Charlottesville?

In Charlottesville, the share of households that rent went from 57.2% in 2015–2019 to 55.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Charlottesville?

A renting household in Charlottesville has 2.0 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Charlottesville?

The median renting household in Charlottesville, VA has an income of $48,462 (±$5,015) a year, against $125,677 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Charlottesville city, Virginia (place:14968, in state:51).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.