Charlottesville metropolitan area

Location of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area in Virginia

The Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in Virginia as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB). As of 2009, the Charlottesville MSA had a population of 195,847 .

MSA components

Note: Since a state constitutional change in 1871, all cities in Virginia are independent cities that are not located in any county. The OMB considers these independent cities to be county-equivalents for the purpose of defining MSAs in Virginia.

Four counties and one independent city are included in the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

• Counties
  • Albemarle County
  • Fluvanna County
  • Greene County
  • Nelson County

• Independent Cities
  • Charlottesville

Communities

Places with more than 40,000 inhabitants

• Charlottesville (Principal city)

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

• Crozet (census-designated place)
• Lake Monticello (census-designated place)

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

• Columbia (incorporated town in Fluvanna County)
• Scottsville (incorporated town in Albemarle County)
• Stanardsville (incorporated town in Greene County)

Unincorporated places

Adial Afton Allens Creek Amicus Arrington Avon Barboursville (partial) Barnes Beech Grove Bryant Buffalo Springs Burtonville Caskie Colleen Dawsonville Durrett Town Dyke Earlysville Elma Faber

Five Forks Four Forks Free Union Freshwater Geer Gladstone Gordon Crossing Greenfield Greenway Gullysville Haneytown Hendersons Store Howardsville Jonesboro Keene Keswick Kingswood Lakeview Heights Lanes Ford Lawthorne Mill

Lodebar Lovingston Lowesville Lydia Martins Store Massies Mill McMullen Midway Mills Montebello Nash Nellysford Newtown Norwood Oak Ridge Old Myndus Onan Ottoway Palmyra Piedmont Piney River

Pirkey Poplar Flats Quinque Ramsey Red Apple Orchard Rockfish Roseland Roses Mill Ruckersville Saint George Schuyler Shady Grove Shady Lane Shipman Simmons Gap Swannanoa Twin Poplars Tye River Tyro Upper Pocosin

Warminster White Rock Williams Fork Wingina Wintergreen Woods Mill

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 174,021 people, 67,575 households, and 42,840 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 80.77% White, 14.07% African American, 0.16% Native American, 2.68% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.80% from other races, and 1.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.23% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $42,166, and the median income for a family was $50,225. Males had a median income of $32,974 versus $26,579 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $21,574.

Politics

The Charlottesville area leans towards the Democratic party. Like many college towns, the city of Charlottesville is a Democratic stronghold, while the rural areas outside of Charlottesville and Ablemarle County are more conservative.

The Charlottesville area is located in Virginia's 5th congressional district, represented by Robert Hurt. The district has a Cook PVI of R+5. The previous representative, Tom Perriello, is a resident of the town of Ivy, located in Ablemarle county just west of Charlottesville.

Presidential election results

Year	GOP	DEM	Others
2008	39.6% 39,701	59.2% 59,247	1.2% 1.208
2004	47.4% 39,928	51.5% 43,374	1.2% 909
2000	48.7% 33,575	45.7% 32,129	6.4% 4,524
1996	45.0% 27,115	48.0% 28,903	6.9% 4,178
1992	41.4% 25,834	45.9% 28,644	12.7% 7,979
1988	54.6% 28,117	44.2% 22,767	1.3% 653
1984	59.3% 28,642	40.2% 19.142	0.5% 247
1980	48.2% 21,504	42.4% 18,918	9.6% 4,213
1976	49.9% 19,664	48.9% 18,892	2.2% 872
1972	61.6% 19,222	36.7% 11,452	1.8% 551
1968	48.4% 13.012	30.0% 8,030	21.7% 5,841
1964	46.6% 10,023	52.9% 11,370	0.5% 98
1960	54.1% 8,897	45.0% 7,404	0.9% 149

See also

• List of U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas in Virginia
• Virginia census statistical areas