Charles City County, Virginia

Charles City County has a population of 6,627 and has shrunk 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $241,400, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $75,417.

Home price
$241,400
Income
$75,417
Population
6,627
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$241,400county
Median gross rent$1,099county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198038.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented13.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.2%county
Typical monthly rent$2,061(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,655county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,507county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,072county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$75,417county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate9.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.7%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.4%county
Share of workers employed by government19.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.9%county
Economic output per resident$54,070county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.56%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time34.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service15 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2456422county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station20 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.9%county
Traffic deaths226.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher17.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.9%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment523county
Students per full-time teacher8.7county
Free lunch eligible56.9%(statewide)
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution20 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians15county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.9%county
Frequent mental distress17.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes19.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population6,627county
Land area in square miles183county
People per square mile of land36.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age52.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1814.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.9%county
Share of households that are one person31.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.2%county
Second languages2.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls55.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents148county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents13county
Households that moved in196county
Households that moved away153county
Average income of arriving households$93,985county
Average income of departing households$62,444county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year24county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature59.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.9 incounty
Annual snowfall11.3 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.31 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F32 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing67 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b(statewide)
Frost-free days211 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$142county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,005 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity79.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.9%county
Homes heated by propane6.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.6%county
Homes heated by wood5.1%county
Households with broadband74.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk9.3county
Coastal flood risk45.2county
Drought risk93.3county
Landslide risk15.5county
Hail risk19.1county
Earthquake risk37.0county
Tornado risk17.5county
Tropical cyclone risk66.6county
Extreme heat risk23.8county
Winter weather risk16.4county
Strong wind risk7.8county
Wildfire risk21.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Charles City County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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