Charlotte County, Virginia

Charlotte County has a population of 11,422 and has shrunk 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $144,100, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $58,000.

Home price
$144,100
Income
$58,000
Population
11,422
Unemployment
2.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$144,100county
Median gross rent$732county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198047.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile24.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant21.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use7.5%county
Typical monthly rent$2,061(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$914county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$697county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,146county
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$58,000county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate18.9%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 home6.4%county
Unemployment rate2.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.8%county
Share of workers employed by government23.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.7%county
Economic output per resident$32,958county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.52%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 time32.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service38 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport81477county
Miles to nearest general aviation field18 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 station39 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.5%county
Traffic deaths105.1county
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 higher20.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.3%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1707county
Students per full-time teacher12.5county
Free lunch eligible88.9%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution18 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians52county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year21.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year21.1%county
Frequent mental distress19.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.6%county

Place

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

Population11,422county
Land area in square miles475county
People per square mile of land24.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age44.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.7%county
Share of households that are one person33.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.9%county
Second languages2.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents416county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in250county
Households that moved away217county
Average income of arriving households$43,132county
Average income of departing households$41,530county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year42county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature58°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.34 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F22 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing79 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days220 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 29county
Average first fall frostNov 4county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$142county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.5¢county
Household electricity use1,005 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity58.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.4%county
Homes heated by propane18.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil8.1%county
Homes heated by wood10.3%county
Households with broadband75.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk19.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk93.2county
Landslide risk31.7county
Hail risk22.1county
Earthquake risk45.7county
Tornado risk17.8county
Tropical cyclone risk74.1county
Extreme heat risk24.5county
Winter weather risk28.6county
Strong wind risk22.1county
Wildfire risk11.3county

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 Charlotte 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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