The Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the Piedmont region of the

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as defined by the

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(OMB). The combined population is 221,524 (2020 census), not including Buckingham County, which was removed from the MSA in the 2020 census cycle.

MSA components

''Note: Since a constitutional change in 1871, all cities in the state are independent cities. The OMB considers these independent cities to be county-equivalents for the purpose of defining MSAs in Virginia.'' There are four counties and one independent city that contribute to the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area. *Counties ** Albemarle ** Fluvanna ** Greene **

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*Independent Cities **

Charlottesville Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in Virginia, United States. It is the seat of government of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. It is named after Quee ...

Communities

Places with more than 10,000 inhabitants

(Principal city) * Lake Monticello ( CDP)

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

* Crozet (CDP) * Hollymead (CDP) * Pantops (CDP) * Piney Mountain (CDP) * Rio (CDP) * Rivanna (CDP) * Twin Lakes (CDP) *

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(CDP)

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

* Columbia (CDP) * Lovingston (CDP) *

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(CDP) * Scottsville (incorporated town in Albemarle County) * Stanardsville (incorporated town in Greene County)

Unincorporated places

Demographics

As of the

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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%

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, 14.07%

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, 0.16% Native American, 2.68% Asian, 0.03%

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, 0.80% from other races, and 1.50% from two or more races.

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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

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for the MSA was $21,574. As of the 2020 census, there were 221,524 people residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 71%

, 14.2%

, 1.6% Native American, 6.8% Asian, and 0.2%

or Latino of any race were 6.4% of the population.

Politics

The Charlottesville metropolitan area leans Democratic. Similar to other

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s, Charlottesville City is a Democratic stronghold. Albemarle County leans Democratic, paralleling the entire region, since it houses urban, suburban, exurban, and rural pockets. Fluvanna and Greene counties are Republican strongholds as they are composed of suburban, exurban, and rural areas, which vote more conservative than their urban counterparts. Although Nelson County is almost entirely rural, it is the most moderate jurisdiction in the region, voting for the Democratic nominee Barack Obama in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections and the Republican nominee Donald Trump in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, respectively. The entire region, apart from Greene County and a sliver of Albemarle County, which are located in Virginia's 7th congressional district, represented by Democrat Abigail Spanberger, is located in Virginia's 5th congressional district, represented by Republican Bob Good. The 7th district has an even

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score while the 5th district has a R+7 score.

References

{{Authority control Albemarle County, Virginia Fluvanna County, Virginia Greene County, Virginia Nelson County, Virginia Western Virginia