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Charlottesville, VA MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 3,612
  equals Births 12,089
  less Deaths 8,477
Net Migration 6,619
  equals net International Migration 4,406
  plus net Domestic Migration 2,213

The population of the Charlottesville, VA MSA changed from 219,094 on 2010 to 229,514 in 2015 -- a change of 10,420 (4.76%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), net migration (6,619) exceeded natural change (3,612); net migration has been the primary contributing factor for the metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Charlottesville, VA MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Albemarle County, VA51003P0000001 99,236 100,643 101,962 102,883 104,351 105,703 6,467 6.52
Buckingham County, VA51029P0000001 17,111 17,181 17,051 17,149 16,927 17,032 -79 -0.46
Fluvanna County, VA51065P0000001 25,760 25,977 25,919 25,883 26,056 26,235 475 1.84
Greene County, VA51079P0000001 18,480 18,728 18,847 18,892 19,061 19,162 682 3.69
Nelson County, VA51125P0000001 14,992 15,050 14,823 14,788 14,843 14,785 -207 -1.38
Charlottesville city, VA51540P0000001 43,515 43,721 44,483 44,995 45,622 46,597 3,082 7.08
Total P0000001 219,094 221,300 223,085 224,590 226,860 229,514 10,420 4.76
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Albemarle County, VA51003B0000001 1,180 1,104 1,061 1,100 1,121 1,096 5,482 
Buckingham County, VA51029B0000001 168 165 155 191 167 160 838 
Fluvanna County, VA51065B0000001 272 264 257 267 250 255 1,293 
Greene County, VA51079B0000001 320 205 234 215 188 183 1,025 
Nelson County, VA51125B0000001 164 145 130 132 123 132 662 
Charlottesville city, VA51540B0000001 496 486 543 505 614 641 2,789 
Total B0000001 2,600 2,369 2,380 2,410 2,463 2,467 12,089 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Albemarle County, VA51003D0000001 812 694 733 806 804 827 3,864 
Buckingham County, VA51029D0000001 216 165 153 139 162 143 762 
Fluvanna County, VA51065D0000001 216 194 191 214 191 190 980 
Greene County, VA51079D0000001 176 146 131 161 142 137 717 
Nelson County, VA51125D0000001 272 186 172 195 145 139 837 
Charlottesville city, VA51540D0000001 204 256 249 259 265 288 1,317 
Total D0000001 1,896 1,641 1,629 1,774 1,709 1,724 8,477 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Albemarle County, VA51003NC000001 368 410 328 294 317 269 1,618 
Buckingham County, VA51029NC000001 -48 0 2 52 5 17 76 
Fluvanna County, VA51065NC000001 56 70 66 53 59 65 313 
Greene County, VA51079NC000001 144 59 103 54 46 46 308 
Nelson County, VA51125NC000001 -108 -41 -42 -63 -22 -7 -175 
Charlottesville city, VA51540NC000001 292 230 294 246 349 353 1,472 
Total NC000001 704 728 751 636 754 743 3,612 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Albemarle County, VA51003MI000001 364 302 332 351 406 410 1,801 
Buckingham County, VA51029MI000001 4 10 10 11 11 11 53 
Fluvanna County, VA51065MI000001 4 8 11 12 13 13 57 
Greene County, VA51079MI000001 8 18 21 22 22 23 106 
Nelson County, VA51125MI000001 0 6 5 6 7 7 31 
Charlottesville city, VA51540MI000001 400 404 440 464 524 526 2,358 
Total MI000001 780 748 819 866 983 990 4,406 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Albemarle County, VA51003MD000001 252 539 677 291 670 675 2,852 
Buckingham County, VA51029MD000001 -72 55 -147 34 -235 95 -198 
Fluvanna County, VA51065MD000001 172 138 -133 -115 96 81 67 
Greene County, VA51079MD000001 132 145 -1 -29 115 18 248 
Nelson County, VA51125MD000001 4 96 -194 37 83 -33 -11 
Charlottesville city, VA51540MD000001 -376 -491 31 -172 -261 148 -745 
Total MD000001 112 482 233 46 468 984 2,213 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Albemarle County, VA51003MN000001 616 841 1,009 642 1,076 1,085 4,653 
Buckingham County, VA51029MN000001 -68 65 -137 45 -224 106 -145 
Fluvanna County, VA51065MN000001 176 146 -122 -103 109 94 124 
Greene County, VA51079MN000001 140 163 20 -7 137 41 354 
Nelson County, VA51125MN000001 4 102 -189 43 90 -26 20 
Charlottesville city, VA51540MN000001 24 -87 471 292 263 674 1,613 
Total MN000001 892 1,230 1,052 912 1,451 1,974 6,619 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Albemarle County, VA51003GQ000001 6,902 6,818 6,818 6,132 6,161 6,318 -584 -8.46
Buckingham County, VA51029GQ000001 2,326 2,317 2,238 2,212 2,123 2,206 -120 -5.16
Fluvanna County, VA51065GQ000001 1,272 1,267 1,291 1,294 1,289 1,289 17 1.34
Greene County, VA51079GQ000001 137 137 137 137 137 137 0 0.00
Nelson County, VA51125GQ000001 102 102 102 102 102 102 0 0.00
Charlottesville city, VA51540GQ000001 2,398 2,398 2,399 2,414 2,419 2,418 20 0.83
Total GQ000001 13,137 13,039 12,985 12,291 12,231 12,470 -667 -5.08

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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