While the majority of Albemarle County's 723 square
miles are rural in nature, the area adjoining Charlottesville
consists of a mixture of suburban, residential,
commercial, and light industrial uses. This picturesque
county offers a highly skilled workforce to complement
its excellent interstate, rail, and air transportation
infrastructure. Other business facts:
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Albemarle County has one of the largest manufacturing
concentrations in Virginia's Piedmont region.
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The
county has a growing wine industry as well,
with hundreds of acres designated for commercial
viticulture. |
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Albemarle
County is the home of two University of Virginia-owned
research parks designed to expand relationships
between the university and the private sector. |
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In
close proximity to major markets, the county
is 70 miles west of Richmond, 100 miles southwest
of Washington, D.C., and 162 miles northwest
of Norfolk. |
• 2004 Population: 88,692
• Projected Population for 2010: 96,502
• Per Capita Personal Income: $33,513 (1999)
• Unemployment Rate: 2.2% (November 2001)
• Educational Attainment: 81.5% of population
25 years and older are high school graduates;
39.4% of population 25 years and older have earned
a bachelor's degree or higher (based on 1990 census)
The predominant economic sectors are services,
manufacturing, education, retail, travel, trade,
and agriculture. Albemarle's largest employers:
• Crutchfield Corporation (electronics retailer),
300-599 employees
• FIC Staff Services, Inc. (temporary employment
agency), 300-599 employees
• GE Fanuc (factory automation equipment),
800-1,000 employees
• National Optronics, Inc. (lens processing
equipment), 50-99 employees
• Piedmont Virginia Community College (higher
education), 300-599 employees
• State Farm (insurance), 1,500 employees
•
University of Virginia (higher education), 12,000
employees
Albemarle County is served by an interstate, I-64,
along with U.S. Routes 29 (north-south) and 250
(east-west). Other modes of transport:
• Motor Carriers: 31 trucking firms serve
the area
• Commercial Air Service: Charlottesville/Albemarle
Airport
• General Aviation Service: Charlottesville/Albemarle
Airport
• Freight Rail Service: CSX Transportation,
Norfolk Southern Corporation
• Port: Richmond (70 miles), Norfolk (162
miles)
• Overnight Package Delivery: Federal Express,
UPS, Purolator, Airborne Express, and U.S. Mail
Express serve this area.
• Electric:Dominion Virginia Power, Allegheny
Power, American Electric Power, Central Virginia
Electric Cooperative, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
• Natural Gas: Columbia Gas of Virginia,
City of Charlottesville
• Telecommunications: Verizon Communications
(local service), Sprint Centel-Virginia (local
service)
• Water: Albemarle County Service Authority
• Waste Water Treatment: Rivanna Water and
Sewer Authority
• Solid Waste Disposal: Rivanna Solid Waste
Authority
• Cable: Adelphia
Three community-based institutions, Albemarle
First Bank, Virginia National Bank, and Guaranty
Bank, serve Albemarle County. The entire list
of providers:
• Albemarle First Bank: $29.5 million (1999
assets)
• Virginia National Bank: $76.2 million (1999
assets)
• Guaranty Bank: $259.1 million (1999 assets)
• One Valley Bank-Central Virginia: $ 1.2
billion (1999 assets)
• First Virginia Bank-Blue Ridge: $524.7
million (1999 assets)
• F&M Bank-Central Virginia: $92.6 million
(1999 assets)
• SunTrust Bank (headquartered outside Virginia)
•
Wachovia Bank (headquartered outside Virginia)
• Albemarle County has a County Executive
and a six-member Board of Supervisors.
• The county has a comprehensive plan and
zoning and subdivision ordinances.
• The City of Charlottesville serves as the
county seat. Scottsville is the only incorporated
town in the county.
• Local Real Estate Tax rate: $0.76 per $100
of assessed value (click
here for more local tax info)
The county is a partner in the Charlottesville-Albemarle
Technical Education Center (CATEC), which offers
more than fifty courses in career and technical
education to help students develop skills for
entry-level employment, advanced technical training,
and continuing education at the college level.
Public Schools
• 5 Elementary Schools with a Fall 2000 Enrollment
of 3,105
• 1 Middle School with a Fall 2000 Enrollment
of 1,330
• 1 High School with a Fall 2000 Enrollment
of 1,192
• Elementary Student-Teacher Ratio (1998-99):
12:1
• Secondary Student-Teacher Ratio (1998-99):
11:1
• Per pupil expenditure (1999-00): $6,742
• Percentage of 1996-97 ninth-grade membership
graduating (1999-00): 75.1%
• Percentage of high school graduates continuing
education (1999-00): 62.8%
Private Schools
• The Covenant School (K-12)
• Crossroads Waldorf School (PK-8)
• Einstein School (K-12)
• Free Union Country School (PK-5)
• Miller School (5-12)
• Montessori Community School (5-12)
• Oakland School (1-9)
• Peabody School (K-7)
• St. Anne's-Belfield School (PK-12)
• Tandem School (5-12)
Vocational
Training
• Charlottesville-Albemarle Technical Education
Center (CATEC)
• Leslie H. Walton Middle School
• Jackson P. Burley Middle School
• Western Albemarle High School
• Albemarle High School
• Murray High School
• Joseph T. Henley Middle School
• Jack Jouett Middle School
• Mortimer J. Sutherland Middle School
• Culpeper County High School
• Piedmont Technical Education Center
Higher
Education
• University of Virginia: 23,077 (Fall 2003
enrollment)
• Piedmont Virginia Community College: 4,343
(Fall 2003 enrollment)
• Institute of Textile Technology: 21 (Fall
2000 enrollment)
Click
here to go to Albemarle County's website.
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