Glenville vs Sylva

A side-by-side comparison of Glenville and Sylva: population, income, housing, and more.

Glenville and Sylva are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sylva has the higher population (2,600 vs 130 in Glenville). Since 2019, Glenville's population has grown faster (+202.3% vs -3.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Glenville	Sylva
Population	130	2,600
Median age	67.1 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$41,926
Median home value	—	$195,500
Median gross rent	—	$768
Housing units	238	1,272
Homeownership rate	100.0%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.2%	34.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenville	Sylva
Population	43 → 130 (+202.3%)	2,687 → 2,600 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$40,809 → $92,667 (+127.1%)	$35,583 → $41,926 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$341,300 → $456,500 (+33.8%)	$144,400 → $195,500 (+35.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$697 → $768 (+10.2%)

Glenville

Population

43130

Median household income

$40,809$92,667

Median home value

$341,300$456,500

Sylva

Population

2,6872,600

Median household income

$35,583$41,926

Median home value

$144,400$195,500

Median gross rent

$697$768

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glenville	Sylva
Under 5	0.0%	8.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	20.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	16.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	17.7%	8.8%
55 to 64	23.1%	5.3%
65 to 74	36.2%	5.2%
75 and over	23.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenville	Sylva
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	74.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	5.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenville	Sylva
No high school diploma	0.0%	18.7%
High school graduate	0.0%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	63.8%	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	25.4%	17.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenville	Sylva
Drove alone	25.6%	71.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	22.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	74.4%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenville	Sylva
1-unit, detached	100.0%	61.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	21.9%

Poverty & households

	Glenville	Sylva
Poverty rate	25.4%	26.6%
Average household size	2.13	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	1995	1974