Crozet vs Rivanna

A side-by-side comparison of Crozet and Rivanna: population, income, housing, and more.

Crozet and Rivanna are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Crozet has the higher population (9,211 vs 2,258 in Rivanna). Rivanna has the higher median household income ($140,903 vs $121,153 in Crozet). Rivanna has the higher median home value ($787,300 vs $526,100 in Crozet).

Population, income & housing

	Crozet	Rivanna
Population	9,211	2,258
Median age	39.0 yrs	51.8 yrs
Median household income	$121,153	$140,903
Median home value	$526,100	$787,300
Median gross rent	$1,897	—
Housing units	3,772	914
Homeownership rate	72.1%	97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.6%	81.6%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crozet	Rivanna
Population	7,159 → 9,211 (+28.7%)	1,851 → 2,258 (+22.0%)
Median household income	$81,875 → $121,153 (+48.0%)	$127,929 → $140,903 (+10.1%)
Median home value	$378,800 → $526,100 (+38.9%)	$647,100 → $787,300 (+21.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,437 → $1,897 (+32.0%)	$2,821 → $3,442 (+22.0%)

Crozet

Population

7,1599,211

Median household income

$81,875$121,153

Median home value

$378,800$526,100

Median gross rent

$1,437$1,897

Rivanna

Population

1,8512,258

Median household income

$127,929$140,903

Median home value

$647,100$787,300

Median gross rent

$2,821$3,442

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crozet	Rivanna
Under 5	7.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	21.8%	15.9%
18 to 24	4.7%	2.1%
25 to 34	11.3%	7.5%
35 to 44	14.3%	9.4%
45 to 54	13.2%	10.5%
55 to 64	13.0%	12.9%
65 to 74	8.0%	20.2%
75 and over	6.6%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crozet	Rivanna
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	85.7%
Black or African American	2.2%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.7%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crozet	Rivanna
No high school diploma	2.7%	2.7%
High school graduate	6.6%	3.7%
Some college or associate's	15.0%	12.0%
Bachelor's degree	36.4%	33.7%
Graduate or professional degree	39.2%	47.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crozet	Rivanna
Drove alone	67.9%	68.3%
Carpooled	5.5%	2.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.9%	29.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crozet	Rivanna
1-unit, detached	57.2%	95.6%
1-unit, attached	20.8%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Crozet	Rivanna
Poverty rate	8.0%	6.8%
Average household size	2.60	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	2008	2001