Crozet vs University of Virginia

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

Crozet and University of Virginia 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 9,159 in University of Virginia). Crozet has the higher median household income ($121,153 vs $44,635 in University of Virginia). Crozet has the higher median home value ($526,100 vs $422,200 in University of Virginia).

Population, income & housing

	Crozet	University of Virginia
Population	9,211	9,159
Median age	39.0 yrs	19.6 yrs
Median household income	$121,153	$44,635
Median home value	$526,100	$422,200
Median gross rent	$1,897	$1,385
Housing units	3,772	1,478
Homeownership rate	72.1%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.6%	63.7%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crozet	University of Virginia
Population	7,159 → 9,211 (+28.7%)	8,444 → 9,159 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$81,875 → $121,153 (+48.0%)	$35,446 → $44,635 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$378,800 → $526,100 (+38.9%)	$397,200 → $422,200 (+6.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,437 → $1,897 (+32.0%)	$1,126 → $1,385 (+23.0%)

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

University of Virginia

Population

8,4449,159

Median household income

$35,446$44,635

Median home value

$397,200$422,200

Median gross rent

$1,126$1,385

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crozet	University of Virginia
Under 5	7.2%	0.9%
5 to 17	21.8%	2.6%
18 to 24	4.7%	76.8%
25 to 34	11.3%	11.3%
35 to 44	14.3%	2.0%
45 to 54	13.2%	1.2%
55 to 64	13.0%	2.3%
65 to 74	8.0%	0.9%
75 and over	6.6%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crozet	University of Virginia
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	57.9%
Black or African American	2.2%	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	17.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.5%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crozet	University of Virginia
No high school diploma	2.7%	8.7%
High school graduate	6.6%	16.2%
Some college or associate's	15.0%	11.4%
Bachelor's degree	36.4%	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	39.2%	32.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crozet	University of Virginia
Drove alone	67.9%	31.1%
Carpooled	5.5%	10.7%
Public transit	0.1%	9.5%
Walked	0.8%	29.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	24.9%	16.8%
Other means	0.8%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crozet	University of Virginia
1-unit, detached	57.2%	1.7%
1-unit, attached	20.8%	12.7%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	62.0%
20 or more units	9.4%	19.5%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Crozet	University of Virginia
Poverty rate	8.0%	26.0%
Average household size	2.60	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	28	16
Median year structure built	2008	1979