Hollymead vs Rivanna

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

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

Hollymead has the higher population (8,566 vs 2,258 in Rivanna). Rivanna has the higher median household income ($140,903 vs $121,795 in Hollymead). Rivanna has the higher median home value ($787,300 vs $413,700 in Hollymead).

Population, income & housing

	Hollymead	Rivanna
Population	8,566	2,258
Median age	39.1 yrs	51.8 yrs
Median household income	$121,795	$140,903
Median home value	$413,700	$787,300
Median gross rent	$1,995	—
Housing units	3,275	914
Homeownership rate	82.8%	97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.1%	81.6%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hollymead	Rivanna
Population	8,071 → 8,566 (+6.1%)	1,851 → 2,258 (+22.0%)
Median household income	$89,325 → $121,795 (+36.4%)	$127,929 → $140,903 (+10.1%)
Median home value	$294,300 → $413,700 (+40.6%)	$647,100 → $787,300 (+21.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,429 → $1,995 (+39.6%)	$2,821 → $3,442 (+22.0%)

Hollymead

Population

8,0718,566

Median household income

$89,325$121,795

Median home value

$294,300$413,700

Median gross rent

$1,429$1,995

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)

	Hollymead	Rivanna
Under 5	4.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	20.7%	15.9%
18 to 24	5.2%	2.1%
25 to 34	12.9%	7.5%
35 to 44	16.6%	9.4%
45 to 54	11.9%	10.5%
55 to 64	9.2%	12.9%
65 to 74	11.9%	20.2%
75 and over	7.0%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hollymead	Rivanna
White (non-Hispanic)	73.9%	85.7%
Black or African American	7.0%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	5.6%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hollymead	Rivanna
No high school diploma	2.9%	2.7%
High school graduate	17.2%	3.7%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	12.0%
Bachelor's degree	30.0%	33.7%
Graduate or professional degree	28.1%	47.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hollymead	Rivanna
Drove alone	71.9%	68.3%
Carpooled	8.4%	2.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.8%	29.0%
Other means	0.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hollymead	Rivanna
1-unit, detached	64.1%	95.6%
1-unit, attached	24.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hollymead	Rivanna
Poverty rate	4.7%	6.8%
Average household size	2.63	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1995	2001