Hollymead vs University of Virginia

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

Hollymead 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.

University of Virginia has the higher population (9,159 vs 8,566 in Hollymead). Hollymead has the higher median household income ($121,795 vs $44,635 in University of Virginia). University of Virginia has the higher median home value ($422,200 vs $413,700 in Hollymead).

Population, income & housing

	Hollymead	University of Virginia
Population	8,566	9,159
Median age	39.1 yrs	19.6 yrs
Median household income	$121,795	$44,635
Median home value	$413,700	$422,200
Median gross rent	$1,995	$1,385
Housing units	3,275	1,478
Homeownership rate	82.8%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.1%	63.7%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hollymead	University of Virginia
Population	8,071 → 8,566 (+6.1%)	8,444 → 9,159 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$89,325 → $121,795 (+36.4%)	$35,446 → $44,635 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$294,300 → $413,700 (+40.6%)	$397,200 → $422,200 (+6.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,429 → $1,995 (+39.6%)	$1,126 → $1,385 (+23.0%)

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

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)

	Hollymead	University of Virginia
Under 5	4.5%	0.9%
5 to 17	20.7%	2.6%
18 to 24	5.2%	76.8%
25 to 34	12.9%	11.3%
35 to 44	16.6%	2.0%
45 to 54	11.9%	1.2%
55 to 64	9.2%	2.3%
65 to 74	11.9%	0.9%
75 and over	7.0%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hollymead	University of Virginia
White (non-Hispanic)	73.9%	57.9%
Black or African American	7.0%	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.6%	17.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.1%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hollymead	University of Virginia
No high school diploma	2.9%	8.7%
High school graduate	17.2%	16.2%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	11.4%
Bachelor's degree	30.0%	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	28.1%	32.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hollymead	University of Virginia
Drove alone	71.9%	31.1%
Carpooled	8.4%	10.7%
Public transit	0.2%	9.5%
Walked	0.7%	29.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	18.8%	16.8%
Other means	0.1%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hollymead	University of Virginia
1-unit, detached	64.1%	1.7%
1-unit, attached	24.0%	12.7%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	62.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	19.5%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hollymead	University of Virginia
Poverty rate	4.7%	26.0%
Average household size	2.63	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	25	16
Median year structure built	1995	1979