Pantops vs Rivanna

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

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

Pantops has the higher population (4,328 vs 2,258 in Rivanna). Rivanna has the higher median household income ($140,903 vs $114,107 in Pantops). Rivanna has the higher median home value ($787,300 vs $497,000 in Pantops).

Population, income & housing

	Pantops	Rivanna
Population	4,328	2,258
Median age	40.0 yrs	51.8 yrs
Median household income	$114,107	$140,903
Median home value	$497,000	$787,300
Median gross rent	$2,017	—
Housing units	2,609	914
Homeownership rate	46.7%	97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	73.6%	81.6%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pantops	Rivanna
Population	3,388 → 4,328 (+27.7%)	1,851 → 2,258 (+22.0%)
Median household income	$69,279 → $114,107 (+64.7%)	$127,929 → $140,903 (+10.1%)
Median home value	$330,100 → $497,000 (+50.6%)	$647,100 → $787,300 (+21.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,284 → $2,017 (+57.1%)	$2,821 → $3,442 (+22.0%)

Pantops

Population

3,3884,328

Median household income

$69,279$114,107

Median home value

$330,100$497,000

Median gross rent

$1,284$2,017

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)

	Pantops	Rivanna
Under 5	6.1%	6.2%
5 to 17	13.4%	15.9%
18 to 24	3.8%	2.1%
25 to 34	18.2%	7.5%
35 to 44	13.1%	9.4%
45 to 54	14.0%	10.5%
55 to 64	5.2%	12.9%
65 to 74	9.8%	20.2%
75 and over	16.3%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pantops	Rivanna
White (non-Hispanic)	69.5%	85.7%
Black or African American	9.4%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	13.1%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pantops	Rivanna
No high school diploma	2.9%	2.7%
High school graduate	8.7%	3.7%
Some college or associate's	14.9%	12.0%
Bachelor's degree	35.9%	33.7%
Graduate or professional degree	37.7%	47.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pantops	Rivanna
Drove alone	70.5%	68.3%
Carpooled	2.6%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.9%	29.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pantops	Rivanna
1-unit, detached	24.8%	95.6%
1-unit, attached	23.6%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	24.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	21.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pantops	Rivanna
Poverty rate	1.6%	6.8%
Average household size	1.95	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	18	24
Median year structure built	2006	2001