Pantops vs University of Virginia

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

Pantops 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 4,328 in Pantops). Pantops has the higher median household income ($114,107 vs $44,635 in University of Virginia). Pantops has the higher median home value ($497,000 vs $422,200 in University of Virginia).

Population, income & housing

	Pantops	University of Virginia
Population	4,328	9,159
Median age	40.0 yrs	19.6 yrs
Median household income	$114,107	$44,635
Median home value	$497,000	$422,200
Median gross rent	$2,017	$1,385
Housing units	2,609	1,478
Homeownership rate	46.7%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	73.6%	63.7%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pantops	University of Virginia
Population	3,388 → 4,328 (+27.7%)	8,444 → 9,159 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$69,279 → $114,107 (+64.7%)	$35,446 → $44,635 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$330,100 → $497,000 (+50.6%)	$397,200 → $422,200 (+6.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,284 → $2,017 (+57.1%)	$1,126 → $1,385 (+23.0%)

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

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)

	Pantops	University of Virginia
Under 5	6.1%	0.9%
5 to 17	13.4%	2.6%
18 to 24	3.8%	76.8%
25 to 34	18.2%	11.3%
35 to 44	13.1%	2.0%
45 to 54	14.0%	1.2%
55 to 64	5.2%	2.3%
65 to 74	9.8%	0.9%
75 and over	16.3%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pantops	University of Virginia
White (non-Hispanic)	69.5%	57.9%
Black or African American	9.4%	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	13.1%	17.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.8%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pantops	University of Virginia
No high school diploma	2.9%	8.7%
High school graduate	8.7%	16.2%
Some college or associate's	14.9%	11.4%
Bachelor's degree	35.9%	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	37.7%	32.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pantops	University of Virginia
Drove alone	70.5%	31.1%
Carpooled	2.6%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	9.5%
Walked	3.0%	29.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	23.9%	16.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pantops	University of Virginia
1-unit, detached	24.8%	1.7%
1-unit, attached	23.6%	12.7%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	24.6%	62.0%
20 or more units	21.8%	19.5%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pantops	University of Virginia
Poverty rate	1.6%	26.0%
Average household size	1.95	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	18	16
Median year structure built	2006	1979