Piney Mountain vs University of Virginia

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

Piney Mountain 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 2,478 in Piney Mountain). Piney Mountain has the higher median household income ($129,120 vs $44,635 in University of Virginia). University of Virginia has the higher median home value ($422,200 vs $284,000 in Piney Mountain).

Population, income & housing

	Piney Mountain	University of Virginia
Population	2,478	9,159
Median age	38.1 yrs	19.6 yrs
Median household income	$129,120	$44,635
Median home value	$284,000	$422,200
Median gross rent	$1,817	$1,385
Housing units	818	1,478
Homeownership rate	81.3%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.0%	63.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Piney Mountain	University of Virginia
Population	1,356 → 2,478 (+82.7%)	8,444 → 9,159 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$64,882 → $129,120 (+99.0%)	$35,446 → $44,635 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$184,900 → $284,000 (+53.6%)	$397,200 → $422,200 (+6.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,216 → $1,817 (+49.4%)	$1,126 → $1,385 (+23.0%)

Piney Mountain

Population

1,3562,478

Median household income

$64,882$129,120

Median home value

$184,900$284,000

Median gross rent

$1,216$1,817

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)

	Piney Mountain	University of Virginia
Under 5	4.8%	0.9%
5 to 17	22.8%	2.6%
18 to 24	7.1%	76.8%
25 to 34	11.9%	11.3%
35 to 44	17.6%	2.0%
45 to 54	16.5%	1.2%
55 to 64	7.7%	2.3%
65 to 74	10.8%	0.9%
75 and over	0.8%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Piney Mountain	University of Virginia
White (non-Hispanic)	54.6%	57.9%
Black or African American	12.9%	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.2%	17.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	10.8%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.5%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Piney Mountain	University of Virginia
No high school diploma	3.0%	8.7%
High school graduate	17.9%	16.2%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	11.4%
Bachelor's degree	32.1%	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	32.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Piney Mountain	University of Virginia
Drove alone	80.8%	31.1%
Carpooled	2.0%	10.7%
Public transit	1.2%	9.5%
Walked	0.0%	29.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	16.1%	16.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Piney Mountain	University of Virginia
1-unit, detached	41.4%	1.7%
1-unit, attached	50.6%	12.7%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	62.0%
20 or more units	4.2%	19.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Piney Mountain	University of Virginia
Poverty rate	3.5%	26.0%
Average household size	3.23	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	21	16
Median year structure built	1997	1979