Rivanna vs Scottsville

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

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

Rivanna has the higher population (2,258 vs 488 in Scottsville). Rivanna has the higher median household income ($140,903 vs $46,563 in Scottsville). Rivanna has the higher median home value ($787,300 vs $242,600 in Scottsville).

Population, income & housing

	Rivanna	Scottsville
Population	2,258	488
Median age	51.8 yrs	49.0 yrs
Median household income	$140,903	$46,563
Median home value	$787,300	$242,600
Housing units	914	321
Homeownership rate	97.6%	53.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	81.6%	32.2%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rivanna	Scottsville
Population	1,851 → 2,258 (+22.0%)	585 → 488 (-16.6%)
Median household income	$127,929 → $140,903 (+10.1%)	$60,357 → $46,563 (-22.9%)
Median home value	$647,100 → $787,300 (+21.7%)	$206,800 → $242,600 (+17.3%)
Median gross rent	$2,821 → $3,442 (+22.0%)	$848 → $1,003 (+18.3%)

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

Scottsville

Population

585488

Median household income

$60,357$46,563

Median home value

$206,800$242,600

Median gross rent

$848$1,003

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rivanna	Scottsville
Under 5	6.2%	3.7%
5 to 17	15.9%	16.6%
18 to 24	2.1%	0.8%
25 to 34	7.5%	13.7%
35 to 44	9.4%	10.5%
45 to 54	10.5%	11.1%
55 to 64	12.9%	17.8%
65 to 74	20.2%	20.3%
75 and over	15.2%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rivanna	Scottsville
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	75.2%
Black or African American	2.3%	23.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.1%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rivanna	Scottsville
No high school diploma	2.7%	11.4%
High school graduate	3.7%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	12.0%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	33.7%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	47.9%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rivanna	Scottsville
Drove alone	68.3%	75.8%
Carpooled	2.7%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	15.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.0%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rivanna	Scottsville
1-unit, detached	95.6%	61.4%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	15.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Rivanna	Scottsville
Poverty rate	6.8%	14.8%
Average household size	2.47	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	2001	1944