Rivanna vs University of Virginia

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

Rivanna 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 2,258 in Rivanna). Rivanna has the higher median household income ($140,903 vs $44,635 in University of Virginia). Rivanna has the higher median home value ($787,300 vs $422,200 in University of Virginia).

Population, income & housing

	Rivanna	University of Virginia
Population	2,258	9,159
Median age	51.8 yrs	19.6 yrs
Median household income	$140,903	$44,635
Median home value	$787,300	$422,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,385
Housing units	914	1,478
Homeownership rate	97.6%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	81.6%	63.7%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rivanna	University of Virginia
Population	1,851 → 2,258 (+22.0%)	8,444 → 9,159 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$127,929 → $140,903 (+10.1%)	$35,446 → $44,635 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$647,100 → $787,300 (+21.7%)	$397,200 → $422,200 (+6.3%)
Median gross rent	$2,821 → $3,442 (+22.0%)	$1,126 → $1,385 (+23.0%)

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

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)

	Rivanna	University of Virginia
Under 5	6.2%	0.9%
5 to 17	15.9%	2.6%
18 to 24	2.1%	76.8%
25 to 34	7.5%	11.3%
35 to 44	9.4%	2.0%
45 to 54	10.5%	1.2%
55 to 64	12.9%	2.3%
65 to 74	20.2%	0.9%
75 and over	15.2%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rivanna	University of Virginia
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	57.9%
Black or African American	2.3%	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	17.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	8.1%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rivanna	University of Virginia
No high school diploma	2.7%	8.7%
High school graduate	3.7%	16.2%
Some college or associate's	12.0%	11.4%
Bachelor's degree	33.7%	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	47.9%	32.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rivanna	University of Virginia
Drove alone	68.3%	31.1%
Carpooled	2.7%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	9.5%
Walked	0.0%	29.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	29.0%	16.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rivanna	University of Virginia
1-unit, detached	95.6%	1.7%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	12.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	62.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	19.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rivanna	University of Virginia
Poverty rate	6.8%	26.0%
Average household size	2.47	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	24	16
Median year structure built	2001	1979