Glen Lyn vs Rich Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Glen Lyn and Rich Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

Glen Lyn and Rich Creek are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rich Creek has the higher population (781 vs 66 in Glen Lyn). Glen Lyn has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $49,688 in Rich Creek). Glen Lyn has the higher median home value ($171,900 vs $129,200 in Rich Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Lyn	Rich Creek
Population	66	781
Median age	54.0 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$75,000	$49,688
Median home value	$171,900	$129,200
Median gross rent	—	$550
Housing units	30	363
Homeownership rate	90.0%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.0%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Lyn	Rich Creek
Population	89 → 66 (-25.8%)	887 → 781 (-12.0%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $75,000 (+22.4%)	$45,333 → $49,688 (+9.6%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $171,900 (+37.5%)	$94,700 → $129,200 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$511 → $550 (+7.6%)

Glen Lyn

Population

8966

Median household income

$61,250$75,000

Median home value

$125,000$171,900

Rich Creek

Population

887781

Median household income

$45,333$49,688

Median home value

$94,700$129,200

Median gross rent

$511$550

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Lyn	Rich Creek
Under 5	15.2%	3.8%
5 to 17	4.5%	11.4%
18 to 24	4.5%	8.1%
25 to 34	1.5%	8.3%
35 to 44	9.1%	11.4%
45 to 54	19.7%	13.7%
55 to 64	21.2%	13.7%
65 to 74	22.7%	9.9%
75 and over	1.5%	19.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Lyn	Rich Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	98.5%	95.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Lyn	Rich Creek
No high school diploma	4.0%	10.9%
High school graduate	56.0%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Lyn	Rich Creek
Drove alone	96.3%	91.8%
Carpooled	3.7%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Lyn	Rich Creek
1-unit, detached	83.3%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	15.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Glen Lyn	Rich Creek
Poverty rate	12.1%	14.5%
Average household size	2.20	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	25	33
Median year structure built	1962	1949