Glen Lyn vs Ripplemead

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

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

Ripplemead has the higher population (347 vs 66 in Glen Lyn). Ripplemead has the higher median household income ($77,218 vs $75,000 in Glen Lyn). Glen Lyn has the higher median home value ($171,900 vs $121,200 in Ripplemead).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Lyn	Ripplemead
Population	66	347
Median age	54.0 yrs	64.0 yrs
Median household income	$75,000	$77,218
Median home value	$171,900	$121,200
Housing units	30	178
Homeownership rate	90.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.0%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Lyn	Ripplemead
Population	89 → 66 (-25.8%)	571 → 347 (-39.2%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $75,000 (+22.4%)	$71,289 → $77,218 (+8.3%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $171,900 (+37.5%)	$133,800 → $121,200 (-9.4%)

Glen Lyn

Population

8966

Median household income

$61,250$75,000

Median home value

$125,000$171,900

Ripplemead

Population

571347

Median household income

$71,289$77,218

Median home value

$133,800$121,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Lyn	Ripplemead
Under 5	15.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	4.5%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.5%	6.1%
25 to 34	1.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.1%	12.7%
45 to 54	19.7%	8.9%
55 to 64	21.2%	45.8%
65 to 74	22.7%	15.9%
75 and over	1.5%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Lyn	Ripplemead
White (non-Hispanic)	98.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Lyn	Ripplemead
No high school diploma	4.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	56.0%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Lyn	Ripplemead
Drove alone	96.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	3.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Lyn	Ripplemead
1-unit, detached	83.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glen Lyn	Ripplemead
Poverty rate	12.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.20	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	25	69
Median year structure built	1962	1969