Goose Creek Village vs University Center

A side-by-side comparison of Goose Creek Village and University Center: population, income, housing, and more.

Goose Creek Village and University Center are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

University Center has the higher population (4,107 vs 2,519 in Goose Creek Village). Goose Creek Village has the higher median household income ($209,042 vs $112,000 in University Center). Goose Creek Village has the higher median home value ($588,100 vs $477,800 in University Center).

Population, income & housing

	Goose Creek Village	University Center
Population	2,519	4,107
Median age	36.4 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$209,042	$112,000
Median home value	$588,100	$477,800
Median gross rent	$2,883	$2,134
Housing units	900	1,873
Homeownership rate	50.7%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	80.3%	52.2%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goose Creek Village	University Center
Population	2,193 → 2,519 (+14.9%)	4,007 → 4,107 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$186,154 → $209,042 (+12.3%)	$86,042 → $112,000 (+30.2%)
Median home value	$445,500 → $588,100 (+32.0%)	$320,400 → $477,800 (+49.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,371 → $2,883 (+21.6%)	$1,888 → $2,134 (+13.0%)

Goose Creek Village

Population

2,1932,519

Median household income

$186,154$209,042

Median home value

$445,500$588,100

Median gross rent

$2,371$2,883

University Center

Population

4,0074,107

Median household income

$86,042$112,000

Median home value

$320,400$477,800

Median gross rent

$1,888$2,134

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goose Creek Village	University Center
Under 5	4.9%	6.8%
5 to 17	28.5%	12.5%
18 to 24	5.0%	9.6%
25 to 34	7.3%	35.7%
35 to 44	18.1%	14.2%
45 to 54	27.6%	9.3%
55 to 64	5.9%	4.7%
65 to 74	1.1%	5.3%
75 and over	1.7%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goose Creek Village	University Center
White (non-Hispanic)	51.6%	46.5%
Black or African American	2.3%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	32.8%	19.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	23.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goose Creek Village	University Center
No high school diploma	2.4%	3.8%
High school graduate	4.6%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	12.7%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	39.8%	35.2%
Graduate or professional degree	40.5%	17.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goose Creek Village	University Center
Drove alone	64.8%	66.4%
Carpooled	5.9%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	2.7%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.3%	19.9%
Other means	1.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goose Creek Village	University Center
1-unit, detached	1.2%	2.8%
1-unit, attached	72.3%	25.9%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	57.5%
20 or more units	10.4%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Goose Creek Village	University Center
Poverty rate	11.0%	15.3%
Average household size	2.80	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	2013	1998