Lovettsville vs University Center

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

Lovettsville 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 2,697 in Lovettsville). Lovettsville has the higher median household income ($141,042 vs $112,000 in University Center). Lovettsville has the higher median home value ($526,600 vs $477,800 in University Center).

Population, income & housing

	Lovettsville	University Center
Population	2,697	4,107
Median age	31.1 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$141,042	$112,000
Median home value	$526,600	$477,800
Median gross rent	$1,972	$2,134
Housing units	768	1,873
Homeownership rate	84.2%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.4%	52.2%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lovettsville	University Center
Population	2,551 → 2,697 (+5.7%)	4,007 → 4,107 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$123,250 → $141,042 (+14.4%)	$86,042 → $112,000 (+30.2%)
Median home value	$366,100 → $526,600 (+43.8%)	$320,400 → $477,800 (+49.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,074 → $1,972 (-4.9%)	$1,888 → $2,134 (+13.0%)

Lovettsville

Population

2,5512,697

Median household income

$123,250$141,042

Median home value

$366,100$526,600

Median gross rent

$2,074$1,972

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)

	Lovettsville	University Center
Under 5	12.4%	6.8%
5 to 17	26.3%	12.5%
18 to 24	5.7%	9.6%
25 to 34	11.8%	35.7%
35 to 44	19.5%	14.2%
45 to 54	7.3%	9.3%
55 to 64	7.7%	4.7%
65 to 74	6.1%	5.3%
75 and over	3.2%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lovettsville	University Center
White (non-Hispanic)	66.6%	46.5%
Black or African American	9.6%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.6%
Asian	8.3%	19.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	23.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lovettsville	University Center
No high school diploma	8.1%	3.8%
High school graduate	17.5%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	36.0%	35.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	17.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lovettsville	University Center
Drove alone	58.6%	66.4%
Carpooled	4.9%	8.6%
Public transit	2.0%	2.7%
Walked	2.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.2%	19.9%
Other means	2.6%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lovettsville	University Center
1-unit, detached	85.3%	2.8%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	25.9%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	57.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lovettsville	University Center
Poverty rate	3.2%	15.3%
Average household size	3.64	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	43	23
Median year structure built	2005	1998