Moorefield vs University Center

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

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

Moorefield has the higher population (5,598 vs 4,107 in University Center). Moorefield has the higher median household income ($200,754 vs $112,000 in University Center). Moorefield has the higher median home value ($802,700 vs $477,800 in University Center).

Population, income & housing

	Moorefield	University Center
Population	5,598	4,107
Median age	37.5 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$200,754	$112,000
Median home value	$802,700	$477,800
Median gross rent	$2,706	$2,134
Housing units	2,079	1,873
Homeownership rate	56.2%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.2%	52.2%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Moorefield	University Center
Population	4,099 → 5,598 (+36.6%)	4,007 → 4,107 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$123,224 → $200,754 (+62.9%)	$86,042 → $112,000 (+30.2%)
Median home value	$601,600 → $802,700 (+33.4%)	$320,400 → $477,800 (+49.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,969 → $2,706 (+37.4%)	$1,888 → $2,134 (+13.0%)

Moorefield

Population

4,0995,598

Median household income

$123,224$200,754

Median home value

$601,600$802,700

Median gross rent

$1,969$2,706

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)

	Moorefield	University Center
Under 5	5.2%	6.8%
5 to 17	22.4%	12.5%
18 to 24	2.5%	9.6%
25 to 34	13.1%	35.7%
35 to 44	33.8%	14.2%
45 to 54	11.4%	9.3%
55 to 64	4.3%	4.7%
65 to 74	7.0%	5.3%
75 and over	0.2%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Moorefield	University Center
White (non-Hispanic)	30.7%	46.5%
Black or African American	9.2%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.6%
Asian	43.4%	19.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	23.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Moorefield	University Center
No high school diploma	8.6%	3.8%
High school graduate	14.4%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	8.7%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	35.8%	35.2%
Graduate or professional degree	32.4%	17.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Moorefield	University Center
Drove alone	44.2%	66.4%
Carpooled	7.6%	8.6%
Public transit	2.2%	2.7%
Walked	1.2%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	38.7%	19.9%
Other means	6.1%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Moorefield	University Center
1-unit, detached	20.3%	2.8%
1-unit, attached	59.6%	25.9%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	57.5%
20 or more units	15.2%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Moorefield	University Center
Poverty rate	0.6%	15.3%
Average household size	2.75	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	34	23
Median year structure built	2013	1998