Elliston vs Riner

A side-by-side comparison of Elliston and Riner: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elliston has the higher population (1,041 vs 1,037 in Riner). Riner has the higher median home value ($353,000 vs $162,500 in Elliston).

Population, income & housing

	Elliston	Riner
Population	1,041	1,037
Median age	41.4 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$87,230
Median home value	$162,500	$353,000
Median gross rent	$913	—
Housing units	503	364
Homeownership rate	50.9%	91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	36.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elliston	Riner
Population	1,060 → 1,041 (-1.8%)	1,056 → 1,037 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$58,374 → $33,870 (-42.0%)	$120,455 → $87,230 (-27.6%)
Median home value	$130,100 → $162,500 (+24.9%)	$289,700 → $353,000 (+21.9%)
Median gross rent	$699 → $913 (+30.6%)	$1,857 → $1,729 (-6.9%)

Elliston

Population

1,0601,041

Median household income

$58,374$33,870

Median home value

$130,100$162,500

Median gross rent

$699$913

Riner

Population

1,0561,037

Median household income

$120,455$87,230

Median home value

$289,700$353,000

Median gross rent

$1,857$1,729

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elliston	Riner
Under 5	9.8%	14.9%
5 to 17	14.9%	11.8%
18 to 24	9.1%	3.6%
25 to 34	4.2%	12.7%
35 to 44	17.6%	17.9%
45 to 54	17.4%	14.3%
55 to 64	16.2%	15.1%
65 to 74	9.5%	3.5%
75 and over	1.2%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elliston	Riner
White (non-Hispanic)	55.4%	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	44.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elliston	Riner
No high school diploma	1.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	47.3%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	20.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elliston	Riner
Drove alone	95.5%	95.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elliston	Riner
1-unit, detached	36.4%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	48.7%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Elliston	Riner
Poverty rate	42.3%	11.2%
Average household size	2.32	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	18	24
Median year structure built	1985	2003