Glenvar vs Vinton

A side-by-side comparison of Glenvar and Vinton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Vinton has the higher population (8,038 vs 865 in Glenvar). Vinton has the higher median household income ($64,643 vs $46,125 in Glenvar). Glenvar has the higher median home value ($264,400 vs $179,400 in Vinton).

Population, income & housing

	Glenvar	Vinton
Population	865	8,038
Median age	74.5 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$46,125	$64,643
Median home value	$264,400	$179,400
Median gross rent	$1,059	$939
Housing units	470	3,958
Homeownership rate	48.2%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenvar	Vinton
Population	1,088 → 865 (-20.5%)	8,083 → 8,038 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$35,962 → $46,125 (+28.3%)	$49,618 → $64,643 (+30.3%)
Median home value	$180,000 → $264,400 (+46.9%)	$148,000 → $179,400 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,044 → $1,059 (+1.4%)	$725 → $939 (+29.5%)

Glenvar

Population

1,088865

Median household income

$35,962$46,125

Median home value

$180,000$264,400

Median gross rent

$1,044$1,059

Vinton

Population

8,0838,038

Median household income

$49,618$64,643

Median home value

$148,000$179,400

Median gross rent

$725$939

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glenvar	Vinton
Under 5	0.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	5.7%	18.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.9%
25 to 34	0.8%	13.0%
35 to 44	4.6%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.1%	9.5%
55 to 64	6.7%	14.9%
65 to 74	21.5%	10.8%
75 and over	47.7%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenvar	Vinton
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	87.9%
Black or African American	1.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenvar	Vinton
No high school diploma	8.4%	11.1%
High school graduate	43.6%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenvar	Vinton
Drove alone	85.1%	77.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.9%	14.3%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenvar	Vinton
1-unit, detached	45.7%	64.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	7.5%
20 or more units	51.1%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Glenvar	Vinton
Poverty rate	16.9%	10.6%
Average household size	1.55	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	1986	1967