Hollins vs Vinton

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

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

Hollins has the higher population (17,005 vs 8,038 in Vinton). Hollins has the higher median household income ($73,588 vs $64,643 in Vinton). Hollins has the higher median home value ($227,900 vs $179,400 in Vinton).

Population, income & housing

	Hollins	Vinton
Population	17,005	8,038
Median age	44.0 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$73,588	$64,643
Median home value	$227,900	$179,400
Median gross rent	$1,113	$939
Housing units	7,188	3,958
Homeownership rate	68.5%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hollins	Vinton
Population	14,329 → 17,005 (+18.7%)	8,083 → 8,038 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$65,000 → $73,588 (+13.2%)	$49,618 → $64,643 (+30.3%)
Median home value	$173,200 → $227,900 (+31.6%)	$148,000 → $179,400 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$939 → $1,113 (+18.5%)	$725 → $939 (+29.5%)

Hollins

Population

14,32917,005

Median household income

$65,000$73,588

Median home value

$173,200$227,900

Median gross rent

$939$1,113

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)

	Hollins	Vinton
Under 5	3.7%	5.4%
5 to 17	13.2%	18.0%
18 to 24	10.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	11.7%	13.0%
35 to 44	11.9%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.6%	9.5%
55 to 64	11.9%	14.9%
65 to 74	14.0%	10.8%
75 and over	10.4%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hollins	Vinton
White (non-Hispanic)	74.0%	87.9%
Black or African American	12.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hollins	Vinton
No high school diploma	7.5%	11.1%
High school graduate	34.5%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hollins	Vinton
Drove alone	77.6%	77.8%
Carpooled	5.6%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.1%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.5%	14.3%
Other means	0.3%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hollins	Vinton
1-unit, detached	66.4%	64.6%
1-unit, attached	10.6%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	7.5%
20 or more units	10.5%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Hollins	Vinton
Poverty rate	8.4%	10.6%
Average household size	2.37	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1976	1967