Riverview vs The University of Virginia's College at Wise

A side-by-side comparison of Riverview and The University of Virginia's College at Wise: population, income, housing, and more.

Riverview and The University of Virginia's College at Wise are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Riverview has the higher population (652 vs 538 in The University of Virginia's College at Wise). Since 2019, Riverview's population has grown faster (-8.3% vs -21.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Riverview	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Population	652	538
Median age	44.7 yrs	20.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,870	—
Median home value	$43,600	—
Median gross rent	$719	—
Housing units	302	67
Homeownership rate	77.2%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	—
Unemployment rate	6.4%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Riverview	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Population	711 → 652 (-8.3%)	684 → 538 (-21.3%)
Median household income	$42,316 → $50,870 (+20.2%)	—
Median home value	$106,300 → $43,600 (-59.0%)	—
Median gross rent	—	$1,128 → $1,108 (-1.8%)

Riverview

Population

711652

Median household income

$42,316$50,870

Median home value

$106,300$43,600

The University of Virginia's College at Wise

Population

684538

Median gross rent

$1,128$1,108

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Riverview	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Under 5	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	17.6%	100.0%
25 to 34	6.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	5.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	18.6%	0.0%
75 and over	11.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Riverview	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
White (non-Hispanic)	67.3%	77.1%
Black or African American	17.5%	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	15.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Riverview	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
No high school diploma	33.3%	—
High school graduate	54.3%	—
Some college or associate's	3.7%	—
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	—
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	—

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Riverview	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Drove alone	47.3%	61.4%
Carpooled	21.5%	22.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	10.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.2%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Riverview	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
1-unit, detached	44.0%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	100.0%
Mobile home & other	56.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Riverview	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Poverty rate	12.6%	84.2%
Average household size	2.16	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1995	—