Scottsville

Population: 488
Median household income: $46,563
Median home value: $242,600

Scottsville is a community in Albemarle County, Virginia, home to 488 residents. At $46,563, its median household income sits below Albemarle County's $102,617.

From 2019 to 2023, Scottsville's population declined 16.6% from 585 to 488, while its median home value rose 17.3% from $206,800 to $242,600.

61.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1944.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 488
Median age: 49.0 yrs
Median household income: $46,563
Median home value: $242,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 321
Homeownership rate: 53.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

585488

Median household income

$60,357$46,563

Median home value

$206,800$242,600

Median gross rent

$848$1,003

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	585	$60,357	$206,800	$848
2020	559	$62,083	$242,400	$841
2021	624	$58,333	$243,800	$943
2022	571	$52,206	$253,800	$1,003
2023	488	$46,563	$242,600	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 240.8%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6417.8%

65 to 7420.3%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18	3.7%
5 to 17	81	16.6%
18 to 24	4	0.8%
25 to 34	67	13.7%
35 to 44	51	10.5%
45 to 54	54	11.1%
55 to 64	87	17.8%
65 to 74	99	20.3%
75 and over	27	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	367	75.2%
Black or African American	114	23.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's23.6%

Bachelor's degree17.4%

Graduate or professional degree14.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	44	11.4%
High school graduate	126	32.7%
Some college or associate's	91	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	67	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	57	14.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked15.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	157	75.8%
Carpooled	8	3.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	32	15.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	4.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	49	24.9%
15 to 29 min	24	12.2%
30 to 44 min	76	38.6%
45 to 59 min	26	13.2%
60+ min	22	11.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 14.8% (72 of 487)

	Count	Share
Family households	117	47.2%
Nonfamily households	131	52.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	248	77.3%
Vacant	73	22.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	133	53.6%
Renter-occupied	115	46.4%

1-unit, detached61.4%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units15.3%

Mobile home & other6.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	197	61.4%
1-unit, attached	4	1.2%
2 to 4 units	30	9.3%
5 to 19 units	19	5.9%
20 or more units	49	15.3%
Mobile home & other	22	6.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5170800
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.52 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.8113, -78.4882