University of Virginia

Population: 9,159
Median household income: $44,635
Median home value: $422,200

University of Virginia, a community in Albemarle County, Virginia, has 9,159 residents. At $44,635, its median household income sits below Albemarle County's $102,617.

Between 2019 and 2023, University of Virginia's population grew 8.5% from 8,444 to 9,159, while its median home value rose 6.3% from $397,200 to $422,200.

Owners occupy 15.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 19.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,159
Median age: 19.6 yrs
Median household income: $44,635
Median home value: $422,200
Median gross rent: $1,385
Housing units: 1,478
Homeownership rate: 15.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 63.7%
Unemployment rate: 10.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,4449,159

Median household income

$35,446$44,635

Median home value

$397,200$422,200

Median gross rent

$1,126$1,385

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,444	$35,446	$397,200	$1,126
2020	8,955	$40,290	$384,300	$1,152
2021	9,384	$42,107	$372,500	$1,222
2022	9,648	$47,008	$393,500	$1,332
2023	9,159	$44,635	$422,200	$1,385

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

Age distribution

Under 50.9%

5 to 172.6%

18 to 2476.8%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 442.0%

45 to 541.2%

55 to 642.3%

65 to 740.9%

75 and over2.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	82	0.9%
5 to 17	241	2.6%
18 to 24	7,036	76.8%
25 to 34	1,036	11.3%
35 to 44	182	2.0%
45 to 54	108	1.2%
55 to 64	209	2.3%
65 to 74	84	0.9%
75 and over	181	2.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,300	57.9%
Black or African American	1,152	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	1,569	17.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.1%
Two or more races	410	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	719	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate16.2%

Some college or associate's11.4%

Bachelor's degree31.7%

Graduate or professional degree32.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	157	8.7%
High school graduate	291	16.2%
Some college or associate's	205	11.4%
Bachelor's degree	571	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	576	32.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone31.1%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit9.5%

Walked29.3%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home16.8%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	785	31.1%
Carpooled	271	10.7%
Public transit	240	9.5%
Walked	739	29.3%
Bicycle	16	0.6%
Worked from home	424	16.8%
Other means	47	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,103	52.6%
15 to 29 min	658	31.4%
30 to 44 min	278	13.3%
45 to 59 min	40	1.9%
60+ min	19	0.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.91
Poverty rate: 26.0% (632 of 2,427)

	Count	Share
Family households	454	35.7%
Nonfamily households	817	64.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,271	86.0%
Vacant	207	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	200	15.7%
Renter-occupied	1,071	84.3%

1-unit, detached1.7%

1-unit, attached12.7%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units62.0%

20 or more units19.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	25	1.7%
1-unit, attached	188	12.7%
2 to 4 units	60	4.1%
5 to 19 units	917	62.0%
20 or more units	288	19.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5180165
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.0350, -78.5205