Oak Grove vs Waldo

A side-by-side comparison of Oak Grove and Waldo: population, income, housing, and more.

Oak Grove and Waldo are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oak Grove has the higher population (905 vs 282 in Waldo). Oak Grove has the higher median household income ($59,191 vs $33,125 in Waldo). Oak Grove has the higher median home value ($124,700 vs $59,700 in Waldo).

Population, income & housing

	Oak Grove	Waldo
Population	905	282
Median age	48.9 yrs	59.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,191	$33,125
Median home value	$124,700	$59,700
Median gross rent	$853	$1,256
Housing units	407	170
Homeownership rate	77.3%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	15.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oak Grove	Waldo
Population	562 → 905 (+61.0%)	235 → 282 (+20.0%)
Median household income	$55,000 → $59,191 (+7.6%)	$31,786 → $33,125 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$96,300 → $124,700 (+29.5%)	$62,000 → $59,700 (-3.7%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $853 (+16.4%)	$825 → $1,256 (+52.2%)

Oak Grove

Population

562905

Median household income

$55,000$59,191

Median home value

$96,300$124,700

Median gross rent

$733$853

Waldo

Population

235282

Median household income

$31,786$33,125

Median home value

$62,000$59,700

Median gross rent

$825$1,256

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oak Grove	Waldo
Under 5	2.4%	2.1%
5 to 17	14.5%	10.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	1.4%
25 to 34	7.2%	7.4%
35 to 44	12.6%	15.2%
45 to 54	11.5%	11.0%
55 to 64	24.0%	19.5%
65 to 74	15.0%	24.1%
75 and over	6.2%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oak Grove	Waldo
White (non-Hispanic)	69.0%	62.8%
Black or African American	29.3%	32.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oak Grove	Waldo
No high school diploma	13.6%	18.5%
High school graduate	31.5%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oak Grove	Waldo
Drove alone	88.2%	79.3%
Carpooled	9.1%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	10.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oak Grove	Waldo
1-unit, detached	76.2%	34.7%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.6%	56.5%

Poverty & households

	Oak Grove	Waldo
Poverty rate	8.1%	25.6%
Average household size	2.45	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	18	56
Median year structure built	1990	1989