Dover vs Oak Grove

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

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

Dover has the higher population (1,932 vs 70 in Oak Grove). Since 2019, Dover's population has grown faster (-5.5% vs -40.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Dover	Oak Grove
Population	1,932	70
Median age	38.6 yrs	54.8 yrs
Median household income	$33,491	—
Median home value	$106,700	—
Median gross rent	$801	—
Housing units	886	58
Homeownership rate	70.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dover	Oak Grove
Population	2,045 → 1,932 (-5.5%)	118 → 70 (-40.7%)
Median household income	$37,188 → $33,491 (-9.9%)	—
Median home value	$105,300 → $106,700 (+1.3%)	$154,400 → $104,200 (-32.5%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $801 (+20.6%)	—

Dover

Population

2,0451,932

Median household income

$37,188$33,491

Median home value

$105,300$106,700

Median gross rent

$664$801

Oak Grove

Population

11870

Median home value

$154,400$104,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dover	Oak Grove
Under 5	11.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	5.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	6.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.3%	52.9%
55 to 64	10.4%	30.0%
65 to 74	10.1%	17.1%
75 and over	15.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dover	Oak Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	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	5.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dover	Oak Grove
No high school diploma	19.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	34.4%	65.7%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dover	Oak Grove
Drove alone	78.5%	46.7%
Carpooled	16.8%	53.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dover	Oak Grove
1-unit, detached	74.6%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.5%	43.1%

Poverty & households

	Dover	Oak Grove
Poverty rate	24.1%	18.6%
Average household size	2.46	1.21
Mean commute (minutes)	29	—
Median year structure built	1986	1977