Hector vs Oak Grove

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

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

Hector has the higher population (377 vs 70 in Oak Grove). Since 2019, Hector's population has grown faster (-25.5% vs -40.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Hector	Oak Grove
Population	377	70
Median age	41.1 yrs	54.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,875	—
Median home value	$108,600	—
Median gross rent	$675	—
Housing units	167	58
Homeownership rate	78.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hector	Oak Grove
Population	506 → 377 (-25.5%)	118 → 70 (-40.7%)
Median household income	$50,179 → $51,875 (+3.4%)	—
Median home value	$74,100 → $108,600 (+46.6%)	$154,400 → $104,200 (-32.5%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $675 (+6.1%)	—

Hector

Population

506377

Median household income

$50,179$51,875

Median home value

$74,100$108,600

Median gross rent

$636$675

Oak Grove

Population

11870

Median home value

$154,400$104,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hector	Oak Grove
Under 5	2.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	15.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.0%	52.9%
55 to 64	15.4%	30.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	17.1%
75 and over	11.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hector	Oak Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	2.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hector	Oak Grove
No high school diploma	18.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	48.7%	65.7%
Some college or associate's	19.2%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hector	Oak Grove
Drove alone	83.3%	46.7%
Carpooled	10.6%	53.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hector	Oak Grove
1-unit, detached	77.2%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.0%	43.1%

Poverty & households

	Hector	Oak Grove
Poverty rate	26.3%	18.6%
Average household size	2.92	1.21
Mean commute (minutes)	29	—
Median year structure built	1975	1977