Lula vs Oakwood

A side-by-side comparison of Lula and Oakwood: population, income, housing, and more.

Lula and Oakwood are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oakwood has the higher population (5,499 vs 2,903 in Lula). Lula has the higher median household income ($64,282 vs $61,191 in Oakwood). Oakwood has the higher median home value ($255,400 vs $205,300 in Lula).

Population, income & housing

	Lula	Oakwood
Population	2,903	5,499
Median age	39.0 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$64,282	$61,191
Median home value	$205,300	$255,400
Median gross rent	$1,156	$1,269
Housing units	1,154	2,478
Homeownership rate	71.1%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lula	Oakwood
Population	2,985 → 2,903 (-2.7%)	4,143 → 5,499 (+32.7%)
Median household income	$49,667 → $64,282 (+29.4%)	$47,250 → $61,191 (+29.5%)
Median home value	$137,200 → $205,300 (+49.6%)	$142,800 → $255,400 (+78.9%)
Median gross rent	$969 → $1,156 (+19.3%)	$1,068 → $1,269 (+18.8%)

Lula

Population

2,9852,903

Median household income

$49,667$64,282

Median home value

$137,200$205,300

Median gross rent

$969$1,156

Oakwood

Population

4,1435,499

Median household income

$47,250$61,191

Median home value

$142,800$255,400

Median gross rent

$1,068$1,269

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lula	Oakwood
Under 5	2.3%	4.7%
5 to 17	17.2%	18.5%
18 to 24	13.6%	10.6%
25 to 34	12.0%	20.0%
35 to 44	16.4%	16.5%
45 to 54	14.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.6%	6.2%
65 to 74	7.2%	6.5%
75 and over	3.9%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lula	Oakwood
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	51.6%
Black or African American	5.9%	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	31.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lula	Oakwood
No high school diploma	18.3%	23.5%
High school graduate	40.3%	23.0%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lula	Oakwood
Drove alone	76.1%	79.8%
Carpooled	12.5%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lula	Oakwood
1-unit, detached	74.5%	29.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	21.5%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	21.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	17.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.2%
Mobile home & other	25.0%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Lula	Oakwood
Poverty rate	11.4%	11.5%
Average household size	2.61	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	2000	2001