Oak Grove vs Purvis

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

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

Oak Grove has the higher population (2,200 vs 1,691 in Purvis). Oak Grove has the higher median household income ($105,069 vs $34,688 in Purvis). Oak Grove has the higher median home value ($239,600 vs $122,500 in Purvis).

Population, income & housing

	Oak Grove	Purvis
Population	2,200	1,691
Median age	26.4 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$105,069	$34,688
Median home value	$239,600	$122,500
Median gross rent	$1,482	$862
Housing units	626	771
Homeownership rate	58.7%	62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.8%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oak Grove	Purvis
Population	1,891 → 2,200 (+16.3%)	2,406 → 1,691 (-29.7%)
Median household income	$65,551 → $105,069 (+60.3%)	$28,136 → $34,688 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$200,200 → $239,600 (+19.7%)	$109,400 → $122,500 (+12.0%)
Median gross rent	$969 → $1,482 (+52.9%)	$749 → $862 (+15.1%)

Oak Grove

Population

1,8912,200

Median household income

$65,551$105,069

Median home value

$200,200$239,600

Median gross rent

$969$1,482

Purvis

Population

2,4061,691

Median household income

$28,136$34,688

Median home value

$109,400$122,500

Median gross rent

$749$862

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oak Grove	Purvis
Under 5	12.9%	8.2%
5 to 17	27.6%	24.1%
18 to 24	7.0%	8.5%
25 to 34	18.2%	10.8%
35 to 44	15.6%	12.1%
45 to 54	13.3%	11.4%
55 to 64	2.0%	8.3%
65 to 74	1.4%	8.6%
75 and over	1.9%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oak Grove	Purvis
White (non-Hispanic)	42.0%	74.3%
Black or African American	36.4%	21.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	7.2%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.4%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oak Grove	Purvis
No high school diploma	3.2%	19.9%
High school graduate	19.0%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	11.0%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	33.8%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	33.0%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oak Grove	Purvis
Drove alone	84.6%	92.4%
Carpooled	2.6%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	2.7%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oak Grove	Purvis
1-unit, detached	79.9%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Oak Grove	Purvis
Poverty rate	0.8%	29.0%
Average household size	3.58	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	2006	1974