Arcola vs Simonton

A side-by-side comparison of Arcola and Simonton: population, income, housing, and more.

Arcola and Simonton are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Arcola has the higher population (2,050 vs 1,001 in Simonton). Simonton has the higher median household income ($134,750 vs $73,778 in Arcola). Simonton has the higher median home value ($352,900 vs $182,700 in Arcola).

Population, income & housing

	Arcola	Simonton
Population	2,050	1,001
Median age	29.7 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$73,778	$134,750
Median home value	$182,700	$352,900
Median gross rent	$1,117	—
Housing units	788	356
Homeownership rate	66.4%	89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	37.5%
Unemployment rate	11.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arcola	Simonton
Population	2,441 → 2,050 (-16.0%)	643 → 1,001 (+55.7%)
Median household income	$54,750 → $73,778 (+34.8%)	$119,167 → $134,750 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$127,400 → $182,700 (+43.4%)	$266,400 → $352,900 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$992 → $1,117 (+12.6%)	—

Arcola

Population

2,4412,050

Median household income

$54,750$73,778

Median home value

$127,400$182,700

Median gross rent

$992$1,117

Simonton

Population

6431,001

Median household income

$119,167$134,750

Median home value

$266,400$352,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arcola	Simonton
Under 5	6.5%	10.5%
5 to 17	26.0%	16.1%
18 to 24	7.5%	11.3%
25 to 34	21.4%	10.1%
35 to 44	9.8%	18.5%
45 to 54	6.6%	15.1%
55 to 64	11.8%	5.8%
65 to 74	7.4%	11.1%
75 and over	2.9%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arcola	Simonton
White (non-Hispanic)	7.5%	67.4%
Black or African American	16.4%	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	0.0%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	76.1%	25.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arcola	Simonton
No high school diploma	20.7%	3.4%
High school graduate	41.6%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arcola	Simonton
Drove alone	80.5%	74.9%
Carpooled	12.5%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	19.0%
Other means	1.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arcola	Simonton
1-unit, detached	60.8%	93.0%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.2%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	26.3%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Arcola	Simonton
Poverty rate	12.6%	13.0%
Average household size	3.09	3.46
Mean commute (minutes)	38	43
Median year structure built	2001	1979