Eureka vs Oak Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Eureka and Oak Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Oak Valley has the higher population (396 vs 280 in Eureka). Oak Valley has the higher median household income ($86,875 vs $85,795 in Eureka). Eureka has the higher median home value ($156,300 vs $112,500 in Oak Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Eureka	Oak Valley
Population	280	396
Median age	55.1 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$85,795	$86,875
Median home value	$156,300	$112,500
Housing units	149	163
Homeownership rate	85.8%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eureka	Oak Valley
Population	323 → 280 (-13.3%)	528 → 396 (-25.0%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $85,795 (+80.6%)	$55,625 → $86,875 (+56.2%)
Median home value	$157,300 → $156,300 (-0.6%)	$83,600 → $112,500 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $938 (-1.3%)	$709 → $900 (+26.9%)

Eureka

Population

323280

Median household income

$47,500$85,795

Median home value

$157,300$156,300

Median gross rent

$950$938

Oak Valley

Population

528396

Median household income

$55,625$86,875

Median home value

$83,600$112,500

Median gross rent

$709$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eureka	Oak Valley
Under 5	1.1%	3.0%
5 to 17	8.9%	20.2%
18 to 24	6.1%	9.1%
25 to 34	8.6%	10.9%
35 to 44	8.2%	14.9%
45 to 54	16.8%	15.2%
55 to 64	26.4%	9.8%
65 to 74	18.9%	8.8%
75 and over	5.0%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eureka	Oak Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	73.9%	82.1%
Black or African American	3.9%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	6.8%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.6%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eureka	Oak Valley
No high school diploma	12.3%	11.6%
High school graduate	37.4%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eureka	Oak Valley
Drove alone	82.1%	84.9%
Carpooled	6.0%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eureka	Oak Valley
1-unit, detached	76.5%	51.5%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.1%	48.5%

Poverty & households

	Eureka	Oak Valley
Poverty rate	15.4%	9.7%
Average household size	2.20	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	28	18
Median year structure built	1988	1990