Groveton vs Kings Park West

A side-by-side comparison of Groveton and Kings Park West: population, income, housing, and more.

Groveton and Kings Park West are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Groveton has the higher population (13,563 vs 13,281 in Kings Park West). Kings Park West has the higher median household income ($162,007 vs $109,665 in Groveton). Kings Park West has the higher median home value ($679,700 vs $568,900 in Groveton).

Population, income & housing

	Groveton	Kings Park West
Population	13,563	13,281
Median age	38.7 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$109,665	$162,007
Median home value	$568,900	$679,700
Median gross rent	$1,829	$2,400
Housing units	5,811	4,378
Homeownership rate	55.9%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.2%	64.3%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groveton	Kings Park West
Population	16,516 → 13,563 (-17.9%)	14,227 → 13,281 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$95,259 → $109,665 (+15.1%)	$141,789 → $162,007 (+14.3%)
Median home value	$443,600 → $568,900 (+28.2%)	$574,400 → $679,700 (+18.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,610 → $1,829 (+13.6%)	$2,415 → $2,400 (-0.6%)

Groveton

Population

16,51613,563

Median household income

$95,259$109,665

Median home value

$443,600$568,900

Median gross rent

$1,610$1,829

Kings Park West

Population

14,22713,281

Median household income

$141,789$162,007

Median home value

$574,400$679,700

Median gross rent

$2,415$2,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Groveton	Kings Park West
Under 5	5.9%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.5%	14.8%
18 to 24	8.1%	11.6%
25 to 34	13.6%	12.1%
35 to 44	17.9%	10.6%
45 to 54	12.0%	15.2%
55 to 64	12.8%	13.4%
65 to 74	8.1%	10.3%
75 and over	6.1%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groveton	Kings Park West
White (non-Hispanic)	37.8%	60.5%
Black or African American	18.6%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	9.6%	17.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	30.6%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groveton	Kings Park West
No high school diploma	12.5%	3.2%
High school graduate	17.9%	13.4%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	34.3%
Graduate or professional degree	21.1%	30.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groveton	Kings Park West
Drove alone	57.7%	61.3%
Carpooled	9.8%	5.9%
Public transit	7.6%	4.3%
Walked	0.3%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.6%
Worked from home	22.2%	23.4%
Other means	2.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groveton	Kings Park West
1-unit, detached	33.0%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	24.2%	33.3%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	26.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	12.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Groveton	Kings Park West
Poverty rate	13.5%	8.8%
Average household size	2.49	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	33	32
Median year structure built	1975	1976