Arcola vs Goose Creek Village

A side-by-side comparison of Arcola and Goose Creek Village: population, income, housing, and more.

Arcola and Goose Creek Village are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Arcola has the higher population (2,858 vs 2,519 in Goose Creek Village). Goose Creek Village has the higher median household income ($209,042 vs $133,992 in Arcola). Arcola has the higher median home value ($602,700 vs $588,100 in Goose Creek Village).

Population, income & housing

	Arcola	Goose Creek Village
Population	2,858	2,519
Median age	32.9 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$133,992	$209,042
Median home value	$602,700	$588,100
Median gross rent	$2,508	$2,883
Housing units	989	900
Homeownership rate	64.5%	50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.5%	80.3%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arcola	Goose Creek Village
Population	1,216 → 2,858 (+135.0%)	2,193 → 2,519 (+14.9%)
Median household income	$105,208 → $133,992 (+27.4%)	$186,154 → $209,042 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$417,900 → $602,700 (+44.2%)	$445,500 → $588,100 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,648 → $2,508 (+52.2%)	$2,371 → $2,883 (+21.6%)

Arcola

Population

1,2162,858

Median household income

$105,208$133,992

Median home value

$417,900$602,700

Median gross rent

$1,648$2,508

Goose Creek Village

Population

2,1932,519

Median household income

$186,154$209,042

Median home value

$445,500$588,100

Median gross rent

$2,371$2,883

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arcola	Goose Creek Village
Under 5	10.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	21.3%	28.5%
18 to 24	8.7%	5.0%
25 to 34	14.3%	7.3%
35 to 44	25.0%	18.1%
45 to 54	12.0%	27.6%
55 to 64	4.9%	5.9%
65 to 74	1.4%	1.1%
75 and over	1.8%	1.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arcola	Goose Creek Village
White (non-Hispanic)	25.5%	51.6%
Black or African American	9.9%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	39.7%	32.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	19.0%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arcola	Goose Creek Village
No high school diploma	6.4%	2.4%
High school graduate	8.7%	4.6%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	12.7%
Bachelor's degree	40.4%	39.8%
Graduate or professional degree	26.1%	40.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arcola	Goose Creek Village
Drove alone	53.9%	64.8%
Carpooled	6.0%	5.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.7%	28.3%
Other means	1.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arcola	Goose Creek Village
1-unit, detached	5.9%	1.2%
1-unit, attached	56.1%	72.3%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	17.4%	10.3%
20 or more units	15.3%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arcola	Goose Creek Village
Poverty rate	3.1%	11.0%
Average household size	2.89	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	2015	2013