Arcola vs Lovettsville

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

Arcola and Lovettsville 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 2,697 in Lovettsville). Lovettsville has the higher median household income ($141,042 vs $133,992 in Arcola). Arcola has the higher median home value ($602,700 vs $526,600 in Lovettsville).

Population, income & housing

	Arcola	Lovettsville
Population	2,858	2,697
Median age	32.9 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	$133,992	$141,042
Median home value	$602,700	$526,600
Median gross rent	$2,508	$1,972
Housing units	989	768
Homeownership rate	64.5%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.5%	49.4%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arcola	Lovettsville
Population	1,216 → 2,858 (+135.0%)	2,551 → 2,697 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$105,208 → $133,992 (+27.4%)	$123,250 → $141,042 (+14.4%)
Median home value	$417,900 → $602,700 (+44.2%)	$366,100 → $526,600 (+43.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,648 → $2,508 (+52.2%)	$2,074 → $1,972 (-4.9%)

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

Lovettsville

Population

2,5512,697

Median household income

$123,250$141,042

Median home value

$366,100$526,600

Median gross rent

$2,074$1,972

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arcola	Lovettsville
Under 5	10.7%	12.4%
5 to 17	21.3%	26.3%
18 to 24	8.7%	5.7%
25 to 34	14.3%	11.8%
35 to 44	25.0%	19.5%
45 to 54	12.0%	7.3%
55 to 64	4.9%	7.7%
65 to 74	1.4%	6.1%
75 and over	1.8%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arcola	Lovettsville
White (non-Hispanic)	25.5%	66.6%
Black or African American	9.9%	9.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	39.7%	8.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	19.0%	11.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arcola	Lovettsville
No high school diploma	6.4%	8.1%
High school graduate	8.7%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	40.4%	36.0%
Graduate or professional degree	26.1%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arcola	Lovettsville
Drove alone	53.9%	58.6%
Carpooled	6.0%	4.9%
Public transit	0.1%	2.0%
Walked	3.7%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	34.7%	29.2%
Other means	1.5%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arcola	Lovettsville
1-unit, detached	5.9%	85.3%
1-unit, attached	56.1%	10.0%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	17.4%	0.5%
20 or more units	15.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arcola	Lovettsville
Poverty rate	3.1%	3.2%
Average household size	2.89	3.64
Mean commute (minutes)	30	43
Median year structure built	2015	2005