Arcola vs Moorefield

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

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

Moorefield has the higher population (5,598 vs 2,858 in Arcola). Moorefield has the higher median household income ($200,754 vs $133,992 in Arcola). Moorefield has the higher median home value ($802,700 vs $602,700 in Arcola).

Population, income & housing

	Arcola	Moorefield
Population	2,858	5,598
Median age	32.9 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$133,992	$200,754
Median home value	$602,700	$802,700
Median gross rent	$2,508	$2,706
Housing units	989	2,079
Homeownership rate	64.5%	56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.5%	68.2%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arcola	Moorefield
Population	1,216 → 2,858 (+135.0%)	4,099 → 5,598 (+36.6%)
Median household income	$105,208 → $133,992 (+27.4%)	$123,224 → $200,754 (+62.9%)
Median home value	$417,900 → $602,700 (+44.2%)	$601,600 → $802,700 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,648 → $2,508 (+52.2%)	$1,969 → $2,706 (+37.4%)

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

Moorefield

Population

4,0995,598

Median household income

$123,224$200,754

Median home value

$601,600$802,700

Median gross rent

$1,969$2,706

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arcola	Moorefield
Under 5	10.7%	5.2%
5 to 17	21.3%	22.4%
18 to 24	8.7%	2.5%
25 to 34	14.3%	13.1%
35 to 44	25.0%	33.8%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.4%
55 to 64	4.9%	4.3%
65 to 74	1.4%	7.0%
75 and over	1.8%	0.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arcola	Moorefield
White (non-Hispanic)	25.5%	30.7%
Black or African American	9.9%	9.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	39.7%	43.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	19.0%	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arcola	Moorefield
No high school diploma	6.4%	8.6%
High school graduate	8.7%	14.4%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	8.7%
Bachelor's degree	40.4%	35.8%
Graduate or professional degree	26.1%	32.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arcola	Moorefield
Drove alone	53.9%	44.2%
Carpooled	6.0%	7.6%
Public transit	0.1%	2.2%
Walked	3.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.7%	38.7%
Other means	1.5%	6.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arcola	Moorefield
1-unit, detached	5.9%	20.3%
1-unit, attached	56.1%	59.6%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	17.4%	2.3%
20 or more units	15.3%	15.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arcola	Moorefield
Poverty rate	3.1%	0.6%
Average household size	2.89	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	30	34
Median year structure built	2015	2013