Arcola vs Oak Grove

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

Arcola and Oak Grove 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 2,452 in Oak Grove). Oak Grove has the higher median household income ($193,526 vs $133,992 in Arcola). Arcola has the higher median home value ($602,700 vs $598,800 in Oak Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Arcola	Oak Grove
Population	2,858	2,452
Median age	32.9 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$133,992	$193,526
Median home value	$602,700	$598,800
Median gross rent	$2,508	$2,574
Housing units	989	752
Homeownership rate	64.5%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.5%	72.2%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arcola	Oak Grove
Population	1,216 → 2,858 (+135.0%)	2,801 → 2,452 (-12.5%)
Median household income	$105,208 → $133,992 (+27.4%)	$162,273 → $193,526 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$417,900 → $602,700 (+44.2%)	$465,300 → $598,800 (+28.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,648 → $2,508 (+52.2%)	$2,053 → $2,574 (+25.4%)

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

Oak Grove

Population

2,8012,452

Median household income

$162,273$193,526

Median home value

$465,300$598,800

Median gross rent

$2,053$2,574

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arcola	Oak Grove
Under 5	10.7%	13.3%
5 to 17	21.3%	8.0%
18 to 24	8.7%	11.0%
25 to 34	14.3%	22.6%
35 to 44	25.0%	14.3%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.3%
55 to 64	4.9%	10.5%
65 to 74	1.4%	4.5%
75 and over	1.8%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arcola	Oak Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	25.5%	45.3%
Black or African American	9.9%	10.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	39.7%	31.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	19.0%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arcola	Oak Grove
No high school diploma	6.4%	4.0%
High school graduate	8.7%	12.5%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	11.3%
Bachelor's degree	40.4%	44.8%
Graduate or professional degree	26.1%	27.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arcola	Oak Grove
Drove alone	53.9%	59.4%
Carpooled	6.0%	13.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	3.7%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.7%	26.1%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arcola	Oak Grove
1-unit, detached	5.9%	10.5%
1-unit, attached	56.1%	84.2%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	17.4%	4.5%
20 or more units	15.3%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arcola	Oak Grove
Poverty rate	3.1%	0.8%
Average household size	2.89	3.26
Mean commute (minutes)	30	37
Median year structure built	2015	2005