Arcola vs University Center

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

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

University Center has the higher population (4,107 vs 2,858 in Arcola). Arcola has the higher median household income ($133,992 vs $112,000 in University Center). Arcola has the higher median home value ($602,700 vs $477,800 in University Center).

Population, income & housing

	Arcola	University Center
Population	2,858	4,107
Median age	32.9 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$133,992	$112,000
Median home value	$602,700	$477,800
Median gross rent	$2,508	$2,134
Housing units	989	1,873
Homeownership rate	64.5%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.5%	52.2%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arcola	University Center
Population	1,216 → 2,858 (+135.0%)	4,007 → 4,107 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$105,208 → $133,992 (+27.4%)	$86,042 → $112,000 (+30.2%)
Median home value	$417,900 → $602,700 (+44.2%)	$320,400 → $477,800 (+49.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,648 → $2,508 (+52.2%)	$1,888 → $2,134 (+13.0%)

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

University Center

Population

4,0074,107

Median household income

$86,042$112,000

Median home value

$320,400$477,800

Median gross rent

$1,888$2,134

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arcola	University Center
Under 5	10.7%	6.8%
5 to 17	21.3%	12.5%
18 to 24	8.7%	9.6%
25 to 34	14.3%	35.7%
35 to 44	25.0%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	9.3%
55 to 64	4.9%	4.7%
65 to 74	1.4%	5.3%
75 and over	1.8%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arcola	University Center
White (non-Hispanic)	25.5%	46.5%
Black or African American	9.9%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	39.7%	19.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	19.0%	23.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arcola	University Center
No high school diploma	6.4%	3.8%
High school graduate	8.7%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	40.4%	35.2%
Graduate or professional degree	26.1%	17.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arcola	University Center
Drove alone	53.9%	66.4%
Carpooled	6.0%	8.6%
Public transit	0.1%	2.7%
Walked	3.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.7%	19.9%
Other means	1.5%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arcola	University Center
1-unit, detached	5.9%	2.8%
1-unit, attached	56.1%	25.9%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	17.4%	57.5%
20 or more units	15.3%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arcola	University Center
Poverty rate	3.1%	15.3%
Average household size	2.89	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	2015	1998