Innovation vs Occoquan

A side-by-side comparison of Innovation and Occoquan: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Innovation has the higher population (1,139 vs 1,089 in Occoquan). Since 2019, Innovation's population has grown faster (+9.1% vs -7.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Innovation	Occoquan
Population	1,139	1,089
Median age	36.6 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$142,083
Median home value	—	$482,900
Median gross rent	$1,779	$1,894
Housing units	434	574
Homeownership rate	0.0%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.5%	56.0%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Innovation	Occoquan
Population	1,044 → 1,139 (+9.1%)	1,174 → 1,089 (-7.2%)
Median household income	—	$110,833 → $142,083 (+28.2%)
Median home value	—	$400,000 → $482,900 (+20.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,509 → $1,779 (+17.9%)	$1,352 → $1,894 (+40.1%)

Innovation

Population

1,0441,139

Median gross rent

$1,509$1,779

Occoquan

Population

1,1741,089

Median household income

$110,833$142,083

Median home value

$400,000$482,900

Median gross rent

$1,352$1,894

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Innovation	Occoquan
Under 5	10.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	7.8%	2.7%
18 to 24	10.1%	9.7%
25 to 34	16.2%	24.0%
35 to 44	9.7%	10.4%
45 to 54	14.5%	20.8%
55 to 64	22.0%	21.4%
65 to 74	9.4%	4.8%
75 and over	0.0%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Innovation	Occoquan
White (non-Hispanic)	22.6%	60.3%
Black or African American	65.1%	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	23.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Innovation	Occoquan
No high school diploma	3.3%	0.4%
High school graduate	31.5%	9.8%
Some college or associate's	14.7%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	33.6%	34.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16.9%	22.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Innovation	Occoquan
Drove alone	75.5%	61.2%
Carpooled	9.4%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	4.4%
Walked	5.3%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	3.4%	24.6%
Other means	6.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Innovation	Occoquan
1-unit, detached	2.3%	10.3%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	50.3%
2 to 4 units	32.7%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	30.5%
20 or more units	53.5%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Innovation	Occoquan
Poverty rate	10.2%	2.7%
Average household size	2.58	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	23	35
Median year structure built	2012	1990