Oak Grove

Population: 1,328
Median household income: $35,917
Median home value: $86,600

Oak Grove, a community in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, has 1,328 residents. The median household income of $35,917 is below the West Carroll Parish median ($48,514).

From 2019 to 2023, Oak Grove's population declined 19.5% from 1,649 to 1,328, while its median home value rose 2.1% from $84,800 to $86,600.

Households average 2.11 people. The median gross rent is $672.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,328
Median age: 49.7 yrs
Median household income: $35,917
Median home value: $86,600
Median gross rent: $672
Housing units: 777
Homeownership rate: 61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6491,328

Median household income

$24,474$35,917

Median home value

$84,800$86,600

Median gross rent

$538$672

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,649	$24,474	$84,800	$538
2020	1,733	$25,290	$74,200	$588
2021	1,593	$26,953	$74,000	$624
2022	1,531	$31,875	$77,700	$674
2023	1,328	$35,917	$86,600	$672

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 177.8%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 345.7%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5429.4%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	2.3%
5 to 17	104	7.8%
18 to 24	157	11.8%
25 to 34	76	5.7%
35 to 44	134	10.1%
45 to 54	391	29.4%
55 to 64	158	11.9%
65 to 74	129	9.7%
75 and over	149	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	990	74.5%
Black or African American	309	23.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.9%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.9%

High school graduate41.3%

Some college or associate's17.1%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree12.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	196	18.9%
High school graduate	428	41.3%
Some college or associate's	177	17.1%
Bachelor's degree	104	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	132	12.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone89.6%

Carpooled1.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	535	89.6%
Carpooled	8	1.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	42	7.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	214	38.6%
15 to 29 min	110	19.8%
30 to 44 min	214	38.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	17	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 15.8% (202 of 1,275)

	Count	Share
Family households	346	57.2%
Nonfamily households	259	42.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	605	77.9%
Vacant	172	22.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	370	61.2%
Renter-occupied	235	38.8%

1-unit, detached74.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other16.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	578	74.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	32	4.1%
5 to 19 units	19	2.4%
20 or more units	22	2.8%
Mobile home & other	126	16.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2256820
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.72 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 32.8624, -91.3912