Arcola

Population: 2,050
Median household income: $73,778
Median home value: $182,700

Arcola, a community in Fort Bend County, Texas, has 2,050 residents. The median household income of $73,778 is below the Fort Bend County median ($113,409).

Between 2019 and 2023, Arcola's population declined 16.0% from 2,441 to 2,050, while its median home value rose 43.4% from $127,400 to $182,700.

Households average 3.09 people. The median gross rent is $1,117.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,050
Median age: 29.7 yrs
Median household income: $73,778
Median home value: $182,700
Median gross rent: $1,117
Housing units: 788
Homeownership rate: 66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
Unemployment rate: 11.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4412,050

Median household income

$54,750$73,778

Median home value

$127,400$182,700

Median gross rent

$992$1,117

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,441	$54,750	$127,400	$992
2020	2,541	$60,707	$123,000	$931
2021	2,593	$65,099	$138,800	$992
2022	2,604	$74,268	$175,300	$1,155
2023	2,050	$73,778	$182,700	$1,117

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1726.0%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3421.4%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 546.6%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	134	6.5%
5 to 17	534	26.0%
18 to 24	153	7.5%
25 to 34	439	21.4%
35 to 44	201	9.8%
45 to 54	136	6.6%
55 to 64	242	11.8%
65 to 74	152	7.4%
75 and over	59	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	153	7.5%
Black or African American	337	16.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,560	76.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.7%

High school graduate41.6%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	255	20.7%
High school graduate	511	41.6%
Some college or associate's	342	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	105	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	698	80.5%
Carpooled	108	12.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	52	6.0%
Other means	9	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	64	7.9%
15 to 29 min	199	24.4%
30 to 44 min	258	31.7%
45 to 59 min	99	12.1%
60+ min	195	23.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.09
Poverty rate: 12.6% (258 of 2,050)

	Count	Share
Family households	460	69.3%
Nonfamily households	204	30.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	664	84.3%
Vacant	124	15.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	441	66.4%
Renter-occupied	223	33.6%

1-unit, detached60.8%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other26.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	479	60.8%
1-unit, attached	18	2.3%
2 to 4 units	6	0.8%
5 to 19 units	37	4.7%
20 or more units	41	5.2%
Mobile home & other	207	26.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4803708
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 29.5038, -95.4696