Oak Grove, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,408

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

6.06% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

0.623%

19.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$174,423

9.87% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$640,300

Population & Diversity

Oak Grove, VA is home to a population of 2.41k people, from which 91.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 31.9% of Oak Grove, VA residents were born outside of the country (769 people).

In 2024, there were 1.14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (869 people) in Oak Grove, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 759 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 389 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.5%

2024 Citizenship

91.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.5% of Oak Grove, VA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oak Grove, VA was 91.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Oak Grove, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oak Grove, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
869 ± 300
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
759 ± 193
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
389 ± 254

14.8%

Hispanic Population

357 people

14.8% of the people in Oak Grove, VA are hispanic (357 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oak Grove, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

31.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

769 people

30.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

746 people

As of 2024, 31.9% of Oak Grove, VA residents (769 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Oak Grove, VA was 30.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Oak Grove, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (2001-)

Most Common Service Period

20 ± 31

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Oak Grove, VA.

Economy

The economy of Oak Grove, VA employs 1.47k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Oak Grove, VA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (394 people), Public Administration (229 people), and Retail Trade (136 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($215,625), Public Administration ($160,997), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($96,500).

Employment

Occupations

1.47k

2024 Value

± 243

−3.17%

1 Year decline

± 25.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oak Grove, VA declined at a rate of −3.17%, from 1.51k employees to 1.47k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oak Grove, VA, are Computer & Mathematical Occupations (425 people), Management Occupations (203 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (128 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oak Grove, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.47k

2024 Value

± 243

−3.17%

1 Year decline

± 25.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oak Grove, VA declined at a rate of −3.17%, from 1.51k employees to 1.47k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oak Grove, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (394 people), Public Administration (229 people), and Retail Trade (136 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oak Grove, VA, though some of these residents may live in Oak Grove, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$72,862

Median earning men ± $17,211

$87,800

Median earning women ± $16,850

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($186,250), Public Administration ($161,280), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($133,021).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($160,691), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($128,352), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,925).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oak Grove, VA was $640,300 in 2024, which is 1.92 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $598,800 to $640,300, a 6.93% increase. The homeownership rate in Oak Grove, VA is 67.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oak Grove, VA have an average commute time of 37 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oak Grove, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$640,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$30,573

$498

Median Property Taxes

±$110

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Oak Grove, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Oak Grove, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

67.3%

Homeownership

2024

66.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.3% of the housing units in Oak Grove, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oak Grove, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$174,423

Median Household Income

± $50,120

740

Number of Households

± 160

In 2024, the median household income of the 740 households in Oak Grove, VA declined from $174,423 from the previous year's value of $193,526.

The following chart displays the households in Oak Grove, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oak Grove, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (51%)
Worked At Home (30.9%)
Carpooled (14.6%)

In 2024, 51% of workers in Oak Grove, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (30.9%) and those who carpooled to work (14.6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

37 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oak Grove, VA have a longer commute time (37 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.24% of the workforce in Oak Grove, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Oak Grove, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Oak Grove, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oak Grove, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

0.623% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oak Grove, VA (15 out of 2.41k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oak Grove, VA is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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