Oak Grove vs University Center

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

Oak Grove 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 2,452 in Oak Grove). Oak Grove has the higher median household income ($193,526 vs $112,000 in University Center). Oak Grove has the higher median home value ($598,800 vs $477,800 in University Center).

Population, income & housing

	Oak Grove	University Center
Population	2,452	4,107
Median age	33.0 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$193,526	$112,000
Median home value	$598,800	$477,800
Median gross rent	$2,574	$2,134
Housing units	752	1,873
Homeownership rate	56.5%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.2%	52.2%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oak Grove	University Center
Population	2,801 → 2,452 (-12.5%)	4,007 → 4,107 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$162,273 → $193,526 (+19.3%)	$86,042 → $112,000 (+30.2%)
Median home value	$465,300 → $598,800 (+28.7%)	$320,400 → $477,800 (+49.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,053 → $2,574 (+25.4%)	$1,888 → $2,134 (+13.0%)

Oak Grove

Population

2,8012,452

Median household income

$162,273$193,526

Median home value

$465,300$598,800

Median gross rent

$2,053$2,574

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)

	Oak Grove	University Center
Under 5	13.3%	6.8%
5 to 17	8.0%	12.5%
18 to 24	11.0%	9.6%
25 to 34	22.6%	35.7%
35 to 44	14.3%	14.2%
45 to 54	13.3%	9.3%
55 to 64	10.5%	4.7%
65 to 74	4.5%	5.3%
75 and over	2.7%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oak Grove	University Center
White (non-Hispanic)	45.3%	46.5%
Black or African American	10.7%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	31.6%	19.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.4%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	23.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oak Grove	University Center
No high school diploma	4.0%	3.8%
High school graduate	12.5%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	11.3%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	44.8%	35.2%
Graduate or professional degree	27.4%	17.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oak Grove	University Center
Drove alone	59.4%	66.4%
Carpooled	13.9%	8.6%
Public transit	0.3%	2.7%
Walked	0.3%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.1%	19.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oak Grove	University Center
1-unit, detached	10.5%	2.8%
1-unit, attached	84.2%	25.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	57.5%
20 or more units	0.8%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Oak Grove	University Center
Poverty rate	0.8%	15.3%
Average household size	3.26	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	37	23
Median year structure built	2005	1998