What is the population of Arcola CDP?

Arcola CDP has 2,858 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #249 of 688 in Virginia.

What is the median household income in Arcola CDP?

Median household income in Arcola CDP is $133,992 a year, 70.6% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Arcola CDP?

Median gross rent is $2,508 a month and the median home value is $602,700, so rent absorbs about 22.5% of median household income.

Is Arcola CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Arcola CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Arcola, VA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Arcola, Virginia (Arcola, VA — Census place “Arcola CDP”) is 2,858 residents, ranking #249 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $133,992, the median home is worth $602,700 and median gross rent runs $2,508 a month. Looking for the Arcola Virginia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Arcola, VA: 20166.

Population: 2,858Arcola CDP residents
Median household income: $133,992Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $602,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $2,508Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 32.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 64.5%Owner-occupied households

Arcola ZIP codes (Virginia)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Arcola.

The Arcola VA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

20166

What the numbers mean in Arcola CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Arcola CDP median would spend about 22.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.1% of residents and 64.5% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Arcola CDP, VA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Arcola CDP is a small town in Virginia, with 2,858 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #249 of 688 ranked by population — larger than 63% of them. The median age here is 32.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Arcola CDP earn a median of $133,992 a year, 70.6% above the national figure of $78,538 and 61% above the $82,986 median for the 383 Virginia cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 3.1% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Arcola CDP is valued at $602,700, 98.6% above the national figure and 107% above the $291,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,508 a month, 78.4% above the national figure, or roughly $30,096 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 64.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Arcola CDP?: Arcola CDP has 2,858 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #249 of 688 in Virginia.
What is the median household income in Arcola CDP?: Median household income in Arcola CDP is $133,992 a year, 70.6% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Arcola CDP?: Median gross rent is $2,508 a month and the median home value is $602,700, so rent absorbs about 22.5% of median household income.
Is Arcola CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Arcola CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Arcola CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.