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Oak Grove Heights, AR

Oak Grove Heights's Census ACS profile: residents, income, housing, and the joined public-record layers available for this place.

1,271
Residents
$83,578
Median income
$171,000
Median home
$944
Median rent (state)
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Place dossier plate

Sheet AR-OAK-GROVE-HEIGHTS-AR · Oak Grove Heights, AR 1,271 pop · income 65th pct

POP-VILLAGE · INC-HIGH · COL-BELOW · SAFE-UNK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · HOME-LOW · BOOK-UNK

  • POP-VILLAGE 1,271
  • INC-HIGH $83,578
  • COL-BELOW 86.9
  • SAFE-UNK Safety pending
  • RANK-UPPER 65th
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Barnum
  • HOME-LOW $171,000
  • BOOK-UNK Tracts pending

Nearest income peer: Barnum, IA (+ $2 income $)

Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Oak Grove Heights

Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Oak Grove Heights on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-08

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Nationwide peers by population, income

Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Oak Grove Heights on ACS population and median household income . Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar population

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 1,271.

4 peers

Similar household income

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS median household income. This city: $83,578. Population peers are excluded.

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Oak Grove Heights - the verdict

Nationally, Oak Grove Heights sits in the 65th percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.

65th
percentile, household income
34th
percentile, home value
3rd
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Oak Grove Heights, AR

Oak Grove Heights is a small town in Arkansas, home to 1,271 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Oak Grove Heights brings in $83,578 a year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 5.4%. Typical homes in Oak Grove Heights are valued around $171,000, and the median resident age is 38.5 years. 15.9% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 64.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 14 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Growing), up 8% from five years earlier.

Living costs in Arkansas run below the national norm: the state registers 86.9 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $944 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $210 across Arkansas, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 55.5 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Moderate).

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Useful questions to ask of Oak Grove Heights's data

How this reading path is ordered

This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to work and mobility to population change to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.

For Oak Grove Heights, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, annual population history, commute-mode shares. No matched row is reported here for matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.

Question 1

Which cities make useful reference points for Oak Grove Heights?

Within Arkansas, the closest population matches are Diaz (1,250 residents, $46,473 income); Midway (1,296 residents, $37,875 income); Perryville (1,303 residents, $59,531 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Cambria, IL (1,271 residents); Palmyra, IN (1,271 residents); Rome City, IN (1,271 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.

Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.

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2. Work and mobility

What does the journey to work look like in Oak Grove Heights?

Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.

Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 89.9%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.

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3. Population change

Is Oak Grove Heights growing, shrinking, or holding steady?

Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.

Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +101 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +9.2% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 14 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.

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Question 4

How far does income reach against housing in Oak Grove Heights?

The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.0 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 5.4%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.

This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.

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Population

1,271 residents

Micro place (under 10k)

Median Household Income

$83,578 /yr

Above median income · poverty 5.4% (Below-median poverty)

Cost of Living Index (state)

86.9 (US=100)

Very affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Arkansas average

City profile score · Oak Grove Heights, AR

64/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023

Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Cost of living A+
86.9 index

BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.

Household income C+
$83,578

Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.

Poverty rate C+
5.4%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.

Bachelor's+ share F
15.9%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.

Violent crime N/A
N/A

No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).

Oak Grove Heights profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions) 4-axis radar comparing 1 series across Cost of living, Household income, Poverty rate, Bachelor's+ share. Cost of livingHousehold incomePoverty rateBachelor's+ share 64 C+
Oak Grove Heights profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)
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  • Cost of living: 97/100 (A+) · 86.9 index
  • Household income: 63/100 (C+) · $83,578
  • Poverty rate: 63/100 (C+) · 5.4%
  • Bachelor's+ share: 23/100 (F) · 15.9%

How does Oak Grove Heights compare to other US cities?

Where Oak Grove Heights sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 65% higher than other cities
Home value 34% pricier than other cities
Median rent 3% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Oak Grove Heights against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Arkansas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Arkansas-relative analysis

Median Gross Rent places Oak Grove Heights near the bottom of Arkansas's cities

Among the 524 Arkansas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Oak Grove Heights ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Oak Grove Heights only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#41 of 495
92nd percentile in Arkansas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 524
0th percentile in Arkansas
Median Home Value
#91 of 482
81st percentile in Arkansas
Poverty Rate
#404 of 524
23rd percentile in Arkansas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#197 of 524
62nd percentile in Arkansas
How in-state ranks are ordered

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Arkansas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

65thIncome percentile
Gauge source note

65th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Oak Grove Heights's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$171,000 Among the most affordable more affordable than 66% of 15,600 US cities

Show national distribution $0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). This entry sits in this band. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Above this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Above this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Oak Grove Heights $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Oak Grove Heights's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.0×

ACS median home value divided by median household income.

Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#1,799 of 15,516
More affordable than 88% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,718 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)

At 2.0×, Oak Grove Heights sits in the affordable band: national rank #1,799 of 15,516 and #1,718 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000). The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.

How this ratio is calculated

Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000. Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0). This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.

Income distribution context

$83,578 Oak Grove Heights, AR median household income (Census ACS)

Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Household income distribution - Oak Grove Heights, AR Oak Grove Heights, AR's median household income ($83,578) against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern. The Lorenz curve and quintile bars are national context, not Oak Grove Heights, AR-specific shares. $ Household Income Distribution Oak Grove Heights, AR median $83,578/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Oak Grove Heights, AR median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Oak Grove Heights, AR.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 15.9%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 5.4%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 64.9%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
1,271
Median Income
$83,578
Median Home Value
$171,000
Median Age
38.5
Poverty Rate
5.4%
Labor force participation
64.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
15.9%

Population Change

PEP vintage

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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1,050 residents1,100 residents1,150 residents1,200 residents1,250 residents 202020212022202320242025 1,094 residents 1,195 residents ▲ +9.2%
Oak Grove Heights's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.
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Period Population
2020 1,094 residents
2021 1,123 residents
2022 1,130 residents
2023 1,137 residents
2024 1,165 residents
2025 1,195 residents

Housing Supply

BPS source

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

🏗️ Growing
Total Permits (2024)
14
housing units authorized
Single-Family
11
detached homes
Multifamily
3
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
11
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 13
2020 10
2021 7
2022 5
2023 11
2024 14

Permit volume increased 8% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

Commute source

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
89.9%
Carpool
5.1%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.5%
Work from Home
3.5%
Other
1.0%

Based on 624 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

Arkansas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $210

EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Arkansas at $210 (electricity about $110 , water and sewer about $42 ).

These are Arkansas statewide averages, not a meter reading for Oak Grove Heights. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Arkansas's BEA cost-of-living index is 86.9 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Oak Grove Heights is $944/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Arkansas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 55.5 / 100 (Moderate).

Cost/risk geography note

Cost of living is a Arkansas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Oak Grove Heights sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.

How Oak Grove Heights compares to similar-size Arkansas cities

Same-state peer method

Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.

City Population Median Household Income
Oak Grove Heights (this city) 1,271 $83,578
Diaz 1,250 $46,473
Midway 1,296 $37,875
Perryville 1,303 $59,531
Census BPS 2024
Primary sources on this page

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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