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Population (year 2000): 27,885
Males: 13,321  (47.8%)
Females: 14,564  (52.2%)

Kern County

Median resident age:  32.6 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 93308.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,700 (it was $27,041 in 2000)
Oildale  $30,700
California:  $53,629

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $178,200 (it was $78,900 in 2000)
Oildale  $178,200
California:  $477,700

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Races in Oildale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (84.9%)
  • Hispanic (10.1%)
  • Other race (4.8%)
  • American Indian (3.9%)
  • Two or more races (3.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: Irish (13.4%), German (12.7%), United States (10.5%), English (9.5%), French (3.1%), Italian (2.6%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 455 feet

Land area: 6.44 square miles.

Population density: 4332 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Oildale

  • High school or higher: 69.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 12.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oildale CDP

  • Never married: 25.6%
  • Now married: 45.5%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 16.6%

1,103 residents are foreign born (2.9% Latin America, 0.5% Europe).

This place:  4.0%
California:  26.2%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Oildale, California in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Oildale to the number of sex offenders is 27885 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Oildale:  1.1% ($871)
California:  0.7% ($1,564)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bakersfield, CA (4.3 miles , pop. 247,057).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (102.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Bakersfield, CA (4.3 miles ), Rosedale, CA (11.5 miles ), Greenfield-Panama, CA (12.4 miles ), Lamont, CA (13.6 miles ), Weedpatch, CA (14.6 miles ), Shafter, CA (15.9 miles ), Arvin, CA (20.1 miles ), McFarland, CA (22.6 miles ).

Latitude: 35.42 N, Longitude: 119.03 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -5,131 (-18.4%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,561 (16.0%)


39 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (19%)
  • Mining (9%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Oildale:
  • BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA)
  • MERCY HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA)
  • SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oildale:
  • MEADOWS FIELD (about 2 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; ID: BFL)
  • VISALIA MUNI (about 67 miles; VISALIA, CA; ID: VIS)
  • OXNARD (about 85 miles; OXNARD, CA; ID: OXR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oildale:
  • BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL (about 8 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; ID: L45)
  • SHAFTER-MINTER FIELD (about 13 miles; SHAFTER, CA; ID: MIT)
  • POSO-KERN COUNTY (about 13 miles; FAMOSO, CA; ID: L73)

Amtrak station near Oildale:
  • 4 miles: BAKERSFIELD (1501 F ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oildale:
  • BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE (about 4 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,978)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-BAKERSFIELD (about 13 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; FT enrollment: 5,273)
  • PORTERVILLE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; PORTERVILLE, CA; FT enrollment: 2,288)
  • TAFT COLLEGE (about 47 miles; Taft, CA; FT enrollment: 2,801)
  • COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS (about 65 miles; VISALIA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,295)
  • ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; LANCASTER, CA; FT enrollment: 5,308)
  • MOORPARK COLLEGE (about 79 miles; Moorpark, CA; FT enrollment: 7,773)

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Notable locations in Oildale: Highland Knolls Golf Course (A), Beardsley Elementary School District Office (B), Rathbun Branch Kern County Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Oildale Shopping Center (1), Chester Loop Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Oildale include: Sunshine Full Gospel Church (A), Victory Outreach Worship Center (B), Spirit Life Centre (C), Highland Park Congregation Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (D), Calvary Full Gospel Church (E), Bethany Lutheran Church (F), First Bible Baptist Church (G), Mounta Zion Baptist Church (H), Saint Marks United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Oildale include: Sears Park (1), McCray Park (2), North Park (3), Riverview Park (4), Standard Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Oildale Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  64.5%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.5%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  20.9%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  8.6%
Whole state:  6.3%

Oildale compared to California state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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5.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,274 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.81%
California average:  5.75%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($659 average AGI)
Kern County:  0.12%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Los Angeles County, CA  1.67% ($38,595 average AGI)
from Ventura County, CA  0.35% ($43,063)
from Tulare County, CA  0.22% ($35,968)


4.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,551 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.94%
California average:  6.27%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($736 average AGI)
Kern County:  0.11%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Los Angeles County, CA  0.71% ($35,352 average AGI)
to Tulare County, CA  0.18% ($32,865)
to San Diego County, CA  0.18% ($33,368)


Strongest AM radio stations in Oildale:
  • KNZR (1560 AM; 25 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORP. OF CALIF.)
  • KWAC (1490 AM; 1 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: ILLINOIS LOTUS CORP.)
  • KGET (970 AM; 5 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • KUZZ (550 AM; 5 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: OWENS ONE COMPANY)
  • KAFY (1100 AM; 4 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: KAFY, INC.)
  • KERI (1180 AM; 50 kW; WASCO-GREENACRES, CA; Owner: KWSO, INC.)
  • KDFO (800 AM; 1 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KGEO (1230 AM; 1 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: LAGNIAPPE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBID (1350 AM; 1 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA OF TEXAS, INC)
  • KERN (1410 AM; 1 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA CORP.)
  • KMAP (1050 AM; 10 kW; FRAZIER PARK, CA; Owner: KMAP, INC.)
  • KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KIRN (670 AM; 35 kW; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LOTUS OXNARD CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oildale:
  • KLLY (95.3 FM; OILDALE, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY B/CTING CORP. OF CALIFORNIA)
  • KKBB (99.3 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KPSL-FM (92.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: ILLINOIS LOTUS CORP.)
  • KDFO-FM (98.5 FM; DELANO, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KKDJ (105.3 FM; DELANO, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K266AH (101.1 FM; BENA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KTQX (90.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: RADIO BILINGUE, INC.)
  • KMYX-FM (92.5 FM; ARVIN, CA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUC. RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KCWR (107.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: OWENS ONE COMANY, INC)
  • KFRB (91.3 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KUZZ-FM (107.9 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: OWENS ONE COMPANY, INC)
  • KISV (94.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA CORP.)
  • KGFM (101.5 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: LAGNIAPPE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K293AG (106.5 FM; TAFT, CA; Owner: CENTRO CRISTIANO DE FE, INC.)
  • KPRX (89.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: WHITE ASH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKXX-FM (96.5 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K261CO (100.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING)
  • KRFR (104.3 FM; SHAFTER, CA; Owner: AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA OF TEXAS, INC)
  • KZPO (103.3 FM; LINDSAY, CA; Owner: LINDSAY BROADCASTING)
  • KMQA (100.5 FM; EAST PORTERVILLE, CA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING PORTERVILLE L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Oildale:
  • K08MM (Channel 8; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K25FT (Channel 25; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • K67FS (Channel 67; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: COMMUNITY TV OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)
  • K50CL (Channel 50; McKITTRICK, CA; Owner: KERN EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)
  • KPMC-LP (Channel 42; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST)
  • KJOI-LP (Channel 34; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST, GARY M. COCOLA TRUSTEE)
  • KGET-TV (Channel 17; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KTFB-CA (Channel 4; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BAKERSFIELD LLC)

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