Oak Harbor, WA (Washington) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 22,679 (All urban)

Oak Harbor, Washington Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,736 (7,349 occupied: 3,191 owner occupied, 4,158 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	57%
State:	35%

Housing density: 850 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $344,370.

Median contract rent in 2007: $703 (lower quartile is $504, upper quartile is $852)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $664

Median gross rent in Oak Harbor, WA in 2007: $777

Housing units in Oak Harbor with a mortgage: 1,851 (138 second mortgage, 190 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 627

Oak Harbor,WA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $268,520 (it was $140,300 in 2000)

Oak Harbor:	$268,520
Washington:	$300,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $196,019 - $337,868

Household type by relationship

Households: 19,797

In family households: 17,136 (4,326 male householders, 962 female householders)
4,413 spouses, 6,633 children (6,004 natural, 157 adopted, 472 stepchildren), 118 grandchildren, 86 brothers or sisters, 89 parents, 224 other relatives, 285 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,661 (983 male householders (713 living alone)), 1,091 female householders (924 living alone)), 587 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 108 (89 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,878 2-persons, 1,299 3-persons, 1,238 4-persons, 613 5-persons, 152 6-persons, 108 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,637 1-person, 357 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 9 5-persons.

4,809 married couples with children.
1,176 single-parent households (247 men, 929 women).

86.9% of residents of Oak Harbor speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
8.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,952 (9.8%)
(57.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oak Harbor, Washington:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 126 4 rooms: 342 5 rooms: 765 6 rooms: 750 7 rooms: 560 8 rooms: 345 9 or more rooms: 288

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oak Harbor, Washington:
	1 room: 133 2 rooms: 432 3 rooms: 606 4 rooms: 1,166 5 rooms: 836 6 rooms: 639 7 rooms: 227 8 rooms: 79 9 or more rooms: 40

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 205
1995 to 1998: 949
1990 to 1994: 693
1980 to 1989: 1,591
1970 to 1979: 1,830
1960 to 1969: 1,187
1950 to 1959: 840
1940 to 1949: 298
1939 or earlier: 143

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oak Harbor:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 77 2 bedrooms: 598 3 bedrooms: 1,801 4 bedrooms: 578 5 or more bedrooms: 137

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oak Harbor:
	no bedroom: 140 1 bedroom: 857 2 bedrooms: 1,667 3 bedrooms: 1,234 4 bedrooms: 260 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Oak Harbor in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 88 1 vehicle: 952 2 vehicles: 1,375 3 vehicles: 579 4 vehicles: 158 5 or more vehicles: 39

Cars and other vehicles available in Oak Harbor in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 334 1 vehicle: 1,874 2 vehicles: 1,653 3 vehicles: 235 4 vehicles: 42 5 or more vehicles: 20

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Oak Harbor, WA:

Less than $10,000: 25
$10,000 to $14,999: 13
$15,000 to $19,999: 16
$20,000 to $24,999: 34
$25,000 to $29,999: 33
$30,000 to $34,999: 28
$35,000 to $39,999: 32
$40,000 to $49,999: 75
$50,000 to $59,999: 69
$60,000 to $69,999: 55
$70,000 to $79,999: 22
$80,000 to $89,999: 7
$90,000 to $99,999: 26
$100,000 to $124,999: 99
$125,000 to $149,999: 40
$150,000 to $174,999: 70
$175,000 to $199,999: 226
$200,000 to $249,999: 673
$250,000 to $299,999: 781
$300,000 to $399,999: 1012
$400,000 to $499,999: 230
$500,000 to $749,999: 85
$750,000 to $999,999: 4
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Oak Harbor rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Oak Harbor:

Less than $100: 69 people
$100 to $149: 46
$150 to $199: 54
$200 to $249: 41
$250 to $299: 37
$300 to $349: 46
$350 to $399: 69
$400 to $449: 96
$450 to $499: 107
$500 to $549: 214
$550 to $599: 276
$600 to $649: 332
$650 to $699: 360
$700 to $749: 297
$750 to $799: 239
$800 to $899: 382
$900 to $999: 195
$1,000 to $1,249: 363
$1,250 to $1,499: 143
$1,500 to $1,999: 100
$2,000 or more: 68
No cash rent: 1,066

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 326 1990 to 1994: 428 1985 to 1989: 381 1980 to 1984: 206 1975 to 1979: 199 1970 to 1974: 122 1970 to 1974: 62 1965 to 1969: 228

Oak Harbor, WA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.9%
Number of people working at home: 312 (3.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 487
5 to 9 minutes: 2086
10 to 14 minutes: 2627
15 to 19 minutes: 1517
20 to 24 minutes: 308
25 to 29 minutes: 135
30 to 34 minutes: 422
35 to 39 minutes: 182
40 to 44 minutes: 78
45 to 59 minutes: 325
60 to 89 minutes: 194
90 or more minutes: 337

Oak Harbor mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,900 (77%)
Carpooled: 1,327 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 51 (1%)
Railroad: 4 (0%)
Taxi: 11 (0%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 57 (1%)
Walked: 250 (3%)
Other means: 93 (1%)
Worked at home: 312 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 476
$10,000 to $14,999: 483
$15,000 to $19,999: 556
$20,000 to $24,999: 582
$25,000 to $29,999: 709
$30,000 to $34,999: 686
$35,000 to $39,999: 535
$40,000 to $44,999: 516
$45,000 to $49,999: 446
$50,000 to $59,999: 773
$60,000 to $74,999: 670
$75,000 to $99,999: 581
$100,000 to $124,999: 173
$125,000 to $149,999: 69
$150,000 to $199,999: 45
$200,000 or more: 62

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 5324

German: 2172

Irish: 1766

United States or American: 1433

English: 1419

Italian: 559

French (except Basque): 519

Dutch: 465

Scottish: 454

Norwegian: 433

Polish: 309

Scotch-Irish: 266

Swedish: 194

Danish: 136

European: 132

African: 121

Subsaharan African:: 121

British: 114

Belgian: 86

Russian: 82

French Canadian: 79

Scandinavian: 64

Welsh: 59

Finnish: 58

Czech: 56

Greek: 55

Portuguese: 45

Swiss: 43

Hungarian: 41

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 40

Basque: 38

Australian: 38

Ukrainian: 37

Canadian: 36

Arab:: 28

Austrian: 27

Haitian: 21

Czechoslovakian: 19

Armenian: 17

Slovak: 16

Syrian: 15

Jamaican: 12

Turkish: 12

Lithuanian: 12

New Zealander: 11

Acadian/Cajun: 9

Croatian: 9

Moroccan: 8

Serbian: 7

Belizean: 7

Arab/Arabic: 5

Celtic: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Philippines (56%)
Canada (8%)
Japan (6%)
Mexico (4%)
Korea (3%)
Australia (3%)
Ireland (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 4745
Northeast: 1515
Midwest: 2599
South: 3212
West: 5045

33% of Oak Harbor residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 15% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 24
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 22
7th and 8th grade: 64
9th grade: 63
10th grade: 58
11th grade: 67
12th grade, no diploma: 121
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,373
Less than 1 year of college: 684
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,152
Associate degree: 485
Bachelor's degree: 957
Master's degree: 268
Professional school degree: 99
Doctorate degree: 18

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 37
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 30
7th and 8th grade: 96
9th grade: 118
10th grade: 114
11th grade: 103
12th grade, no diploma: 154
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,509
Less than 1 year of college: 717
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,194
Associate degree: 542
Bachelor's degree: 1,004
Master's degree: 112
Professional school degree: 49
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 21.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 17.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 6.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 31.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 16.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 17.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $48,983
Black householders: $2,365
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $33,766
Asian householders: $31,987
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $69,148
Some other race householders: $54,625
Two or more races householders: $38,969
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $66,696

Oak Harbor household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Oak Harbor household income for Black householders

Oak Harbor household income for Asian householders

Oak Harbor household income for Some other race householders

Oak Harbor household income for Two or more races householders

Oak Harbor household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Oak Harbor marital status for males

Oak Harbor marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $294,739
Black or African American householders: $293,591
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $232,346
Asian householders: $278,280
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $275,218
Some other race householders: $277,897
Two or more races householders: $205,552
Hispanic or Latino householders: $270,050

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,962
One, attached: 492
Two: 222
3 or 4: 774
5 to 9: 775
10 to 19: 414
20 to 49: 352
50 or more: 146
Mobile homes: 599

Median worth of mobile homes: $42,051

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Oak Harbor:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (55%) Electricity (34%) Wood (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (74%) Utility gas (22%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 116

Here:	4.4%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 64

Here:	5.8%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 109

Here:	11.0%
Washington:	15.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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