Oil City, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,192 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,192 (13 farm, 1,179 nonfarm))

Oil City, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 536 (476 occupied: 264 owner occupied, 212 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	45%
State:	32%

Housing density: 299 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $151,800.

Median contract rent in 2007: $228 (lower quartile is $128, upper quartile is $337)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $315

Median gross rent in Oil City, LA in 2007: $399

Housing units in Oil City with a mortgage: 75 (5 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 81

Oil City,LA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $49,091 (it was $32,300 in 2000)

Oil City:	$49,091
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $30,584 - $73,333

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,207

In family households: 1,051 (184 male householders, 128 female householders)
187 spouses, 450 children (425 natural, 2 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 46 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 7 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 156 (63 male householders (58 living alone)), 80 female householders (78 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 131 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 136 1-person, 4 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 1 4-persons.

177 married couples with children.
160 single-parent households (26 men, 134 women).

97.8% of residents of Oil City speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 6 (0.5%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oil City, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 17 4 rooms: 38 5 rooms: 68 6 rooms: 91 7 rooms: 26 8 rooms: 13 9 or more rooms: 6

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oil City, Louisiana:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 56 4 rooms: 40 5 rooms: 60 6 rooms: 31 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 21
1990 to 1994: 14
1980 to 1989: 102
1970 to 1979: 160
1960 to 1969: 90
1950 to 1959: 68
1940 to 1949: 31
1939 or earlier: 44

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oil City:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 87 3 bedrooms: 139 4 bedrooms: 16 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oil City:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 70 2 bedrooms: 71 3 bedrooms: 56 4 bedrooms: 10 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Oil City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 27 1 vehicle: 77 2 vehicles: 126 3 vehicles: 25 4 vehicles: 5 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Oil City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 75 1 vehicle: 97 2 vehicles: 37 3 vehicles: 3 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Oil City, LA:

Less than $10,000: 29
$10,000 to $14,999: 14
$15,000 to $19,999: 14
$20,000 to $24,999: 11
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 15
$35,000 to $39,999: 13
$40,000 to $49,999: 29
$50,000 to $59,999: 37
$60,000 to $69,999: 19
$70,000 to $79,999: 13
$80,000 to $89,999: 5
$90,000 to $99,999: 9
$100,000 to $124,999: 13
$125,000 to $149,999: 13
$150,000 to $174,999: 2
$175,000 to $199,999: 1
$200,000 to $249,999: 3
$250,000 to $299,999: 6
$300,000 to $399,999: 1
$400,000 to $499,999: 1
$500,000 to $749,999: 2
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Oil City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Oil City:

Less than $100: 28 people
$100 to $149: 26
$150 to $199: 27
$200 to $249: 14
$250 to $299: 23
$300 to $349: 18
$350 to $399: 15
$400 to $449: 13
$450 to $499: 9
$500 to $549: 1
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 1
$650 to $699: 1
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 28

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 2 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 4

Oil City, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.0%
Number of people working at home: 5 (1.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 31
5 to 9 minutes: 42
10 to 14 minutes: 50
15 to 19 minutes: 37
20 to 24 minutes: 24
25 to 29 minutes: 14
30 to 34 minutes: 57
35 to 39 minutes: 22
40 to 44 minutes: 28
45 to 59 minutes: 44
60 to 89 minutes: 17
90 or more minutes: 15

Oil City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 260 (67%)
Carpooled: 93 (24%)
Bus or trolley bus: 10 (3%)
Walked: 4 (1%)
Other means: 14 (4%)
Worked at home: 5 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 138
$10,000 to $14,999: 53
$15,000 to $19,999: 41
$20,000 to $24,999: 39
$25,000 to $29,999: 45
$30,000 to $34,999: 22
$35,000 to $39,999: 23
$40,000 to $44,999: 21
$45,000 to $49,999: 15
$50,000 to $59,999: 17
$60,000 to $74,999: 23
$75,000 to $99,999: 12
$100,000 to $124,999: 6
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 507

United States or American: 113

Irish: 98

Subsaharan African:: 44

African: 44

English: 22

Scotch-Irish: 15

German: 14

Italian: 12

Dutch: 8

French (except Basque): 8

Scottish: 8

Acadian/Cajun: 2

British: 2

Polish: 2

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

Netherlands (33%)
Poland (33%)
Canada (33%)

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

This state: 955
Northeast: 4
Midwest: 35
South: 195
West: 12

52% of Oil City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 19
9th grade: 32
10th grade: 13
11th grade: 37
12th grade, no diploma: 21
High school graduate (or equivalency): 126
Less than 1 year of college: 21
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 17
Associate degree: 3
Bachelor's degree: 9
Master's degree: 0
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 12
5th and 6th grade: 10
7th and 8th grade: 16
9th grade: 20
10th grade: 28
11th grade: 41
12th grade, no diploma: 16
High school graduate (or equivalency): 174
Less than 1 year of college: 19
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 18
Associate degree: 2
Bachelor's degree: 11
Master's degree: 2
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 11.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 24.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 24.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 50.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $32,299
Black householders: $11,334
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $22,269
Some other race householders: $14,576
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $15,703

Oil City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Oil City household income for Black householders

Oil City marital status for males

Oil City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $54,713
Black or African American householders: $46,354
Some other race householders: $49,394
Hispanic or Latino householders: $56,993

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 248
One, attached: 22
Two: 40
3 or 4: 7
5 to 9: 24
20 to 49: 2
50 or more: 31
Mobile homes: 162

Median worth of mobile homes: $42,111

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Oil City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (69%) Electricity (31%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	1.1%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Louisiana:	16.8%

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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