Housing density: 1,069 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2016: $152,199.
Median contract rent in 2016: $288 (lower quartile is $227, upper quartile is $355)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2016: $623
Median gross rent in Oil City, PA in 2016: $373
Housing units in Oil City with a mortgage: 1,231 (17 second mortgage, 118 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,417
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $52,580
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $36,338
1,082 married couples with children.
881 single-parent households (221 men, 660 women).
97.7% of residents of Oil City speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 98 (1.0%)
(84.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oil City, Pennsylvania:
71 room
02 rooms
03 rooms
494 rooms
3085 rooms
7266 rooms
6227 rooms
3388 rooms
5869+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Oil City population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oil City, Pennsylvania:
251 room
132 rooms
2073 rooms
2904 rooms
2915 rooms
3306 rooms
1797 rooms
838 rooms
889+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Oil City population
Year house built
Median 2016 house/condo value by year built ($)
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit ($)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Oil City, PA household income distribution
356Less than $10,000
355$10,000 to $14,999
413$15,000 to $19,999
301$20,000 to $24,999
310$25,000 to $29,999
287$30,000 to $34,999
267$35,000 to $39,999
218$40,000 to $44,999
165$45,000 to $49,999
360$50,000 to $59,999
359$60,000 to $74,999
291$75,000 to $99,999
197$100,000 to $124,999
69$125,000 to $149,999
64$150,000 to $199,999
52$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2016 in Oil City, PA
36Less than $10,000
101$10,000 to $14,999
98$15,000 to $19,999
99$20,000 to $24,999
216$25,000 to $29,999
136$30,000 to $34,999
131$35,000 to $39,999
490$40,000 to $49,999
228$50,000 to $59,999
122$60,000 to $69,999
141$70,000 to $79,999
133$80,000 to $89,999
33$90,000 to $99,999
158$100,000 to $124,999
108$125,000 to $149,999
74$150,000 to $174,999
50$175,000 to $199,999
33$200,000 to $249,999
16$250,000 to $299,999
10$300,000 to $399,999
12$500,000 to $749,999
Rent paid by renters in 2016 in Oil City, PA
36Less than $100
61$150 to $199
121$200 to $249
75$250 to $299
136$300 to $349
123$350 to $399
127$400 to $449
174$450 to $499
161$500 to $549
111$550 to $599
36$600 to $649
32$650 to $699
44$700 to $749
140No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
12010 or later
402000 to 2009
311990 to 1999
151980 to 1989
61970 to 1979
38Before 1970
Note: State values scaled to Oil City population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 230
5 to 9 minutes: 767
10 to 14 minutes: 694
15 to 19 minutes: 615
20 to 24 minutes: 575
25 to 29 minutes: 140
30 to 34 minutes: 402
35 to 39 minutes: 103
40 to 44 minutes: 72
45 to 59 minutes: 156
60 to 89 minutes: 148
90 or more minutes: 92
Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.2% Number of people working at home: 119 (2.9% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 3,340 (81%)
Carpooled: 390 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
Taxi: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 201 (5%)
Worked at home: 119 (3%)
First ancestries reported:
German: 803
Irish: 530
American: 358
Polish: 303
Italian: 229
English: 174
Dutch: 86
Scotch-Irish: 67
Welsh: 49
Canadian: 38
European: 28
Swedish: 23
Finnish: 19
French (except Basque): 18
Slovak: 16
French Canadian: 10
British: 9
Russian: 9
Scottish: 9
Turkish: 7
West Indian: 7
Czechoslovakian: 5
Scandinavian: 5
Croatian: 4
Nigerian: 1
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
18%Indonesia
13%Philippines
13%Nigeria
9%Brazil
8%Ecuador
8%Canada
7%Lithuania
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 8,664
Other state: 1,355
Northeast: 392
Midwest: 346
South: 285
West: 325
80% of Oil City residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Pennsylvania.
Oil City:
80.1%
State average:
87.1%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 16
Nursery to 4th grade: 17
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 46
9th grade: 28
10th grade: 62
11th grade: 93
12th grade, no diploma: 39
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,568
Less than 1 year of college: 151
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 303
Associate degree: 284
Bachelor's degree: 437
Master's degree: 104
Professional school degree: 67
Doctorate degree: 21
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 27
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 50
9th grade: 12
10th grade: 105
11th grade: 105
12th grade, no diploma: 40
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,610
Less than 1 year of college: 226
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 518
Associate degree: 341
Bachelor's degree: 432
Master's degree: 137
Professional school degree: 21
Doctorate degree: 8
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers in 2016 (%)
Unemployment by race in 2016
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
11.5%Males
7.4%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
8.2%Males
11.6%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
32.6%Females
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,431
One, attached: 94
Two: 469
3 or 4: 241
5 to 9: 212
10 to 19: 48
20 to 49: 163
50 or more: 147
Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $140,281
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2016: 6.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2016: 5.3%
House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago
Renter moved in on average 3 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Oil City:
German: 803
