Housing density: 1,169 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2015: $128,719.
Median contract rent in 2015: $288 (lower quartile is $227, upper quartile is $355)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2015: $587
Median gross rent in Oil City, PA in 2015: $373
Housing units in Oil City with a mortgage: 1,451 (131 second mortgage, 213 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,280
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $52,883
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $37,494
1,765 married couples with children.
920 single-parent households (260 men, 660 women).
96.2% of residents of Oil City speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 68 (0.6%)
(77.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oil City, Pennsylvania:
01 room
02 rooms
63 rooms
934 rooms
3625 rooms
9776 rooms
5917 rooms
4598 rooms
4889+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Oil City population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oil City, Pennsylvania:
361 room
912 rooms
3313 rooms
3714 rooms
3625 rooms
3396 rooms
1027 rooms
1028 rooms
529+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Oil City population
Year house built
Median 2015 house/condo value by year built ($)
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
772Less than $10,000
539$10,000 to $14,999
458$15,000 to $19,999
423$20,000 to $24,999
245$25,000 to $29,999
447$30,000 to $34,999
270$35,000 to $39,999
348$40,000 to $44,999
207$45,000 to $49,999
411$50,000 to $59,999
307$60,000 to $74,999
192$75,000 to $99,999
91$100,000 to $124,999
44$125,000 to $149,999
10$150,000 to $199,999
19$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2015 in Oil City, PA
47Less than $10,000
73$10,000 to $14,999
86$15,000 to $19,999
77$20,000 to $24,999
238$25,000 to $29,999
137$30,000 to $34,999
156$35,000 to $39,999
469$40,000 to $49,999
224$50,000 to $59,999
167$60,000 to $69,999
153$70,000 to $79,999
165$80,000 to $89,999
42$90,000 to $99,999
155$100,000 to $124,999
70$125,000 to $149,999
65$150,000 to $174,999
49$175,000 to $199,999
45$200,000 to $249,999
27$250,000 to $299,999
17$300,000 to $399,999
9$500,000 to $749,999
Rent paid by renters in 2015 in Oil City, PA
52Less than $100
23$100 to $149
38$150 to $199
124$200 to $249
89$250 to $299
132$300 to $349
137$350 to $399
187$400 to $449
212$450 to $499
141$500 to $549
112$550 to $599
48$600 to $649
17$650 to $699
31$700 to $749
132No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
01995 to March 2000
91990 to 1994
71985 to 1989
81980 to 1984
01975 to 1979
61970 to 1974
111965 to 1969
27Before 1965
Note: State values scaled to Oil City population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 337
5 to 9 minutes: 888
10 to 14 minutes: 892
15 to 19 minutes: 846
20 to 24 minutes: 698
25 to 29 minutes: 206
30 to 34 minutes: 348
35 to 39 minutes: 27
40 to 44 minutes: 47
45 to 59 minutes: 175
60 to 89 minutes: 57
90 or more minutes: 60
Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.9% Number of people working at home: 104 (2.2% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 3,611 (77%)
Carpooled: 629 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 66 (1%)
Walked: 219 (5%)
Other means: 56 (1%)
Worked at home: 104 (2%)
First ancestries reported:
German: 2,616
Irish: 1,450
Polish: 865
United States or American: 824
Italian: 504
English: 437
Other groups: 427
Scotch-Irish: 220
Dutch: 202
Swedish: 192
Scottish: 126
Welsh: 88
French (except Basque): 86
Hungarian: 66
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 56
Haitian: 45
Slovak: 44
Pennsylvania German: 40
French Canadian: 31
Swiss: 28
Ukrainian: 28
Greek: 26
Norwegian: 25
Russian: 24
Croatian: 15
Austrian: 14
Slavic: 12
Slovene: 11
Jamaican: 11
Bulgarian: 8
Lithuanian: 7
Czech: 7
Celtic: 7
Serbian: 7
Scandinavian: 6
Subsaharan African:: 5
Cape Verdean: 5
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
24%Hungary
21%Haiti
13%United Kingdom
10%Netherlands
9%Germany
9%Italy
7%Other Eastern Europe
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 9,965
Northeast: 288
Midwest: 446
South: 446
West: 205
61% of Oil City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Pennsylvania.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 16
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 113
9th grade: 85
10th grade: 123
11th grade: 79
12th grade, no diploma: 130
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,679
Less than 1 year of college: 178
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 331
Associate degree: 216
Bachelor's degree: 345
Master's degree: 99
Professional school degree: 62
Doctorate degree: 16
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 25
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 31
7th and 8th grade: 183
9th grade: 96
10th grade: 138
11th grade: 167
12th grade, no diploma: 145
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,998
Less than 1 year of college: 246
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 310
Associate degree: 199
Bachelor's degree: 379
Master's degree: 125
Professional school degree: 65
Doctorate degree: 11
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
8.8%Males
6.0%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
24.1%Males
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,545
One, attached: 122
Two: 682
3 or 4: 366
5 to 9: 224
10 to 19: 54
20 to 49: 134
50 or more: 143
Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $132,983
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago
Renter moved in on average 5 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Oil City:
German: 2,616
