Oildale, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 27,762, Rural population: 115 (all nonfarm))

Oildale, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 12,028 (11,048 occupied: 5,567 owner occupied, 5,481 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	50%
State:	43%

Housing density: 1869 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $621 (lower quartile is $486, upper quartile is $776)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $570

Median gross rent in Oildale, CA in 2007: $737

Housing units in Oildale with a mortgage: 3,219 (617 second mortgage, 206 home equity loan, 27 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,206

Oildale,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $212,851 (it was $74,100 in 2000)

Oildale:	$212,851
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $164,506 - $260,734

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $226,003
Here: $226,003
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $226,388
Here: $226,388
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $262,153
Here: $262,153
State: $702,713

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $214,536
Here: $214,536
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $19,919
Here: $19,919
State: $59,450

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $63,652

Household type by relationship

Households: 27,827

In family households: 23,196 (4,680 male householders, 2,455 female householders)
4,507 spouses, 8,800 children (8,000 natural, 129 adopted, 671 stepchildren), 721 grandchildren, 263 brothers or sisters, 237 parents, 520 other relatives, 1,013 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,631 (1,802 male householders (1,408 living alone)), 2,061 female householders (1,791 living alone)), 768 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 50 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,876 2-persons, 1,739 3-persons, 1,364 4-persons, 692 5-persons, 297 6-persons, 167 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,199 1-person, 584 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 25 4-persons.

4,103 married couples with children.
3,003 single-parent households (756 men, 2,247 women).

90.5% of residents of Oildale speak English at home.
8.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 1,103 (4.0%)
(34.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oildale, California:
	1 room: 68 2 rooms: 101 3 rooms: 240 4 rooms: 962 5 rooms: 1,764 6 rooms: 1,671 7 rooms: 494 8 rooms: 199 9 or more rooms: 68

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oildale, California:
	1 room: 228 2 rooms: 448 3 rooms: 1,076 4 rooms: 1,982 5 rooms: 1,179 6 rooms: 471 7 rooms: 71 8 rooms: 17 9 or more rooms: 9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 63
1995 to 1998: 293
1990 to 1994: 597
1980 to 1989: 1,420
1970 to 1979: 1,957
1960 to 1969: 2,125
1950 to 1959: 2,730
1940 to 1949: 1,730
1939 or earlier: 1,113

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oildale:
	no bedroom: 68 1 bedroom: 326 2 bedrooms: 1,814 3 bedrooms: 2,920 4 bedrooms: 389 5 or more bedrooms: 50

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oildale:
	no bedroom: 333 1 bedroom: 1,435 2 bedrooms: 2,710 3 bedrooms: 900 4 bedrooms: 103 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 Oildale in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 388 1 vehicle: 2,129 2 vehicles: 2,126 3 vehicles: 748 4 vehicles: 131 5 or more vehicles: 45

Cars and other vehicles available in Oildale in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,110 1 vehicle: 2,747 2 vehicles: 1,300 3 vehicles: 257 4 vehicles: 21 5 or more vehicles: 46

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Oildale, CA:

Less than $10,000: 134
$10,000 to $14,999: 67
$15,000 to $19,999: 67
$20,000 to $24,999: 67
$25,000 to $29,999: 61
$30,000 to $34,999: 45
$35,000 to $39,999: 45
$40,000 to $49,999: 92
$50,000 to $59,999: 90
$60,000 to $69,999: 84
$70,000 to $79,999: 53
$80,000 to $89,999: 47
$90,000 to $99,999: 48
$100,000 to $124,999: 144
$125,000 to $149,999: 258
$150,000 to $174,999: 500
$175,000 to $199,999: 568
$200,000 to $249,999: 1589
$250,000 to $299,999: 880
$300,000 to $399,999: 598
$400,000 to $499,999: 81
$500,000 to $749,999: 22
$750,000 to $999,999: 19
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Oildale rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Oildale:

Less than $100: 19 people
$100 to $149: 10
$150 to $199: 26
$200 to $249: 47
$250 to $299: 68
$300 to $349: 135
$350 to $399: 248
$400 to $449: 353
$450 to $499: 455
$500 to $549: 519
$550 to $599: 571
$600 to $649: 526
$650 to $699: 541
$700 to $749: 542
$750 to $799: 352
$800 to $899: 427
$900 to $999: 258
$1,000 to $1,249: 211
$1,250 to $1,499: 21
$1,500 to $1,999: 8
$2,000 or more: 10
No cash rent: 134

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 150 1990 to 1994: 74 1985 to 1989: 344 1980 to 1984: 128 1975 to 1979: 115 1970 to 1974: 112 1970 to 1974: 28 1965 to 1969: 152

Oildale, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.9%
Number of people working at home: 266 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 379
5 to 9 minutes: 1335
10 to 14 minutes: 2125
15 to 19 minutes: 2436
20 to 24 minutes: 1228
25 to 29 minutes: 346
30 to 34 minutes: 654
35 to 39 minutes: 43
40 to 44 minutes: 104
45 to 59 minutes: 337
60 to 89 minutes: 376
90 or more minutes: 117

Oildale mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,425 (76%)
Carpooled: 1,533 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 194 (2%)
Motorcycle: 16 (0%)
Bicycle: 98 (1%)
Walked: 174 (2%)
Other means: 40 (0%)
Worked at home: 266 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1682
$10,000 to $14,999: 1157
$15,000 to $19,999: 1242
$20,000 to $24,999: 1076
$25,000 to $29,999: 886
$30,000 to $34,999: 859
$35,000 to $39,999: 672
$40,000 to $44,999: 515
$45,000 to $49,999: 414
$50,000 to $59,999: 789
$60,000 to $74,999: 728
$75,000 to $99,999: 674
$100,000 to $124,999: 199
$125,000 to $149,999: 61
$150,000 to $199,999: 29
$200,000 or more: 15

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6856

United States or American: 2928

German: 2470

Irish: 2347

English: 1761

Italian: 665

French (except Basque): 590

Scotch-Irish: 323

Scottish: 317

Dutch: 252

Norwegian: 226

European: 208

French Canadian: 153

Polish: 132

Welsh: 121

Basque: 104

Swedish: 94

Russian: 86

Greek: 78

British: 73

Canadian: 71

Danish: 65

Portuguese: 56

Austrian: 49

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 34

Dutch West Indian: 34

Arab:: 31

Hungarian: 25

Scandinavian: 21

Lebanese: 17

Lithuanian: 16

Finnish: 15

Northern European: 14

Romanian: 14

Ukrainian: 13

Yugoslavian: 12

Armenian: 12

Czech: 10

Celtic: 10

Arab/Arabic: 8

Syrian: 6

Slovak: 6

Belgian: 6

Swiss: 5

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

Mexico (63%)
Canada (6%)
Guatemala (4%)
Philippines (3%)
United Kingdom (3%)
El Salvador (3%)
Spain (3%)

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

This state: 19423
Northeast: 599
Midwest: 1778
South: 3279
West: 1567

45% of Oildale residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 122
Nursery to 4th grade: 44
5th and 6th grade: 125
7th and 8th grade: 268
9th grade: 161
10th grade: 420
11th grade: 524
12th grade, no diploma: 705
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,453
Less than 1 year of college: 859
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,159
Associate degree: 429
Bachelor's degree: 371
Master's degree: 128
Professional school degree: 53
Doctorate degree: 21

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 87
Nursery to 4th grade: 56
5th and 6th grade: 147
7th and 8th grade: 453
9th grade: 285
10th grade: 708
11th grade: 609
12th grade, no diploma: 422
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,962
Less than 1 year of college: 1,052
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,354
Associate degree: 509
Bachelor's degree: 394
Master's degree: 69
Professional school degree: 15
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 11.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 12.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 21.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 22.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 15.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 30.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 4.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 18.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 13.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $37,655
Black householders: $31,965
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $34,543
Asian householders: $110,594
Some other race householders: $40,292
Two or more races householders: $36,209
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $39,773

Oildale household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Oildale household income for Black householders

Oildale household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Oildale household income for Asian householders

Oildale household income for Some other race householders

Oildale household income for Two or more races householders

Oildale household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Oildale marital status for males

Oildale marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $227,500
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $219,170
Some other race householders: $193,030
Two or more races householders: $234,969
Hispanic or Latino householders: $200,499

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,441
One, attached: 379
Two: 754
3 or 4: 798
5 to 9: 481
10 to 19: 317
20 to 49: 184
50 or more: 209
Mobile homes: 1,410
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 55

Median worth of mobile homes: $32,879

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Oildale:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (90%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (82%) Electricity (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 175

Here:	5.0%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 52

Here:	2.8%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 66

Here:	5.9%
California:	15.4%

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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