Oak Park, Indiana
Submit your own pictures of this place and show them to the world
- OSM Map
- General Map
- Google Map
- MSN Map
Males: 2,851 | (48.7%) |
Females: 3,007 | (51.3%) |
Median resident age: | 37.8 years |
Indiana median age: | 35.2 years |
Zip codes: 47130.
Oak Park: | $88,035 |
IN: | $66,785 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $41,562 (it was $22,445 in 2000)
Oak Park CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $237,978 (it was $95,300 in 2000)
Oak Park: | $237,978 |
IN: | $208,700 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $243,528; detached houses: $254,216; townhouses or other attached units: $221,328; in 2-unit structures: $383,739; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $137,942; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $175,036; mobile homes: $71,495
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oak Park, IN
- 4,67586.9%White alone
- 56210.4%Black alone
- 701.3%Two or more races
- 340.6%Hispanic
- 210.4%Asian alone
- 80.1%American Indian alone
- 80.1%Other race alone
- 10.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Oak Park detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Latest news from Oak Park, IN collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: German (25.8%), United States (14.6%), Irish (14.1%), English (10.4%), Italian (3.9%), French (3.5%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 460 feet
Land area: 2.23 square miles.
Population density: 2,622 people per square mile (average).
70 residents are foreign born
This place: | 1.3% |
Indiana: | 3.1% |
Oak Park CDP: | 1.2% ($1,128) |
Indiana: | 0.9% ($868) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Louisville, KY (6.2 miles , pop. 256,231).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (266.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 38.31 N, Longitude: 85.69 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,568 (-47.7%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 130 (4.5%)
Area code commonly used in this area: 812
Here: | 2.6% |
Indiana: | 2.8% |
- Health care (12.0%)
- Educational services (8.7%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.5%)
- Public administration (5.0%)
- Metal & metal products (4.6%)
- Construction (4.5%)
- Metal & metal products (7.7%)
- Construction (7.5%)
- Health care (7.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.4%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (4.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.9%)
- Truck transportation (3.7%)
- Health care (17.5%)
- Educational services (14.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (7.7%)
- Social assistance (6.9%)
- Public administration (6.6%)
- Finance & insurance (6.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.9%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.0%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.1%)
- Child care workers (5.0%)
- Customer service representatives (4.2%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3.8%)
Average climate in Oak Park, Indiana
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 109. This is significantly worse than average.
City: | 109 |
U.S.: | 73 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 was 0.248. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.8 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.248 |
U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 10.0. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 3.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 10.0 |
U.S.: | 5.1 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.691. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 3.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.691 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 31.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.5 miles away from the city center.
City: | 31.8 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 18.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 18.1 |
U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 12.2. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 12.2 |
U.S.: | 8.1 |
Tornado activity:
Oak Park-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Indiana state average. It is 68% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/3/1974, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 22.4 miles away from the Oak Park place center killed 6 people and injured 86 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
On 4/3/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.0 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 225 people.
Earthquake activity:
Oak Park-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 109% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 119.4 miles away from the city center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 95.3 miles away from Oak Park center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 119.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 123.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 115.7 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 117.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Clark County (17) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 6, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Oak Park:
- QUALITY COMMUNITY SERVICES INC (Hospital, about 1 miles away; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN)
- JEFFERSONVILLE NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN)
- CHARTER BEHAVIORAL HLTH SYS JFFRSN INC (Hospital, about 2 miles away; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN)
- WELLSTONE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 2 miles away; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN)
- VNA HOSPITAL OF SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA (Hospital, about 2 miles away; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN)
- LOUISVILLE VA MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, Acute Care - Veterans Administration, about 3 miles away; LOUISVILLE, KY)
- KINDRED TRANSITIONAL CARE AND REHAB-NORTHFIELD (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; LOUISVILLE, KY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oak Park:
- The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (about 4 miles; Louisville, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,360)
- Jefferson Community and Technical College (about 6 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 7,950)
- Bellarmine University (about 7 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 3,180)
- Sullivan University (about 7 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 5,129)
- University of Louisville (about 8 miles; Louisville, KY; FT enrollment: 16,640)
- Indiana University-Southeast (about 8 miles; New Albany, IN; FT enrollment: 5,050)
- Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (about 43 miles; Elizabethtown, KY; FT enrollment: 3,762)
Points of interest:
Church in Oak Park: Oak Park Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Oak Park include: Wathen Park (1), Sylvan Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 2.6 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
This place: | 75.4% |
Whole state: | 69.0% |
This place: | 4.5% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
This place: | 3.4% |
Whole state: | 9.5% |
This place: | 1.6% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
For population 15 years and over in Oak Park:
- Never married: 21.0%
- Now married: 63.2%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 5.9%
- Divorced: 9.1%
For population 25 years and over in Oak Park:
- High school or higher: 88.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.9%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.4 minutes
Here: | 9.7 |
Indiana average: | 11.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Oak Park, IN (based on Clark County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 18,804 | 76 |
Catholic | 10,150 | 8 |
Mainline Protestant | 7,663 | 46 |
Black Protestant | 661 | 4 |
Other | 340 | 2 |
None | 72,614 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 1.90 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Clark County: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Indiana: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Indiana: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Clark County: | 3.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Indiana: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Indiana: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 9.8% |
Indiana: | 9.2% |
This county: | 29.8% |
State: | 29.0% |
Clark County: | 17.4% |
State: | 14.3% |
Businesses in Oak Park, IN
- Jimmy John's: 1
Strongest AM radio stations in Oak Park:
- WTMT (620 AM; 0 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: JEFFERSON B/CASTING CMPANY, INC.)
- WGTK (970 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFIA (900 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WAVG (1450 AM; 1 kW; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; Owner: SUNNYSIDE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WLLV (1240 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
- WXLN (1570 AM; 2 kW; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLOU (1350 AM; 2 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDRD (680 AM; 1 kW; NEWBURG, KY; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Oak Park:
- WRKA (103.1 FM; ST. MATTHEWS, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WFPL (89.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WPTI (103.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WFPK (91.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WUOL-FM (90.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WDJX (99.7 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
- WVEZ (106.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WMJM (101.3 FM; JEFFERSONTOWN, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
- WXMA (102.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
- WTFX-FM (100.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRVI (105.9 FM; VALLEY STATION, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
- WAMZ (97.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W284AD (104.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
- WSFR (107.7 FM; CORYDON, IN; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WFIA-FM (94.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
- WJZL (93.1 FM; CLARKSVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQMF (95.7 FM; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WJIE-FM (88.5 FM; OKOLONA, KY; Owner: EVANGEL SCHOOLS, INC.)
- WZKF (98.9 FM; SALEM, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBLO (104.3 FM; CHARLESTOWN, IN; Owner: NEW ALBANY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Oak Park:
- W24BW (Channel 24; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: GREATER LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WVHF-LP (Channel 5; JEFFERSONVILLE, ETC., IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
- WHAS-TV (Channel 11; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BELO KENTUCKY, INC.)
- WBXV-CA (Channel 13; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
- WLKY-TV (Channel 32; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WLKY HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- WDRB (Channel 41; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- WFTE (Channel 58; SALEM, IN; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- WAVE (Channel 3; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WJYL-CA (Channel 45; CLARKSVILLE, IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
- WKPC-TV (Channel 15; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC'L. TV)
- WKMJ-TV (Channel 68; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WBNA (Channel 21; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WBKI-CA (Channel 28; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W50CI (Channel 50; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WHAN-LP (Channel 17; SALEM, IN; Owner: REBECCA L. WHITE)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 26 | $88,580 | 62 | $88,322 | 128 | $77,596 | 23 | $12,544 | 1 | $1,323,460 | 20 | $94,600 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 4 | $50,215 | 20 | $58,343 | 8 | $17,235 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $47,660 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $75,750 | 11 | $67,005 | 45 | $57,591 | 9 | $13,429 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $26,810 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 3 | $72,627 | 4 | $58,938 | 41 | $69,749 | 6 | $43,690 | 0 | $0 | 4 | $62,342 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 3 | $69,507 | 7 | $66,143 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 12 | $92,628 | 7 | $74,046 | 3 | $57,023 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 3 | $80,853 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 3 | $88,513 | 1 | $62,130 | 1 | $62,130 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $82,560 | 2 | $63,830 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
- 83.3%Utility gas
- 13.6%Electricity
- 1.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Solar energy
- 70.3%Utility gas
- 27.1%Electricity
- 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Oak Park compared to Indiana state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Oak Park on our top lists:
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: water transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: beverage and tobacco products (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities that people commute from (largest negative percentage daily daytime population change due to commuting) (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: petroleum and coal products (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: therapists (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: construction laborers (population 5,000+)"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (population 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: plastics and rubber products (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: child care workers (population 5,000+)"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: other protective service workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: waiters and waitresses (population 5,000+)"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: retail sales workers except cashiers (population 5,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: motor vehicle and parts dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: metal and metal products (population 5,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: warehousing and storage (population 5,000+)"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: social assistance (population 5,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: paper and paper products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #66 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: u. s. postal service (population 5,000+)"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: department and other general merchandise stores (population 5,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"