Oakdale, Kentucky
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| Males: 1,302 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 1,259 |  (49.1%) |
| Median resident age: | 35.5 years |
| Kentucky median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 41339
| Oakdale: | $45,176 |
| KY: | $59,341 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $23,057 (it was $11,424 in 2000)
Oakdale CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $84,571 (it was $41,500 in 2000)
| Oakdale: | $84,571 |
| KY: | $196,300 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $108,382; detached houses: $133,291; townhouses or other attached units: $289,655; in 2-unit structures: $119,763; mobile homes: $67,558
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oakdale, KY
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- 2,55296.7%White alone
- 261.0%Black alone
- 250.9%Hispanic
- 210.8%Two or more races
- 80.3%American Indian alone
- 50.2%Asian alone
- 10.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Oakdale detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Kentucky and other state lists, there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Oakdale, Kentucky as of May 17, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Oakdale is 854 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is lower than the state average.
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 72.8 square miles.
Population density: 35 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Oakdale CCD: | 0.8% ($342) |
| Kentucky: | 0.8% ($610) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayette, KY 
(64.6 miles , pop. 260,512).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (371.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
St. Helens, KY (2.7 miles ),
), Canoe, KY (2.9 miles ),
), Taulbee, KY (3.0 miles ),
), Haddix, KY (3.1 miles ),
), Malaga, KY (3.3 miles ),
), Booneville, KY (3.4 miles),
Latitude: 37.55 N, Longitude: 83.48 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 606
| Here: | 7.1% |
| Kentucky: | 3.8% |
- Educational services (18.5%)
- Health care (10.7%)
- Public administration (7.1%)
- Construction (6.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.5%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (4.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.9%)
- Construction (12.0%)
- Educational services (12.0%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (7.2%)
- Food & beverage stores (7.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.7%)
- Repair & maintenance (6.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.3%)
- Educational services (24.6%)
- Health care (19.3%)
- Public administration (9.3%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (5.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.2%)
- Social assistance (3.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.0%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.7%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.1%)
- Cashiers (4.0%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8.4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Construction laborers (5.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.3%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.8%)
- Cashiers (6.4%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.0%)
- Teachers, secondary school (5.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Registered nurses (5.1%)
Average climate in Oakdale, Kentucky
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 81.6. This is about average.
| City: | 81.6 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 24.9. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 23.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 24.9 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 9.26. This is about average. Closest monitor was 23.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 9.26 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Oakdale-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 44% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/9/1961, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.9 miles away from the Oakdale place center killed one person and injured 63 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/3/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 46.3 miles away from the place center killed 7 people and injured 28 people.
Earthquake activity:
Oakdale-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 48% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 52.0 miles away from Oakdale center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 151.4 miles away from Oakdale center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 46.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 304.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 247.9 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 123.7 miles away from Oakdale center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Breathitt County (35) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 28
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 25, Storms: 22, Tornadoes: 12, Mudslides: 7, Winter Storms: 6, Landslides: 5, Winds: 3, Snows: 2, Blizzard: 1, Fire: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oakdale:
- Hazard Community and Technical College (about 28 miles; Hazard, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,087)
- Big Sandy Community and Technical College (about 40 miles; Prestonsburg, KY; FT enrollment: 2,660)
- Morehead State University (about 45 miles; Morehead, KY; FT enrollment: 7,523)
- Eastern Kentucky University (about 47 miles; Richmond, KY; FT enrollment: 13,525)
- Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (about 49 miles; Cumberland, KY; FT enrollment: 2,196)
- Bluegrass Community and Technical College (about 65 miles; Lexington, KY; FT enrollment: 8,560)
- University of Kentucky (about 66 miles; Lexington, KY; FT enrollment: 23,517)
Points of interest:
Churches in Oakdale include: Fivemile Church (A), Rock Lick Mission Hall (B), Cane Creek Church (C), Spencer Bend Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Trent Cemetery (1), Johnson Cemetery (2), Turner Cemetery (3), Chaney Cemetery (4), Hayes Cemetery (5), Combs Cemetery (6), Miller Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bean Fork (A), Bear Fork (B), Beginning Branch (C), Belcher Fork (D), Bowman Branch (E), Brewer Fork (F), War Creek (G), Vires Fork (H), Upper Twin Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.5 people |
| Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 73.6% |
| Whole state: | 66.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 6.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
| This place: | 21.2% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This place: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
People in group quarters in Oakdale in 2000:
- 65 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 27 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 16 people in unknown juvenile institutions
For population 15 years and over in Oakdale:
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 65.3%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 6.8%
For population 25 years and over in Oakdale:
- High school or higher: 65.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 11.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.3 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 16.8 |
| Kentucky average: | 13.8 |
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Religion statistics for Oakdale, KY (based on Breathitt County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,563 | 20 |
| Mainline Protestant | 448 | 6 |
| Catholic | 35 | 1 |
| Other | 3 | 1 |
| None | 11,829 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 4
| Breathitt County: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
| Here: | 5.10 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 5
| Breathitt County: | 3.19 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 14.2% |
| Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Breathitt County: | 35.5% |
| State: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 18.6% |
| Kentucky: | 15.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Oakdale:
- WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)
- WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)
- WKIC (1390 AM; 5 kW; HAZARD, KY)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WKLB (1290 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: BARKER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WDOC (1310 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFSR (970 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPAY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Oakdale:
- WJSN-FM (106.5 FM; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO.)
- WMTC-FM (99.9 FM; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSOC.)
- WLJC (102.1 FM; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INCORPORATED)
- WOCS (88.3 FM; LEROSE, KY; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS - MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
- WCBJ (103.7 FM; CAMPTON, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES INC)
- WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
- WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSKV-FM (104.9 FM; STANTON, KY; Owner: PARKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTBK (105.7 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: MANCHESTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
- WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
- WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
- WKCB-FM (107.1 FM; HINDMAN, KY; Owner: HINDMAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCYO (100.7 FM; IRVINE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY RIVER BROADCASTING CO.)
- WWAG (107.9 FM; MCKEE, KY; Owner: DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Oakdale:
- W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W64CM (Channel 64; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W66DA (Channel 66; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W54CI (Channel 54; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WLJC-TV (Channel 65; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INC.)
- WUPX-TV (Channel 67; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: PAXSON LEXINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
- WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
- W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WKHA (Channel 35; HAZARD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- W31BU (Channel 31; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W53BQ (Channel 53; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W69ED (Channel 69; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 49.4%Electricity
- 22.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.7%Utility gas
- 9.6%Wood
- 4.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.0%Coal or coke
- 0.7%Other fuel
- 35.7%Electricity
- 23.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 20.0%Utility gas
- 11.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.2%Wood
- 2.4%Coal or coke
Oakdale compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage 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.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Oakdale on our top lists:
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children (population 1,000+)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in unknown juvenile institutions (population 1,000+)"
- #64 (41339) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of United States first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"