Housing density: 2,190 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $998,027.
Median contract rent in 2022: $908 (lower quartile is $700, upper quartile is $1,164)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,154
Median gross rent in Oildale, CA in 2022: $1,191
Housing units in Oildale with a mortgage: 2,926 (167 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 122 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 0
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $71,717
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $47,208
3,759 married couples with children.
3,726 single-parent households (1,721 men, 2,005 women).
80.0% of residents of Oildale speak English at home.
15.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 2,127 (6.1%)
(48.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.2% Number of people working at home: 470 (3.6% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 214
5 to 9 minutes: 951
10 to 14 minutes: 2,802
15 to 19 minutes: 2,590
20 to 24 minutes: 2,283
25 to 29 minutes: 677
30 to 34 minutes: 1,593
35 to 39 minutes: 256
40 to 44 minutes: 206
45 to 59 minutes: 100
60 to 89 minutes: 597
90 or more minutes: 411
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,958 (72.1%)
Carpooled: 904 (16.5%)
Taxi: 138 (2.5%)
Bicycle: 17 (0.3%)
Walked: 27 (0.5%)
Worked at home: 470 (8.6%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
12.8%Males
7.8%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
7.4%Males
8.4%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
6.7%Males
9.5%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
10.6%Males
12.1%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
6.1%Males
7.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Oildale, California
1932010 or later
5262000 to 2009
5251990 to 1999
4721980 to 1989
2271970 to 1979
180Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
American: 1,649 (9.1%)
English: 1,449 (8.0%)
German: 812 (4.5%)
Irish: 724 (4.0%)
Scottish: 695 (3.8%)
Syrian: 431 (2.4%)
Italian: 412 (2.3%)
Polish: 329 (1.8%)
European: 239 (1.3%)
Afghan: 235 (1.3%)
French: 208 (1.2%)
Dutch: 138 (0.8%)
Scandinavian: 125 (0.7%)
Scotch-Irish: 111 (0.6%)
Nigerian: 84 (0.5%)
Northern European: 75 (0.4%)
Armenian: 72 (0.4%)
British: 72 (0.4%)
Russian: 43 (0.2%)
Czechoslovakian: 41 (0.2%)
Portuguese: 38 (0.2%)
Canadian: 28 (0.2%)
Arab: 22 (0.1%)
Danish: 22 (0.1%)
Basque: 18 (0.10%)
Eastern European: 17 (0.09%)
Celtic: 9 (0.05%)
Hungarian: 7 (0.04%)
African: 6 (0.03%)
Norwegian: 1 (0.01%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico
Oildale:
50.0% (1,087)
California:
37.2% (3,881,193)
El Salvador
Oildale:
9.9% (214)
California:
4.2% (440,287)
Syria
Oildale:
6.8% (147)
California:
0.3% (30,949)
Afghanistan
Oildale:
5.7% (124)
California:
0.5% (53,260)
Iran
Oildale:
3.1% (68)
California:
2.0% (206,004)
Germany
Oildale:
2.9% (62)
California:
0.7% (73,304)
Israel
Oildale:
2.6% (57)
California:
0.3% (33,029)
Vietnam
Oildale:
2.5% (55)
California:
4.9% (512,335)
Russia
Oildale:
2.3% (49)
California:
0.7% (71,932)
Guatemala
Oildale:
2.1% (46)
California:
2.8% (290,436)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Oildale:
1.7% (38)
California:
0.6% (60,582)
Canada
Oildale:
1.6% (35)
California:
1.2% (127,477)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 28,538
Other state: 4,275
Northeast: 412
Midwest: 902
South: 1,310
West: 1,726
88.5% of Oildale residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.3% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 75.8% lived in California.
Oildale:
88.5%
State average:
88.9%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 462
Nursery to 4th grade: 46
5th and 6th grade: 21
7th and 8th grade: 225
9th grade: 289
10th grade: 165
11th grade: 456
12th grade, no diploma: 366
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,025
Less than 1 year of college: 1,075
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,141
Associate degree: 486
Bachelor's degree: 1,065
Master's degree: 197
Professional school degree: 23
Doctorate degree: 10
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 394
Nursery to 4th grade: 46
5th and 6th grade: 54
7th and 8th grade: 292
9th grade: 23
10th grade: 278
11th grade: 468
12th grade, no diploma: 652
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,613
Less than 1 year of college: 1,205
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,176
Associate degree: 1,248
Bachelor's degree: 964
Master's degree: 320
Professional school degree: 112
Doctorate degree: 19
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 9,068
One, attached: 360
Two: 1,409
3 or 4: 1,166
5 to 9: 329
10 to 19: 211
20 to 49: 108
50 or more: 239
Mobile homes: 1,126
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 73
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,330
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 4.3%