Oakhurst is home to 6,091 people in California. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 3,223 people. The median age is 45.5, about 7 years above the US median. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.5% of people here.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,056, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 61%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Oakhurst
What changed most since 1990
Population2,608 → 6,091(+134%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree22.5% → 26.2%(+3.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants71.0% → 82.7%(+11.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Oakhurst's population equals 3.8% of Madera County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.3% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.1% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)40.6%(199)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.3%(31)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era14.7%(72)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10%(49)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 490 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Oakhurst, decade by decade
Oakhurst population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,608
$60,537
$242,167
22.5%
9.5
2000
2,868
$50,422
$243,373
18.9%
34.4
2010
2,829
$50,573
$383,955
15.1%
48.1
2020
5,945
$64,693
$351,855
21.9%
51.5
2024
6,091
$82,056
$392,600
26.2%
57.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
