CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Oildale

California · 26,553 residents · 7.91 sq mi

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Oildale is a city of 26,553 people in California. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. That trails the California median by roughly 37%. 53% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $67,600. The median household earns $22,719, about 25% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

26,553

−5%vs 2000

vs 27,885 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

31.6

−3%vs 2000

vs 32.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.91 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202435K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.2%(2,453)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(2,236)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(1,850)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(1,728)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(1,800)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.1%(4,803)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(3,590)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(2,439)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(2,078)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(2,059)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(1,233)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(284)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,719

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,041 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,055

−17%vs 2000

vs $13,342 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.1%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,600

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$427

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $504 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

52.9%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 50.7% in 2000

47.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.9%(23,664)

Black0.3%(83)

Hispanic / Latino10.1%(2,828)

Asian0.3%(83)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.6%(24,841)

Black0.1%(31)

Hispanic / Latino6.7%(1,789)

Asian0.6%(157)

Other5.7%(1,524)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican26.2%(9,095)

Central American3.3%(1,161)

Guatemalan1.3%(451)

Salvadoran1.3%(437)

Spaniard0.8%(291)

Honduran0.6%(214)

Puerto Rican0.5%(174)

Cuban0.3%(102)

Nicaraguan0.2%(59)

Dominican0.1%(49)

South American0.1%(19)

Colombian0.1%(19)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(211)

Vietnamese0.6%(196)

Asian Indian0.2%(54)

Hmong0.1%(44)

Japanese0.1%(40)

Chinese0%(5)

Korean0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1.1%(372)

Chamorro0.2%(86)

Samoan0.1%(21)

Fijian0.1%(18)

Ancestry

Irish8.3%(2,871)

English7.4%(2,569)

German7.2%(2,501)

American5.9%(2,053)

Scottish2.8%(981)

Italian2.3%(782)

Arab1.5%(518)

French1.5%(514)

Polish1.4%(494)

Syrian1%(362)

Dutch0.9%(303)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(271)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.5%(161)

Subsaharan African0.4%(139)

British0.4%(126)

West Indian0.3%(120)

Haitian0.3%(120)

Nigerian0.3%(106)

Portuguese0.3%(95)

Norwegian0.2%(62)

Greek0.2%(56)

Lebanese0.1%(52)

Hungarian0.1%(40)

Welsh0.1%(37)

Armenian0.1%(35)

Danish0.1%(34)

Canadian0.1%(32)

Russian0.1%(21)

Czech0%(15)

Serbian0%(9)

Ukrainian0%(8)

Bulgarian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.4%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.8%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.7%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 1.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.6 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 13.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40.7%(5,518)

Married42.1%(5,710)

Widowed3.9%(528)

Divorced13.4%(1,814)

Women 15+

Never married35.2%(4,865)

Married40.5%(5,597)

Widowed8.1%(1,120)

Divorced16.2%(2,238)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−12.4 ptssince 2013

from 18.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.7%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 30.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.5%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 8.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.8%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

51.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 51.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

42.0%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 38.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

62.6%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 61.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)43.3%(651)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.5%(489)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.1%(408)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.5%(23)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,503 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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