With 9,276 people, Oakville is a city in Connecticut. The median age is 46.0, about 7 years above the US median. That puts it in the top 9% of US cities for household income. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.4% of residents. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. There are 2,333 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $95,515, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Oakville
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$330,489 → $280,500(−15%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age34.8 → 46.0(+11.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.0% → 30.8%(+20.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Its weight in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
Oakville's population equals 2.0% of Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.4% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.0% 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)13.8%(55)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.7%(115)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.3%(125)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9%(36)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 400 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
Oakville, decade by decade
Oakville 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
8,741
$96,809
$330,489
10.0%
6.5
2000
8,618
$88,159
$232,261
16.0%
14.7
2010
9,047
$96,295
$340,654
18.9%
23.4
2020
9,504
$91,927
$260,225
28.5%
37.2
2024
9,276
$95,515
$280,500
30.8%
40.9
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.
