CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Oakfield

New York · 1,818 residents · 0.66 sq mi

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Oakfield is home to 1,818 people in New York. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $54,600. Households here earn about 17% less than in New York as a whole. Owners hold 69% of the housing stock. Households earn $27,208 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% 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

1,818

+1%vs 2000

vs 1,805 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.6

−5%vs 2000

vs 34.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.66 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(126)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(151)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(147)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(152)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(115)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(287)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(285)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(160)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(147)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(144)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(75)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(29)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,208

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,580 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,537

−28%vs 2000

vs $15,962 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.3%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$54,600

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$353

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $487 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.2%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.4% in 2000

30.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(1,745)

Black1.2%(22)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(17)

Asian0.2%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(1,755)

Black2.6%(47)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(15)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0.8%(14)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican9.6%(160)

Mexican0.9%(15)

Cuban0.8%(14)

Spaniard0.2%(4)

Ancestry

German27.8%(462)

English18.6%(308)

Italian10.8%(180)

Irish9.1%(151)

French5.4%(89)

Polish5.2%(87)

Scottish2%(34)

Dutch1.7%(29)

American1.6%(26)

Swedish1.4%(24)

West Indian0.8%(14)

Jamaican0.8%(14)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.8%(13)

Portuguese0.6%(10)

British0.4%(6)

Finnish0.4%(6)

French Canadian0.4%(6)

Welsh0.4%(6)

Hungarian0.3%(5)

Norwegian0.3%(5)

Greek0.2%(3)

Lithuanian0.2%(3)

Canadian0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.5%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.4%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.7 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 14.3 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 married36.2%(198)

Married52.7%(288)

Widowed0.9%(5)

Divorced10.2%(56)

Women 15+

Never married41.1%(315)

Married42.6%(327)

Widowed6.6%(51)

Divorced9.6%(74)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.6%

−2.3 ptssince 2013

from 6.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.1%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 58.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.6%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 27.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.4%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 73.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 37.5% 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)25%(15)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.7%(13)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30%(18)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 60 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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