CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Oakmont

Pennsylvania · 6,961 residents · 1.58 sq mi

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Oakmont is home to 6,961 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 39.8, about 7 years above the US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 33% of adults have a four-year degree. Owners hold 56% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.4% of residents. The typical home is worth $70,900.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

33% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,961

+1%vs 2000

vs 6,911 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.8

−11%vs 2000

vs 44.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.58 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(401)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.2%(362)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.2%(289)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.4%(306)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(316)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(1,120)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(1,123)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(559)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(717)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.9%(828)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.6%(670)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.9%(270)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,539

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,957 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,018

−33%vs 2000

vs $26,716 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.4%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$70,900

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $112,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$446

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $579 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.2%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.8% in 2000

43.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(6,732)

Black0.9%(59)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(43)

Asian0.5%(34)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(6,909)

Black0.5%(38)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(6)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0.1%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.5%(34)

Dominican0.5%(32)

Spaniard0.4%(28)

Central American0.3%(21)

Guatemalan0.3%(21)

Cuban0.3%(20)

South American0.1%(6)

Venezuelan0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Japanese0.1%(7)

Asian Indian0.1%(4)

Ancestry

German26.1%(1,750)

Italian22.3%(1,497)

Irish21.7%(1,456)

English13.4%(897)

Polish6.6%(445)

Scottish3.5%(232)

American3.4%(226)

Greek2.3%(152)

Slovak1.7%(113)

French1.3%(88)

Arab1.3%(86)

French Canadian1.3%(86)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1.2%(83)

Hungarian1.2%(82)

Ukrainian1.1%(77)

Austrian0.9%(63)

Russian0.9%(62)

Serbian0.9%(60)

Welsh0.8%(52)

Croatian0.7%(48)

Norwegian0.6%(41)

Dutch0.5%(33)

Swiss0.5%(33)

West Indian0.5%(32)

Jamaican0.5%(32)

Lithuanian0.4%(29)

Egyptian0.4%(28)

Lebanese0.3%(23)

Moroccan0.3%(20)

Armenian0.3%(20)

Romanian0.3%(19)

Slovene0.3%(19)

Belgian0.2%(12)

British0.1%(8)

Swedish0.1%(8)

Jordanian0.1%(4)

Syrian0.1%(4)

Czech0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

32.6%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.0%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

13.9%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.9 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 17.7 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 married26.1%(662)

Married58.4%(1,484)

Widowed2.2%(55)

Divorced13.3%(338)

Women 15+

Never married26.8%(798)

Married49.4%(1,470)

Widowed9.3%(276)

Divorced14.5%(431)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.5%

−4.4 ptssince 2013

from 5.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

69.6%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 68.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.0%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

8.8%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.8%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 83.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.5%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 31.2% 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)15.2%(59)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.3%(63)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37%(143)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.9%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 387 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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