Oakvale is home to 254 people in West Virginia. This skews young, with a median age of 11.9. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 112 people. Owners hold 42% of the housing stock. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Younger
median age 11.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Renter-heavy
42% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Oakvale
What changed most since 1990
Median age34.4 → 11.9(−22.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants79.3% → 42.2%(−37.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate48.3% → 10.3%(−37.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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
Over time
Oakvale, decade by decade
Oakvale 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
143
$32,252
$49,921
0.0%
0.0
2000
142
$40,987
$46,270
3.0%
5.2
2010
121
$35,707
$58,118
0.0%
0.0
2020
133
$25,882
–
1.5%
18.0
2024
254
–
–
24.0%
15.1
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.
