Oakland City, IN

Census Place

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2023 Population

2,635

8.84% 1-year growth

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

38.5

5.64% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

14.9%

2.14% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$48,750

3.77% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$102,000

10.4% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,155

1.32% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Oakland City, IN had a population of 2.64k people with a median age of 38.5 and a median household income of $48,750. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Oakland City, IN grew from 2,421 to 2,635, a 8.84% increase and its median household income grew from $46,981 to $48,750, a 3.77% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Oakland City, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (88%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.23%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.85%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.2%), and Other (Non-Hispanic) (1.1%).

None of the households in Oakland City, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98% of the residents in Oakland City, IN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Oakland City, IN are Oakland City University (273 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Oakland City, IN was $102,000, and the homeownership rate was 59.4%.

Most people in Oakland City, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Oakland City, IN was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Oakland City, IN is home to a population of 2.64k people, from which 98% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.05% of Oakland City, IN residents were born outside of the country (54 people).

In 2023, there were 27.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.32k people) in Oakland City, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 85 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 75 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

98.6%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98% of Oakland City, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Oakland City, IN was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Oakland City, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oakland City, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.32k ± 239
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
85 ± 55.3
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
75 ± 66

4.06%

Hispanic Population

107 people

4.06% of the people in Oakland City, IN are hispanic (107 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Oakland City, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
101,350 ± 7,757 people
India
35,477 ± 4,612 people
China
18,850 ± 3,366 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 101,350 Indiana residents, followed by India with 35,477 and China with 18,850.

Foreign-Born Population

2.05%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

54 people

1.53%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

37 people

As of 2023, 2.05% of Oakland City, IN residents (54 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Oakland City, IN was 1.53%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Oakland City, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
31 ± 32
Korea
29 ± 38
Gulf War (1990s)
22 ± 35

Oakland City, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Oakland City, IN employs 1.16k people. The largest industries in Oakland City, IN are Manufacturing (272 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (137 people), and Retail Trade (133 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($46,250), Construction ($45,893), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($45,500).

Males in Indiana have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,980. The income inequality in Indiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.448, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.16k

2023 Value

± 202

1.32%

1 Year growth

± 24.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Oakland City, IN grew at a rate of 1.32%, from 1.14k employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oakland City, IN, are Production Occupations (175 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (158 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (110 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oakland City, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.16k

2023 Value

± 202

1.32%

1 Year growth

± 24.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Oakland City, IN grew at a rate of 1.32%, from 1.14k employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oakland City, IN, are Manufacturing (272 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (137 people), and Retail Trade (133 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oakland City, IN, though some of these residents may live in Oakland City, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,679), Manufacturing ($47,500), and Construction ($45,893).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($52,578), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($45,389), and Manufacturing ($32,708).

Employment by Industry Sector

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The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Oakland City, IN. Showing the available data for Indiana.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.8%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (39.8%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Indiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Jim Banks

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Indiana

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Indiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Oakland City, IN awarded 273 degrees. The student population of Oakland City, IN in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 446 male students and 434 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Oakland City, IN are White (229 and 86.1%), followed by Black or African American (16 and 6.02%), Hispanic or Latino (9 and 3.38%), and Unknown (6 and 2.26%).

The largest universities in Oakland City, IN by number of degrees awarded are Oakland City University (273 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Oakland City, IN are General Studies (85 and 31.1%), General Business Administration & Management (74 and 27.1%), and General Educational Leadership & Administration (45 and 16.5%).

The median tuition cost in Oakland City, IN for private four year colleges is $26,400.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Oakland City, IN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 55.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 26%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 880 (50.7% men and 49.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 880 students enrolled in Oakland City, IN, 50.7% men and 49.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 588 records, of which 51.5% were women and 48.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
37 degrees awarded
General Studies
16 degrees awarded
Criminal Justice - Safety Studies
10 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Oakland City, IN was General Business Administration & Management with 37 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Oakland City, IN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Oakland City University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

273 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Oakland City University with 273 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 124 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Oakland City, IN, which is 0.832 times less than the 149 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 229 degrees mean that there were 14.3 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 16 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($26,400) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,523) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.799% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.781% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.75M), Some college (1.13M), and Bachelors Degree (879k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oakland City, IN was $102,000 in 2023, which is 0.336 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $92,400 to $102,000, a 10.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Oakland City, IN is 59.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Oakland City, IN have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oakland City, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$102,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$14,051

$557

Median Property Taxes

±$116

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Oakland City, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Oakland City, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

59.4%

Homeownership

2023

53.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 59.4% of the housing units in Oakland City, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oakland City, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 503

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Oakland City, IN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$48,750

Median Household Income

± $4,120

937

Number of Households

± 156

In 2023, the median household income of the 937 households in Oakland City, IN grew to $48,750 from the previous year's value of $46,981.

The following chart displays the households in Oakland City, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oakland City, IN is from Indiana.

0.448

2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.449

2021 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.283% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (72.4%)
Carpooled (12.6%)
Walked (9.95%)

In 2023, 72.4% of workers in Oakland City, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.6%) and those who walked to work (9.95%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oakland City, IN have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.64% of the workforce in Oakland City, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Oakland City, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Oakland City, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oakland City, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oakland City, IN (355 out of 2.38k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 12 - 14, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oakland City, IN is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.9% of the population of Oakland City, IN has health coverage, with 34% on employee plans, 29.7% on Medicaid, 12.1% on Medicare, 19.6% on non-group plans, and 0.548% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Gibson County, IN see 3075 patients per year on average, which represents a 9.63% increase from the previous year (2805 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1733 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2744 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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3,075 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Gibson County, IN

Primary care physicians in Gibson County, IN see an average of 3,075 patients per year. This represents a 9.63% increase from the previous year (2,805 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Gibson County, IN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.4% under 18 years, 25.1% between 18 and 34 years, 34.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.8% were men and 48.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.11%

Uninsured

34%

Employer Coverage

29.7%

Medicaid

12.1%

Medicare

19.6%

Non-Group

0.548%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Oakland City, IN declined by 36.1% from 6.44% to 4.11%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Oakland City, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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