Oak Harbor, OH

Census Place

2024 Population

2,314

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.4

1.32% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.68%

25.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$46,211

1.55% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Oak Harbor, OH is home to a population of 2.31k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.475% of Oak Harbor, OH residents were born outside of the country (11 people).

In 2024, there were 11.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.91k people) in Oak Harbor, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 169 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 112 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Oak Harbor, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oak Harbor, OH was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Oak Harbor, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oak Harbor, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.91k ± 326
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
169 ± 111
Other (Hispanic)
112 ± 96

15.9%

Hispanic Population

367 people

15.9% of the people in Oak Harbor, OH are hispanic (367 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oak Harbor, OH 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 Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
66,921 ± 6,333 people
Mexico
46,789 ± 5,300 people
China
32,961 ± 4,451 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,921 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 46,789 and China with 32,961.

Foreign-Born Population

0.475%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

11 people

0.431%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

11 people

As of 2024, 0.475% of Oak Harbor, OH residents (11 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Oak Harbor, OH was 0.431%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
24 ± 37
Gulf War (1990s)
12 ± 23
Vietnam
12 ± 26

Oak Harbor, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Oak Harbor, OH.

Economy

The economy of Oak Harbor, OH employs 1.15k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Oak Harbor, OH were Manufacturing (273 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (231 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (86 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($120,778), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($101,833), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($79,667).

Employment

Occupations

1.15k

2024 Value

± 243

−11.4%

1 Year decline

± 33.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oak Harbor, OH declined at a rate of −11.4%, from 1.3k employees to 1.15k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oak Harbor, OH, are Material Moving Occupations (198 people), Production Occupations (128 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (100 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oak Harbor, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.15k

2024 Value

± 243

−11.4%

1 Year decline

± 33.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oak Harbor, OH declined at a rate of −11.4%, from 1.3k employees to 1.15k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oak Harbor, OH, are Manufacturing (273 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (231 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (86 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oak Harbor, OH, though some of these residents may live in Oak Harbor, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,469

Median earning men ± $21,878

$39,276

Median earning women ± $12,274

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($120,333), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($101,833), and Manufacturing ($36,953).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($54,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,719), and Public Administration ($39,079).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oak Harbor, OH was $142,200 in 2024, which is 0.427 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $134,700 to $142,200, a 5.57% increase. The homeownership rate in Oak Harbor, OH is 71.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oak Harbor, OH have an average commute time of 29 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oak Harbor, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$142,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,932

$860

Median Property Taxes

±$207

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 Oak Harbor, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Oak Harbor, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

71.8%

Homeownership

2024

58.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.8% of the housing units in Oak Harbor, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oak Harbor, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$46,211

Median Household Income

± $12,075

1.2k

Number of Households

± 237

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.2k households in Oak Harbor, OH declined from $46,211 from the previous year's value of $46,939.

The following chart displays the households in Oak Harbor, OH 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 $35k - $40k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oak Harbor, OH is from Ohio.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2024, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.7%)
Worked At Home (11.3%)
Carpooled (5.43%)

In 2024, 80.7% of workers in Oak Harbor, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.3%) and those who carpooled to work (5.43%).

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

29 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oak Harbor, OH have a longer commute time (29 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.82% of the workforce in Oak Harbor, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Oak Harbor, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.68% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oak Harbor, OH (129 out of 2.27k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oak Harbor, OH is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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

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

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

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