Oak Park, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

13,757

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

3.86% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.2%

28.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$163,085

1.62% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$1.04M

Population & Diversity

Oak Park, CA is home to a population of 13.8k people, from which 90.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 23.9% of Oak Park, CA residents were born outside of the country (3.29k people).

In 2024, there were 3.96 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.51k people) in Oak Park, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.4k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 603 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.4%

2024 Citizenship

91.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.4% of Oak Park, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oak Park, CA was 91.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oak Park, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.51k ± 1.21k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
2.4k ± 444
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
603 ± 255

7.91%

Hispanic Population

1.09k people

7.91% of the people in Oak Park, CA are hispanic (1.09k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oak Park, CA 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 California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

23.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.29k people

22.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.08k people

As of 2024, 23.9% of Oak Park, CA residents (3.29k 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 Park, CA was 22.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
130 ± 166
Vietnam
66 ± 62
Gulf War (1990s)
20 ± 35

Oak Park, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.97 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Oak Park, CA.

Economy

The economy of Oak Park, CA employs 6.64k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Oak Park, CA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,460 people), Retail Trade (682 people), and Educational Services (646 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($250,001), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($230,021), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($156,016).

Employment

Occupations

6.64k

2024 Value

± 676

1.22%

1 Year growth

± 13.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oak Park, CA grew at a rate of 1.22%, from 6.56k employees to 6.64k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oak Park, CA, are Management Occupations (1,181 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,039 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (590 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oak Park, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (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

6.64k

2024 Value

± 676

1.22%

1 Year growth

± 13.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oak Park, CA grew at a rate of 1.22%, from 6.56k employees to 6.64k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oak Park, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,460 people), Retail Trade (682 people), and Educational Services (646 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oak Park, CA, though some of these residents may live in Oak Park, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$116,321

Median earning men ± $19,560

$74,705

Median earning women ± $7,229

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($230,339), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($167,625), and Construction ($150,694).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($155,278), Information ($150,972), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,917).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oak Park, CA was $1.04M in 2024, which is 3.12 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.02M to $1.04M, a 1.95% increase. The homeownership rate in Oak Park, CA is 71.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oak Park, CA have an average commute time of 31.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oak Park, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.04M

Median Property Value 2024

±$56,514

$3,665

Median Property Taxes

±$420

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 Park, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

71.9%

Homeownership

2024

71.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.9% of the housing units in Oak Park, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oak Park, CA 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.

$163,085

Median Household Income

± $8,800

5.1k

Number of Households

± 529

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.1k households in Oak Park, CA grew to $163,085 from the previous year's value of $160,484.

The following chart displays the households in Oak Park, CA 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oak Park, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (61.7%)
Worked At Home (30.6%)
Carpooled (4.58%)

In 2024, 61.7% of workers in Oak Park, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (30.6%) and those who carpooled to work (4.58%).

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

31.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oak Park, CA have a longer commute time (31.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.86% of the workforce in Oak Park, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oak Park, CA (574 out of 13.7k 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 75+, followed by Males 16 - 17 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oak Park, CA is White, followed by Asian 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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