Oak View, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

6,141

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

45.9

0.438% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.31%

14.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$110,440

0.532% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$819,100

Population & Diversity

Oak View, CA is home to a population of 6.14k people, from which 95.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 12.1% of Oak View, CA residents were born outside of the country (741 people).

In 2024, there were 4.68 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.65k people) in Oak View, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 779 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 697 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.8%

2024 Citizenship

97.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.8% of Oak View, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oak View, CA was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oak View, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.65k ± 701
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
779 ± 323
White (Hispanic)
697 ± 350

36.8%

Hispanic Population

2.26k people

36.8% of the people in Oak View, CA are hispanic (2.26k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oak View, 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

12.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

741 people

8.76%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

524 people

As of 2024, 12.1% of Oak View, CA residents (741 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 View, CA was 8.76%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
183 ± 78
Gulf War (2001-)
37 ± 41
Korea
33 ± 47

Oak View, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.95 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Oak View, CA employs 2.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Oak View, CA were Retail Trade (405 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (351 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (303 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($112,546), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($98,594), and Wholesale Trade ($90,655).

Employment

Occupations

2.9k

2024 Value

± 392

1 Year growth

± 18.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oak View, CA grew at a rate of 7%, from 2.71k employees to 2.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oak View, CA, are Management Occupations (402 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (399 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (280 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oak View, 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

2.9k

2024 Value

± 392

1 Year growth

± 18.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oak View, CA grew at a rate of 7%, from 2.71k employees to 2.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oak View, CA, are Retail Trade (405 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (351 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (303 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oak View, CA, though some of these residents may live in Oak View, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,120

Median earning men ± $17,659

$37,520

Median earning women ± $11,704

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($165,781), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($117,614), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($102,589).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($112,778), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($79,107), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($31,875).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oak View, CA was $819,100 in 2024, which is 2.46 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $709,300 to $819,100, a 15.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Oak View, CA is 80%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oak View, CA have an average commute time of 27 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oak View, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$819,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$43,521

$1,756

Median Property Taxes

±$235

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

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

Rent vs Own

80%

Homeownership

2024

70.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80% of the housing units in Oak View, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oak View, 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.

$110,440

Median Household Income

± $13,006

2.2k

Number of Households

± 304

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.2k households in Oak View, CA grew to $110,440 from the previous year's value of $109,856.

The following chart displays the households in Oak View, 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 View, 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 (70.9%)
Carpooled (11.7%)
Worked At Home (9.87%)

In 2024, 70.9% of workers in Oak View, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who worked at home (9.87%).

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

27 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oak View, CA have a longer commute time (27 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.92% of the workforce in Oak View, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Oak View, 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 View, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oak View, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.31% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oak View, CA (510 out of 6.14k 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oak View, CA 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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