Oakbrook, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

10,211

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.4

0.93% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

2.5%

14% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$94,652

5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$260,700

3.91% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Oakbrook, KY is home to a population of 10.2k people, from which 97.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.14% of Oakbrook, KY residents were born outside of the country (729 people).

In 2024, there were 7.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.92k people) in Oakbrook, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.04k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 373 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%

2024 Citizenship

97.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.3% of Oakbrook, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oakbrook, KY was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oakbrook, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.92k ± 782
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.04k ± 537
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
373 ± 259

5.03%

Hispanic Population

514 people

5.03% of the people in Oakbrook, KY are hispanic (514 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oakbrook, KY 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 Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

7.14%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

729 people

6.87%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

650 people

As of 2024, 7.14% of Oakbrook, KY residents (729 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 Oakbrook, KY was 6.87%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
164 ± 88
Gulf War (1990s)
109 ± 86
Gulf War (2001-)
87 ± 67

Oakbrook, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Oakbrook, KY.

Economy

The economy of Oakbrook, KY employs 5.96k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Oakbrook, KY were Retail Trade (977 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (804 people), and Manufacturing (721 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($135,250), Construction ($66,290), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,167).

Employment

Occupations

5.96k

2024 Value

± 640

7.5%

1 Year growth

± 14.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oakbrook, KY grew at a rate of 7.5%, from 5.55k employees to 5.96k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oakbrook, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (974 people), Management Occupations (665 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (639 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oakbrook, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (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

5.96k

2024 Value

± 640

7.5%

1 Year growth

± 14.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oakbrook, KY grew at a rate of 7.5%, from 5.55k employees to 5.96k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oakbrook, KY, are Retail Trade (977 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (804 people), and Manufacturing (721 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oakbrook, KY, though some of these residents may live in Oakbrook, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,305

Median earning men ± $12,273

$41,885

Median earning women ± $5,081

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($89,135), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,361), and Construction ($66,944).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,765), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,423).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oakbrook, KY was $260,700 in 2024, which is 0.784 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $250,900 to $260,700, a 3.91% increase. The homeownership rate in Oakbrook, KY is 87.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oakbrook, KY have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oakbrook, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$260,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,555

$3,659

Median Property Taxes

±$455

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 Oakbrook, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

87.2%

Homeownership

2024

65.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 87.2% of the housing units in Oakbrook, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 85.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oakbrook, KY 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.

$94,652

Median Household Income

± $8,670

4.2k

Number of Households

± 538

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.2k households in Oakbrook, KY grew to $94,652 from the previous year's value of $90,147.

The following chart displays the households in Oakbrook, KY 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 Oakbrook, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.6%)
Worked At Home (13.8%)
Carpooled (5.49%)

In 2024, 78.6% of workers in Oakbrook, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.8%) and those who carpooled to work (5.49%).

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

27.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oakbrook, KY have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.86% of the workforce in Oakbrook, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oakbrook, KY (251 out of 10k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oakbrook, KY 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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