Oakfield, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,659
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
38.3
0.525% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14.1%
3.38% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$69,500
5.57% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$150,800
14.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
707
12% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Oakfield, NY 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.

99% of the residents in Oakfield, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Oakfield, NY was $150,800, and the homeownership rate was 68.4%.

Most people in Oakfield, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Oakfield, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Oakfield, NY is home to a population of 1.66k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.02% of Oakfield, NY residents were born outside of the country (17 people).

In 2024, there were 14.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.3k people) in Oakfield, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 91 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 75 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%
2024 Citizenship
98.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of Oakfield, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oakfield, NY was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oakfield, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.3k ± 233
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    91 ± 62
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    75 ± 117
11.9%
Hispanic Population
197 people

In 2024, there were 14.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.3k people) in Oakfield, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 91 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 75 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11.9% of the people in Oakfield, NY are hispanic (197 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oakfield, NY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.02%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
17 people
1.31%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
22 people

As of 2024, 1.02% of Oakfield, NY residents (17 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 Oakfield, NY was 1.31%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    18 ± 24
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    15 ± 24
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    13 ± 18

Oakfield, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Oakfield, NY employs 707 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Oakfield, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (145 people), Manufacturing (111 people), and Retail Trade (72 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($80,417), Health Care & Social Assistance ($72,713), and Construction ($61,771).

Employment

Occupations

707
2024 Value
± 118
−12%
1 Year decline
± 28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oakfield, NY declined at a rate of −12%, from 803 employees to 707 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oakfield, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (100 people), Production Occupations (72 people), and Management Occupations (67 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oakfield, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

707
2024 Value
± 118
−12%
1 Year decline
± 28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oakfield, NY declined at a rate of −12%, from 803 employees to 707 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oakfield, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (145 people), Manufacturing (111 people), and Retail Trade (72 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oakfield, NY, though some of these residents may live in Oakfield, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$59,310
Median earning men ± $4,292
$37,697
Median earning women ± $8,928

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($81,406), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,795), and Construction ($62,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,000), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,250), and Public Administration ($51,667).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.
Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Oakfield, NY was $150,800 in 2024, which is 0.453 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $131,200 to $150,800, a 14.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Oakfield, NY is 68.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oakfield, NY have an average commute time of 27.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oakfield, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$150,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$20,625
$401
Median Property Taxes
±$84

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 Oakfield, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

68.4%
Homeownership
2024
61.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 68.4% of the housing units in Oakfield, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$69,500
Median Household Income
± $12,861
586
Number of Households
± 98

In 2024, the median household income of the 586 households in Oakfield, NY grew to $69,500 from the previous year's value of $65,833.

The following chart displays the households in Oakfield, NY 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 $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oakfield, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.7%)
  2. Carpooled (9.96%)
  3. Worked At Home (9.81%)

In 2024, 76.7% of workers in Oakfield, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.96%) and those who worked at home (9.81%).

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.

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Commute Time

27.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oakfield, NY have a longer commute time (27.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.46% of the workforce in Oakfield, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oakfield, NY (229 out of 1.63k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oakfield, NY 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.

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Health

95.4% of the population of Oakfield, NY has health coverage, with 48.2% on employee plans, 23.5% on Medicaid, 8.56% on Medicare, 14.8% on non-group plans, and 0.301% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 40.4% were men and 59.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.7% under 18 years, 17.5% between 18 and 34 years, 39.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 40.4% were men and 59.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.64%
Uninsured
48.2%
Employer Coverage
23.5%
Medicaid
8.56%
Medicare
14.8%
Non-Group
0.301%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Oakfield, NY grew by 22.1% from 3.8% to 4.64%.

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