Oakville, CT

Census Place

2024 Population

9,276

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

0.217% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

2.37%

5.63% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$95,515

6.92% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Oakville, CT is home to a population of 9.28k people, from which 95.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 10.2% of Oakville, CT residents were born outside of the country (944 people).

In 2024, there were 10.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.49k people) in Oakville, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 742 White (Hispanic) and 330 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.8%

2024 Citizenship

96.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.8% of Oakville, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oakville, CT was 96.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oakville, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.49k ± 890
White (Hispanic)
742 ± 767
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
330 ± 240

14.3%

Hispanic Population

1.33k people

14.3% of the people in Oakville, CT are hispanic (1.33k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oakville, CT 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 Connecticut.

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
46,306 ± 5,249 people
India
39,834 ± 4,873 people
Dominican Republic
31,156 ± 4,315 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 46,306 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 39,834 and Dominican Republic with 31,156.

Foreign-Born Population

10.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

944 people

11.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.03k people

As of 2024, 10.2% of Oakville, CT residents (944 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 Oakville, CT was 11.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
125 ± 77
Gulf War (1990s)
115 ± 111
Gulf War (2001-)
55 ± 68

Oakville, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.09 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Oakville, CT.

Economy

The economy of Oakville, CT employs 5.64k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Oakville, CT were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,013 people), Retail Trade (789 people), and Manufacturing (783 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($89,605), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($83,646), and Public Administration ($83,458).

Employment

Occupations

5.64k

2024 Value

± 695

2.82%

1 Year growth

± 16.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oakville, CT grew at a rate of 2.82%, from 5.49k employees to 5.64k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oakville, CT, are Management Occupations (731 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (539 people), and Production Occupations (444 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oakville, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Connecticut (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

5.64k

2024 Value

± 695

2.82%

1 Year growth

± 16.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oakville, CT grew at a rate of 2.82%, from 5.49k employees to 5.64k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oakville, CT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,013 people), Retail Trade (789 people), and Manufacturing (783 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oakville, CT, though some of these residents may live in Oakville, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,714

Median earning men ± $7,783

$52,639

Median earning women ± $6,671

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($83,833), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($81,786), and Wholesale Trade ($80,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($77,717), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,667), and Public Administration ($66,176).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oakville, CT was $280,500 in 2024, which is 0.843 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $253,500 to $280,500, a 10.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Oakville, CT is 75.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oakville, CT have an average commute time of 23.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oakville, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$280,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,095

$2,933

Median Property Taxes

±$414

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 Oakville, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

75.4%

Homeownership

2024

71%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.4% of the housing units in Oakville, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oakville, CT 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.

$95,515

Median Household Income

± $6,171

3.89k

Number of Households

± 539

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.89k households in Oakville, CT grew to $95,515 from the previous year's value of $89,330.

The following chart displays the households in Oakville, CT 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 Oakville, CT is from Connecticut.

0.495

2024 Wage GINI in Connecticut

0.498

2023 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2024, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.618% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (84.3%)
Carpooled (6.63%)
Worked At Home (5.07%)

In 2024, 84.3% of workers in Oakville, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.63%) and those who worked at home (5.07%).

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

23.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oakville, CT have a shorter commute time (23.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.6% of the workforce in Oakville, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.37% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oakville, CT (218 out of 9.19k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oakville, CT is White, followed by Other 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.

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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