Oil City, PA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

50,096

0.751% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

47.6

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

12.8%

4.13% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$61,626

3.96% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$114,500

5.53% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

21,496

1.09% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Oil City, PA had a population of 50.1k people with a median age of 47.6 and a median household income of $61,626. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Oil City, PA declined from 50,475 to 50,096, a −0.751% decrease and its median household income grew from $59,278 to $61,626, a 3.96% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Oil City, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (94%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.06%), Other (Non-Hispanic) (0.681%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.419%).

None of the households in Oil City, PA 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.

99.6% of the residents in Oil City, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Oil City, PA are Venango County Area Vocational Technical School (27 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Oil City, PA was $114,500, and the homeownership rate was 75.6%.

Most people in Oil City, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Oil City, PA was 2 cars per household.

Oil City, PA borders Meadville, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, Warren, PA, and Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA.

United States Pennsylvania

Population & Diversity

Oil City, PA is home to a population of 50.1k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.83% of Oil City, PA residents were born outside of the country (416 people).

In 2023, there were 34.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (47.1k people) in Oil City, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.35k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 532 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

99.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.6% of Oil City, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Oil City, PA was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oil City, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
47.1k ± 289
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.35k ± 294
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
532 ± 143

1.17%

Hispanic Population

587 people

1.17% of the people in Oil City, PA are hispanic (587 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Oil City, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

India
99,082 ± 7,698 people
Dominican Republic
90,229 ± 7,349 people
China
69,880 ± 6,473 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,082 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 90,229 and China with 69,880.

Foreign-Born Population

0.83%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

416 people

0.779%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

393 people

As of 2023, 0.83% of Oil City, PA residents (416 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Oil City, PA was 0.779%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,464 ± 134
Gulf War (1990s)
660 ± 118
Gulf War (2001-)
585 ± 122

Oil City, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.22 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Oil City, PA employs 21.5k people. The largest industries in Oil City, PA are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,811 people), Manufacturing (3,493 people), and Retail Trade (2,691 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($72,778), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($65,703), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($58,125).

Males in Pennsylvania have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $62,610. The income inequality in Pennsylvania (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

21.5k

2023 Value

± 800

−1.09%

1 Year decline

± 5.32%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Oil City, PA declined at a rate of −1.09%, from 21.7k employees to 21.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oil City, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,422 people), Production Occupations (2,154 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,809 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oil City, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

21.5k

2023 Value

± 800

−1.09%

1 Year decline

± 5.32%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Oil City, PA declined at a rate of −1.09%, from 21.7k employees to 21.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oil City, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,811 people), Manufacturing (3,493 people), and Retail Trade (2,691 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oil City, PA, though some of these residents may live in Oil City, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,609

Median earning men ± $1,763

$34,208

Median earning women ± $1,290

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,483), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($65,286), and Public Administration ($60,972).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($61,019), Public Administration ($51,364), and Information ($40,972).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% 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 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

126
Other Services (except Public Administration)
67
Retail Trade
66
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$166k
Manufacturing
$152k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$64.6k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Oil City, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.7%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.491%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Dave McCormick

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Oil City, PA awarded 27 degrees. The student population of Oil City, PA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 10 male students and 47 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Oil City, PA are White (26 and 96.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (1 and 3.7%), Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%), and Unknown (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Oil City, PA by number of degrees awarded are Venango County Area Vocational Technical School (27 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Oil City, PA are Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (27 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2023 in Oil City, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 60.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 68.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 57 (17.5% men and 82.5% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 57 students enrolled in Oil City, PA, 17.5% men and 82.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 57 records, of which 82.5% were women and 17.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training

Most Common

27 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Oil City, PA was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 27 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Oil City, PA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Venango County Area Vocational Technical School

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

27 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Venango County Area Vocational Technical School with 27 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 1 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Oil City, PA, which is 0.0385 times less than the 26 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 26 degrees mean that there were 26 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.733% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.743% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (3.5M), Bachelors Degree (1.98M), and Some college (1.83M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oil City, PA was $114,500 in 2023, which is 0.377 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $108,500 to $114,500, a 5.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Oil City, PA is 75.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Oil City, PA have an average commute time of 24.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oil City, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Oil City, PA is $61,626. In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Oil City, PA was Chester County, PA with a value of $123,041, followed by Bucks County, PA and Montgomery County, PA, with respective values of $111,951 and $111,521.

Housing

Property

$114,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$3,797

$16,144

Median Property Taxes

±$594

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 Oil City, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

75.6%

Homeownership

2023

65.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 75.6% of the housing units in Oil City, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oil City, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Oil City, PA was Chester County, PA with a value of $123,041, followed by Bucks County, PA and Montgomery County, PA, with respective values of $111,951 and $111,521.

The following map shows all of the counties in Oil City, PA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$61,626

Median Household Income

± $2,362

21.3k

Number of Households

± 779

In 2023, the median household income of the 21.3k households in Oil City, PA grew to $61,626 from the previous year's value of $59,278.

The following chart displays the households in Oil City, PA 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 Oil City, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2022, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.123% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (78.3%)
Carpooled (9.87%)
Worked At Home (8.54%)

In 2023, 78.3% of workers in Oil City, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.87%) and those who worked at home (8.54%).

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

24.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oil City, PA have a shorter commute time (24.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.54% of the workforce in Oil City, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oil City, PA (6.29k out of 49.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oil City, PA is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.6% of the population of Oil City, PA has health coverage, with 41.9% on employee plans, 20.6% on Medicaid, 18.4% on Medicare, 12.8% on non-group plans, and 1.84% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see 1216 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.491% decrease from the previous year (1222 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1410 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 397 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,216 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pennsylvania

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see an average of 1,216 patients per year. This represents a 0.491% decrease from the previous year (1,222 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Pennsylvania in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20% under 18 years, 15.9% between 18 and 34 years, 40.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.41%

Uninsured

41.9%

Employer Coverage

20.6%

Medicaid

18.4%

Medicare

12.8%

Non-Group

1.84%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Oil City, PA declined by 10.8% from 4.94% to 4.41%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Oil City, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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