Oilton, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

101

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

61.9

5.81% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

24.8%

48.5% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$39,250

0.479% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$75,000

Population & Diversity

Oilton, TX is home to a population of 101 people, from which 95% are citizens.

As of 2024, 23.8% of Oilton, TX residents were born outside of the country (24 people).

In 2024, there were 12.9 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (90 people) in Oilton, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7 White (Hispanic) and 4 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95%

2024 Citizenship

95.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95% of Oilton, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oilton, TX was 95.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oilton, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
90 ± 72
White (Hispanic)
7 ± 10
White (Non-Hispanic)
4 ± 6

96%

Hispanic Population

97 people

96% of the people in Oilton, TX are hispanic (97 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oilton, TX 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 Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

23.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

24 people

21.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

23 people

As of 2024, 23.8% of Oilton, TX residents (24 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 Oilton, TX was 21.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Housing & Living

People in Oilton, TX have an average commute time of 48.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oilton, TX is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$75,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$54,390

$55

Median Property Taxes

±$52

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 Oilton, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$39,250

Median Household Income

± $36,776

Number of Households

± 54

In 2023, the median household income of the 55 households in Oilton, TX grew to $39,250 from the previous year's value of $39,063.

The following chart displays the households in Oilton, TX 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 $10k - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oilton, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (58.8%)
Other (17.6%)
Worked At Home (17.6%)

In 2024, 58.8% of workers in Oilton, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (17.6%) and those who worked at home (17.6%).

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

48.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oilton, TX have a longer commute time (48.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Oilton, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Oilton, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oilton, TX have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oilton, TX (25 out of 101 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 Males 65 - 74, followed by Males 75+ and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oilton, TX is Two Or More, followed by Hispanic and White.

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.

Keep Exploring