Oroville, WA

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,605
US Senator
Patty Murray
Democratic Party
US Senator
Maria Cantwell
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
49.3
9.8% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
26.9%
8.16% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$39,755
11.8% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$175,200
0.057% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
709
17.2% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Oroville, WA 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.

89.3% of the residents in Oroville, WA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Oroville, WA was $175,200, and the homeownership rate was 62.2%.

Most people in Oroville, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 10.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Oroville, WA was 3 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Oroville, WA is home to a population of 1.61k people, from which 89.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 22.6% of Oroville, WA residents were born outside of the country (362 people).

In 2024, there were 4.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (902 people) in Oroville, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 222 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 166 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

89.3%
2024 Citizenship
89.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.3% of Oroville, WA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oroville, WA was 89.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oroville, WA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    902 ± 234
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    222 ± 125
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    166 ± 89
24%
Hispanic Population
386 people

In 2024, there were 4.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (902 people) in Oroville, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 222 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 166 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

24% of the people in Oroville, WA are hispanic (386 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oroville, WA 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 Washington.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    248,556 ± 12,042 people
  2. India
    107,324 ± 7,987 people
  3. China
    89,838 ± 7,316 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 248,556 Washington residents, followed by India with 107,324 and China with 89,838.

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Foreign-Born Population

22.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
362 people
18.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
318 people

As of 2024, 22.6% of Oroville, WA residents (362 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 Oroville, WA was 18.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    36 ± 36
  2. Vietnam
    27 ± 34
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    4 ± 14

Oroville, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.33 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Oroville, WA employs 709 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Oroville, WA were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (118 people), Construction (103 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (102 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($112,656), Accommodation & Food Services ($95,139), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($43,719).

Occupations

709
2024 Value
± 153
17.2%
1 Year growth
± 26.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oroville, WA grew at a rate of 17.2%, from 605 employees to 709 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oroville, WA, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (105 people), Management Occupations (83 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (74 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oroville, WA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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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Employment by Industries

709
2024 Value
± 153
17.2%
1 Year growth
± 26.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oroville, WA grew at a rate of 17.2%, from 605 employees to 709 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oroville, WA, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (118 people), Construction (103 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (102 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oroville, WA, though some of these residents may live in Oroville, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$34,044
Median earning men ± $7,724
$30,417
Median earning women ± $11,568

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($113,125), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,962), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($95,139), Manufacturing ($34,722), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,625).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.62%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% 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 10.3%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Washington

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.
Patty Murray
Senator from Washington3
Assumed office on January 3, 1993
Maria Cantwell
Senator from Washington1
Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

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 Washington over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Oroville, WA was $175,200 in 2024, which is 0.527 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $175,300 to $175,200, a 0.057% decrease. The homeownership rate in Oroville, WA is 62.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oroville, WA have an average commute time of 10.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oroville, WA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Property

$175,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$20,421
$507
Median Property Taxes
±$134

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 Oroville, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

62.2%
Homeownership
2024
75.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 62.2% of the housing units in Oroville, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.3%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$39,755
Median Household Income
± $5,797
815
Number of Households
± 162

In 2024, the median household income of the 815 households in Oroville, WA grew to $39,755 from the previous year's value of $35,560.

The following chart displays the households in Oroville, WA 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oroville, WA is from Washington.
0.468
2023 Wage GINI in Washington
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2023, the income inequality in Washington was 0.468 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.276% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (61.6%)
  2. Carpooled (16%)
  3. Worked At Home (10.7%)

In 2024, 61.6% of workers in Oroville, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16%) and those who worked at home (10.7%).

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

10.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oroville, WA have a shorter commute time (10.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Oroville, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Oroville, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oroville, WA have 3 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

26.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oroville, WA (431 out of 1.61k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oroville, WA is White, followed by Two Or More 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

83.5% of the population of Oroville, WA has health coverage, with 21.8% on employee plans, 30.4% on Medicaid, 20.1% on Medicare, 9.03% on non-group plans, and 2.12% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Washington see 1,202 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,202 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 186 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.8% were men and 45.2% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 14.4% under 18 years, 25.5% between 18 and 34 years, 36% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.8% were men and 45.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

16.5%
Uninsured
21.8%
Employer Coverage
30.4%
Medicaid
20.1%
Medicare
9.03%
Non-Group
2.12%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Oroville, WA grew by 19% from 13.9% to 16.5%.

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