Oildale

Population: 34,971
Median household income: $49,622
Median home value: $225,000

Oildale, a community in Kern County, California, has 34,971 residents. Its median household income of $49,622 runs below the Kern County figure of $67,660.

Between 2019 and 2023, Oildale's population held roughly steady from 34,763 to 34,971, while its median home value rose 40.4% from $160,300 to $225,000.

12.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 40.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,971
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $49,622
Median home value: $225,000
Median gross rent: $1,220
Housing units: 13,882
Homeownership rate: 40.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,76334,971

Median household income

$38,099$49,622

Median home value

$160,300$225,000

Median gross rent

$978$1,220

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,763	$38,099	$160,300	$978
2020	35,520	$40,773	$162,400	$995
2021	34,350	$42,073	$165,000	$1,035
2022	34,796	$45,976	$199,000	$1,145
2023	34,971	$49,622	$225,000	$1,220

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,030	5.8%
5 to 17	7,216	20.6%
18 to 24	3,365	9.6%
25 to 34	4,955	14.2%
35 to 44	5,022	14.4%
45 to 54	3,551	10.2%
55 to 64	4,528	12.9%
65 to 74	2,879	8.2%
75 and over	1,425	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,815	59.5%
Black or African American	667	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	180	0.5%
Asian	479	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	104	0.3%
Some other race	362	1.0%
Two or more races	1,509	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,855	31.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.8%

High school graduate32.3%

Some college or associate's37.6%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,989	17.8%
High school graduate	7,220	32.3%
Some college or associate's	8,408	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,015	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	728	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,188	79.2%
Carpooled	1,686	13.1%
Public transit	135	1.0%
Walked	129	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	552	4.3%
Other means	177	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,648	29.6%
15 to 29 min	5,667	46.0%
30 to 44 min	1,861	15.1%
45 to 59 min	183	1.5%
60+ min	956	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 26.9% (9,366 of 34,756)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,933	61.7%
Nonfamily households	4,921	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,854	92.6%
Vacant	1,028	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,200	40.5%
Renter-occupied	7,654	59.5%

1-unit, detached63.9%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units18.7%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,875	63.9%
1-unit, attached	351	2.5%
2 to 4 units	2,602	18.7%
5 to 19 units	541	3.9%
20 or more units	341	2.5%
Mobile home & other	1,172	8.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0653448
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.91 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.4293, -119.0306