East Niles vs Oildale

A side-by-side comparison of East Niles and Oildale: population, income, housing, and more.

East Niles and Oildale are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oildale has the higher population (34,971 vs 28,586 in East Niles). East Niles has the higher median household income ($51,250 vs $49,622 in Oildale). East Niles has the higher median home value ($228,100 vs $225,000 in Oildale).

Population, income & housing

	East Niles	Oildale
Population	28,586	34,971
Median age	30.3 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$49,622
Median home value	$228,100	$225,000
Median gross rent	$1,219	$1,220
Housing units	8,410	13,882
Homeownership rate	59.7%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	11.5%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Niles	Oildale
Population	29,885 → 28,586 (-4.3%)	34,763 → 34,971 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$41,162 → $51,250 (+24.5%)	$38,099 → $49,622 (+30.2%)
Median home value	$155,600 → $228,100 (+46.6%)	$160,300 → $225,000 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,003 → $1,219 (+21.5%)	$978 → $1,220 (+24.7%)

East Niles

Population

29,88528,586

Median household income

$41,162$51,250

Median home value

$155,600$228,100

Median gross rent

$1,003$1,219

Oildale

Population

34,76334,971

Median household income

$38,099$49,622

Median home value

$160,300$225,000

Median gross rent

$978$1,220

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Niles	Oildale
Under 5	5.8%	5.8%
5 to 17	25.3%	20.6%
18 to 24	12.7%	9.6%
25 to 34	11.4%	14.2%
35 to 44	13.7%	14.4%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.2%
55 to 64	10.1%	12.9%
65 to 74	4.9%	8.2%
75 and over	4.5%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Niles	Oildale
White (non-Hispanic)	10.9%	59.5%
Black or African American	4.2%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	0.9%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.2%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	82.1%	31.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Niles	Oildale
No high school diploma	37.0%	17.8%
High school graduate	34.2%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Niles	Oildale
Drove alone	84.5%	79.2%
Carpooled	9.7%	13.1%
Public transit	0.8%	1.0%
Walked	0.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	4.3%
Other means	1.8%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Niles	Oildale
1-unit, detached	70.7%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	18.7%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	3.9%
20 or more units	3.7%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	East Niles	Oildale
Poverty rate	29.4%	26.9%
Average household size	3.57	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1974	1968