Oildale vs Wasco

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

Oildale and Wasco 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 26,222 in Wasco). Wasco has the higher median household income ($55,521 vs $49,622 in Oildale). Wasco has the higher median home value ($251,900 vs $225,000 in Oildale).

Population, income & housing

	Oildale	Wasco
Population	34,971	26,222
Median age	34.9 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,622	$55,521
Median home value	$225,000	$251,900
Median gross rent	$1,220	$991
Housing units	13,882	6,455
Homeownership rate	40.5%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oildale	Wasco
Population	34,763 → 34,971 (+0.6%)	27,193 → 26,222 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$38,099 → $49,622 (+30.2%)	$39,250 → $55,521 (+41.5%)
Median home value	$160,300 → $225,000 (+40.4%)	$168,500 → $251,900 (+49.5%)
Median gross rent	$978 → $1,220 (+24.7%)	$756 → $991 (+31.1%)

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

Wasco

Population

27,19326,222

Median household income

$39,250$55,521

Median home value

$168,500$251,900

Median gross rent

$756$991

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oildale	Wasco
Under 5	5.8%	7.7%
5 to 17	20.6%	20.6%
18 to 24	9.6%	10.3%
25 to 34	14.2%	21.6%
35 to 44	14.4%	15.1%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.7%
55 to 64	12.9%	7.6%
65 to 74	8.2%	4.1%
75 and over	4.1%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oildale	Wasco
White (non-Hispanic)	59.5%	7.1%
Black or African American	1.9%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.4%
Asian	1.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.3%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	31.0%	87.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oildale	Wasco
No high school diploma	17.8%	37.7%
High school graduate	32.3%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oildale	Wasco
Drove alone	79.2%	78.1%
Carpooled	13.1%	17.7%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	1.9%
Other means	1.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oildale	Wasco
1-unit, detached	63.9%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	18.7%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	2.7%
20 or more units	2.5%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Oildale	Wasco
Poverty rate	26.9%	19.2%
Average household size	2.71	3.71
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1968	1978