Oakdale vs Patterson

A side-by-side comparison of Oakdale and Patterson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Patterson has the higher population (24,306 vs 23,155 in Oakdale). Patterson has the higher median household income ($93,542 vs $86,478 in Oakdale). Oakdale has the higher median home value ($432,800 vs $427,400 in Patterson).

Population, income & housing

	Oakdale	Patterson
Population	23,155	24,306
Median age	35.1 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$86,478	$93,542
Median home value	$432,800	$427,400
Median gross rent	$1,471	$1,391
Housing units	8,497	6,773
Homeownership rate	63.7%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakdale	Patterson
Population	22,936 → 23,155 (+1.0%)	22,066 → 24,306 (+10.2%)
Median household income	$64,555 → $86,478 (+34.0%)	$69,233 → $93,542 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$310,100 → $432,800 (+39.6%)	$306,900 → $427,400 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,099 → $1,471 (+33.8%)	$1,519 → $1,391 (-8.4%)

Oakdale

Population

22,93623,155

Median household income

$64,555$86,478

Median home value

$310,100$432,800

Median gross rent

$1,099$1,471

Patterson

Population

22,06624,306

Median household income

$69,233$93,542

Median home value

$306,900$427,400

Median gross rent

$1,519$1,391

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oakdale	Patterson
Under 5	6.0%	9.4%
5 to 17	21.0%	22.9%
18 to 24	8.5%	11.0%
25 to 34	14.3%	11.0%
35 to 44	13.4%	17.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.7%	8.3%
65 to 74	6.9%	4.9%
75 and over	5.8%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakdale	Patterson
White (non-Hispanic)	57.7%	16.4%
Black or African American	1.0%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.6%
Some other race	0.2%	1.1%
Two or more races	6.8%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	33.0%	65.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakdale	Patterson
No high school diploma	15.2%	25.3%
High school graduate	25.6%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakdale	Patterson
Drove alone	81.6%	77.0%
Carpooled	11.7%	12.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.5%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.4%	8.9%
Other means	0.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakdale	Patterson
1-unit, detached	74.3%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	2.4%
20 or more units	7.9%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Oakdale	Patterson
Poverty rate	13.5%	8.5%
Average household size	2.79	3.79
Mean commute (minutes)	36	47
Median year structure built	1987	2000