Oakdale vs Reeves

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

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

Oakdale has the higher population (6,614 vs 140 in Reeves). Oakdale has the higher median household income ($45,038 vs $43,125 in Reeves). Reeves has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $106,800 in Oakdale).

Population, income & housing

	Oakdale	Reeves
Population	6,614	140
Median age	42.7 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$45,038	$43,125
Median home value	$106,800	$137,500
Median gross rent	$766	$678
Housing units	2,669	77
Homeownership rate	71.0%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	16.6%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakdale	Reeves
Population	7,607 → 6,614 (-13.1%)	216 → 140 (-35.2%)
Median household income	$32,538 → $45,038 (+38.4%)	$29,250 → $43,125 (+47.4%)
Median home value	$69,400 → $106,800 (+53.9%)	$85,500 → $137,500 (+60.8%)
Median gross rent	$444 → $766 (+72.5%)	$725 → $678 (-6.5%)

Oakdale

Population

7,6076,614

Median household income

$32,538$45,038

Median home value

$69,400$106,800

Median gross rent

$444$766

Reeves

Population

216140

Median household income

$29,250$43,125

Median home value

$85,500$137,500

Median gross rent

$725$678

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oakdale	Reeves
Under 5	4.2%	0.7%
5 to 17	6.4%	24.3%
18 to 24	7.7%	5.7%
25 to 34	19.5%	12.1%
35 to 44	16.0%	10.7%
45 to 54	16.7%	20.0%
55 to 64	13.0%	14.3%
65 to 74	9.7%	9.3%
75 and over	6.8%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakdale	Reeves
White (non-Hispanic)	47.0%	95.7%
Black or African American	29.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.7%
Asian	0.6%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	19.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakdale	Reeves
No high school diploma	25.1%	11.3%
High school graduate	45.4%	53.6%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakdale	Reeves
Drove alone	82.1%	72.9%
Carpooled	6.2%	16.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	8.3%
Other means	0.6%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakdale	Reeves
1-unit, detached	74.3%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	29.9%

Poverty & households

	Oakdale	Reeves
Poverty rate	24.2%	10.7%
Average household size	2.32	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	1969	1975